Posted: 9:34 AM Childhood sports are a fantastic way for kids to learn teamwork and dedication. But stepping onto the field comes with risks. Now there is a test athletes can take before the season starts to help them recover in the event of a concussion, it's called ImPACT 101, a neuro-cognitive test.
Updated: 8:07 AM 22 students from across Bay County graduated from the Junior Leadership Bay program, convincing many of them that there are plenty of opportunities for personal growth in the area.
Updated: 11:50 AM Students at Gulf Coast State College use skills learned in crime scene investigation class to dig up buried skeletons and find evidence.
Updated: 8:18 PM Steve Joyner surprised Washington County Commissioners last week and resigned after two years on the job. Joyner blamed one of the county commissioner for his leaving.
Updated: 8:18 PM In late February of this year we reported on a fire at Cossons Rent-All and Sandblasting in Springfield, and as you may recall, the building was completely destroyed.
Updated: 8:19 PM Okaloosa County Sheriff's Investigstors are still looking for at least two people responsible for a home invasion murder. It happened last night at the victim's apartment in Fort Walton Beach.
Updated: 6:00 PM Late last night state lawmakers agreed to 480 million dollars in the state budget for teacher raises, but those in the classroom shouldn’t start spending the cash just yet.
Updated: 8:53 PM There’s a deadline looming for state lawmakers to come up with an agreement to expand Medicaid. The 2013 legislative session ends Friday. If session ends without a deal, state lawmakers could return in the fall to try again.
Posted: 12:33 PM The meeting, Tuesday at 9:00 a.m., will be to discuss the vacant county manager position. Steve Joyner resigned last week to the surprise of the county commission.
Updated: 4:21 PM Fifteen hundred employees of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles were evacuated from their Tallahassee headquarters shortly after eight this morning.
Updated: 9:14 AM The marine park says vets had to euthanize Floater due to a progressive paralysis caused by intervertebral disk disease, a common condition in older sea lions.
Updated: 9:10 PM Local Girl Scouts held a banquet at the Eleanor W. Lewis Service Center to honor two young women who were presented with the Gold Award, Sunday.
Updated: 9:12 PM Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers are asking local residents to look-out for an unusual species of lizard. It's called the black-and-white or giant Argentine Tegu.
Updated: 11:37 PM WJHG has won 13 awards of excellence from the Florida Associated Press, including Best Newscast, Best Website, Best Breaking News and Best Sportscast.
