Updated: 5:00 PM Bay County commissioners approved plans to move forward with a new animal shelter.

Updated: 5:59 PM Bay County Commissioners are now looking at short and long term plans to improve conditions at the jail.

Updated: 10:13 PM Hurricane Ivan washed away much of the white, sandy beaches in Walton County. Since then, construction crews have hauled in new sand to help shore up coastal homes, but the quality of the sand isn't up to par for some residents.

Updated: 5:05 PM Enough is enough. That's what people who live around Henry Davis Park in Glenwood are saying about flooding problems.

Updated: 12:55 PM The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office warns citizens of a telephone scam that has recently targeted some local residents.

Updated: 8:07 AM The 56th Annual Fair includes more than 50 rides and attractions. There are deals for entry into the fair each day this week.

Updated: 12:50 PM As awareness of women’s health issues grows, so does the demand for female doctors, especially in the field of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Now, there’s a new doctor in an area small town meeting patients’ needs.

Updated: 7:44 PM A jury is now in place to hear the case of an Arkansas man accused of murdering two bikers on Panama City Beach.

Updated: 7:40 PM Bay County Sheriff's investigators are still busy sorting through the evidence from a large drug bust Monday.

Updated: 7:35 PM State engineers visited the new Marianna High School this week, to re-evaluate the school for use as a hurricane shelter.

Updated: 4:16 PM New development in Bay County has the area filled with construction sites. Sunday night, a crane accident at the St. Andrews Marina injured two workers.

Updated: 5:50 PM People who have damage to their roof because of Hurricane Ivan can now get a free heavy-duty tarp. And they'll install it for you.

Updated: 4:45 PM An employee with a private halfway house for a state contract to incarcerate juvenile delinquents has died while trying to break up a fight between two teenage inmates.

Updated: 4:20 PM It was deja vu for fire crews Sunday afternoon, responding twice to the same trailer fire at 416 Lyndell Lane.

Updated: 4:07 PM Authorities say they've found bodies in Mississippi amid the wreckage of a plane that belongs to a Florida Panhandle family that fled Hurricane Ivan.

Updated: 8:40 AM The first professional ballet company in Bay County is trying to get the word out about their program.

Updated: 8:23 AM Now Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation officials are looking for the 6-foot gator in the Deerpoint Lake.

Updated: 7:08 PM A 300-foot-tall construction crane collapsed Sunday afternoon at the site of a condominium project in St. Andrew.

Updated: 1:03 PM Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials are looking for an alligator that attacked a dog Saturday afternoon.

Updated: 7:11 PM The ladies of Girls Inc. got an extreme makeover Saturday, home edition!

Updated: 7:11 PM Close to 200 people walked Saturday to help raise money for the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

Updated: 7:10 PM Florida Highway Patrol Troopers are investigating a fatal accident in Crestview involving two cars and two motorcycles.

Updated: 2:23 PM IT'S NOT QUITE THE GREAT LAND RUSH OF OKLAHOMA BUT LOCAL FOLKS ARE JUST AS ANXIOUS TO STAKE THIER CLAIM ON LAND IN OKALOOSA COUNTY.

Updated: 9:07 PM Starting October 1, federal officials will be issuing Red Tide forecasts for the Gulf of Mexico.

Updated: 9:01 PM If you are not already a registered voter, you only have two days left to register to vote in the November General Election.