Updated: 2:45 PM The first day of school can be scary for kids, especially those unable to afford needed supplies. One church in Crestview wants to make sure local kids have what they need when the bell rings.

Updated: 7:36 PM They've been married for 72 years and Wednesday they celebrated the anniversary with friends and five generations of family.

Updated: 7:31 PM A construction accident in Panama City leaves one man in critical condition at the hospital and the other workers shaken.

Updated: 7:26 PM Wednesday's joint meeting between the Panama City commission and the downtown improvement board resulted in a lot of voiced conflict.

Updated: 5:45 PM Washington County's struggling Northwest Florida Community Hospital may be on the right track towards a full recovery from its previous financial problems.

Updated: 4:39 PM The Bay County Sheriff's Office does not have any legal claim to a jet used by the Girls Gone Wild Crew. That was the decision by the First District Court of Appeals in Tallahassee Wednesday.

Updated: 4:11 PM The sales tax holiday on back to school shopping begins this Saturday.

Updated: 3:48 PM Scented candles that were supposed to eliminate the smell of a house fire next door are the cause of another blaze.

Updated: 3:38 PM A Bonifay man is dead, his brother hospitalized after their pick-up truck ran off a wooden bridge in Holmes County.

Updated: 3:40 PM After months of uncertainty, a Jackson County woman has finally been sentenced to prison for killing her sister's boyfriend.

Updated: 10:30 AM In Walton County, a business that serves alcohol cannot be within 500 feet of a church or school. As a result, some developers see the restriction as limiting growth, but you won't believe who fought the ordinance and won.

Updated: 10:15 AM Two George teenagers hit the Panama City man who was driving westbound on Front Beach Road.

Updated: 7:12 PM People in one Panama City Beach community are paying twice as their neighbors for water and sewer services.

Updated: 7:05 PM Commissioners moved ahead with plans to build a new county animal shelter.

Updated: 5:13 PM There's more than 300 miles of unpaved roads in Bay County.

Updated: 4:10 PM A man convicted of shooting another man outside a Panama City Beach topless nightclub will spend at least the next 25 years behind bars.

Updated: 1:24 PM The state of Florida has given a huge boost to a couple of local recreation facilities.

Updated: 5:04 PM We’re still more than 100 days away from the November election, but Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry is already assembling a team of lawyers to prepare for court challenges in every state.

Updated: 1:27 PM According to experts, the number of loggerhead sea turtle nests are below normal across most Panhandle beaches.

Updated: 6:24 AM A third lane on the westbound bridge is also opening to provide relief along Highway 98 westward.

Updated: 6:20 AM Fifteen years ago Monday Panama City Airport Director, Randy Curtis, was helping to save lives at the Sioux City Airport.

Updated: 8:20 PM Homeowners in the Fort Walton Beach, Niceville-Valpraiso and Crestview may be experiencing some phantom happenings around their houses this week.

Updated: 5:58 PM A new cell tower did not receive a neighborly welcome by residents near Bay Point.

Posted: 8:42 PM Sears portrait studios across the country are kicking off a campaign of thanks to the troops through smiles and words of support.

Updated: 8:34 PM The family of a Panama City woman who died in a blast Kenya six years ago receives flag from attack.