Updated: 8:23 PM Panama City - Thursday December 1st is World AIDS day. According to BASIC of Northwest Florida, an organization that offers assistance to HIV positive and AIDS patients, there are approximately 500 people in Bay County dealing with illness. Those are just the reported cases. Experts say many more go unreported, oftentimes because of the stigma associated with the illness.
Posted: 4:44 PM A 3-year old Crestview boy has died; one day after his father pulled him from the family swimming pool and frantically administered C-P-R.
Posted: 10:01 AM Santa has made several trips around our area the past few weeks. On Sunday, he brought together Panama City Beach Police and local bikers for a good cause.
Updated: 7:41 AM A south Walton County man is in jail this evening after a 9 hour long stand off with sheriff’s deputies which started just after midnight Thanksgiving morning.
Updated: 7:52 PM Panama City - After a year off, the annual Snapper Bowl brought hundreds of people back to Bay County this Thanksgiving.
Posted: 10:03 AM Bay District School officials are looking for a new principal to replace Bill Payne at Deane Bozeman Learning Center.
Posted: 10:00 AM Bay County Commissioners have warned Panama City Commissioners against illegal annexations.
Posted: 10:10 AM State legislators are trying to encourage college students to finish their undergraduate degrees faster before the end of the year.
Posted: 10:07 AM A Defuniak Spring man is under arrest for molesting a four year old child.
Updated: 11:07 AM Panama City - It's the first of it's kind in Northwest Florida. Engineers are putting the finishing touches on Bay District schools own Emergency Operations Center off 17th Street near the media center. The district's Chief of Security, Mike Jones, asked for the Homeland Security grants that paid for the center almost entirely. Jones gave NewsChannel 7 a tour of the facility. While the system is not completely online yet, it will be very soon.
Posted: 10:07 AM Local food banks have been struggling to keep the shelves stocked with items for those in need this year.
Posted: 11:30 AM A Panama City man found guilty in local circuit court last month found out Friday he will be going to prison for life for a house burglary where he attacked two residents with a knife.
Posted: 11:32 AM A 22-year-old soldier from Navarre in Santa Rosa County has died in Afghanistan.
Updated: 10:41 AM Panama City - This week's Golden Apple Award winner is a kindergarten teacher at Deane Bozeman School in northern Bay County. Mary Taylor has been teaching kindergarten for 18 years. She says she can't imagine doing anything else.
Posted: 10:09 AM City leaders in Destin say they are nearing a solution for bill property owners for trash pick-up.
Posted: 10:07 AM Panama City Beach will soon be providing better response to emergencies.
Updated: 9:44 AM Lee Automotive Group Collecting Food, Toys and Pet Supplies for the holiday season.
Updated: 9:04 AM Raw Milk: Consumer Rights vs. Food Safety
Updated: 4:06 PM Rosemary Beach- The annual flutterby festival was held in Rosemary Beach this weekend and sponsored by the Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County.
Posted: 9:30 AM The cooler weather has some of us getting into the holiday spirit a little early. Or maybe it's knowing one of the biggest holiday events of the season is taking place this weekend on Panama City Beach.
Updated: 3:28 PM Bay County School Superintendent Bill Husfelt has suspended Deane Bozeman school's Principal while the district investigates his alleged misconduct.
Updated: 10:14 PM Escaped inmate Jeremy Foxworth was captured Thursday evening in a wooded area north of Graceville. He had changed clothes and walked away form the Graceville Work Camp on Tuesday.
Updated: 10:30 PM Panama City - This week's Golden Apple Award winner is teacher at Rutherford High School in Springfield. Michael Creamer teaches AP English and Humanities at Rutherford high. He also teaches the Theory of Knowledge, a class not typically offered. Then again, his students say nothing about him is typical.
Posted: 10:49 AM The Rainbow Push Coalition met with Bay County students and parents to make them aware of student's rights, especially in zero tolerance situations.
Updated: 11:06 AM A Freeport High School Senior is one of twelve student athlete finalists for the Wendy’s High School Heisman Award.
