Steven Maxwell
Anchor
Shreveport, La.

Steven Maxwell joined KSLA in October of 2023 as a morning anchor.
Steven comes from KSLA's sister station in Panama City Beach, WJHG. Before that, he worked as an evening anchor at KSLA's sister station in Alexandria, La., KALB.
Steven was raised in Allen Parish, where he attended Fairview High School. He later went to Louisiana College in Pineville, graduating with a degree in Convergence Media.
Updated: Oct. 10, 2023 at 8:07 PM CDT
|By Steven Maxwell
It’s been five years since Hurricane Michael hit the Panhandle. The category five storm made landfall in Mexico Beach.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 9:40 PM CDT
|By Steven Maxwell
There’s nothing like home cooking, and that’s exactly what you’ll find at a restaurant on Hwy. 231 in Panama City. However, this home cooking comes from a different world.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2023 at 8:26 PM CDT
|By Steven Maxwell
Sugar Buzzed Bakery serves up sweets in St. Andrews.
Updated: Jul. 24, 2023 at 10:59 PM CDT
|By Steven Maxwell
Popular Mexican restaurant in Panama City, Los Antojitos, announced on Facebook Monday it will be closed for the next few weeks.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2023 at 11:01 PM CDT
|By Steven Maxwell
A man has been arrested after fleeing from police by getting into the Gulf of Mexico in Panama City Beach.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2023 at 9:40 PM CDT
|By Steven Maxwell
The Choctaw Lodge Bed & Breakfast Retreat features three homes on stilts that offer a beautiful view right off the Choctawhatchee River.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2023 at 8:54 PM CDT
|By Steven Maxwell
It’s another day of packing at a Panama City warehouse. Austin Jones is leading the effort on the muggy summer day, but fortunately he’s used to taking the heat.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2023 at 10:56 PM CDT
|By Steven Maxwell
Dramatic video shows four people were rescued after the houseboat they were in capsized on Friday morning.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2023 at 10:57 PM CDT
|By Steven Maxwell
Gypsy’s Roadside Café opened up a few weeks ago. It started off as a food truck off Highway 231 in 2022.
Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 9:20 PM CDT
|By Steven Maxwell
What if you heard about an Antarctic exploring politician that moved to the river swamps of Ebro to open a backwoods dental office? Sounds far out there, doesn’t it? But that’s the life of Dr. John Savage, one of the area’s most well-known dentists.
Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 10:52 PM CDT
|By Steven Maxwell
At a recently opened restaurant on 30A, attention to detail and passion makes for a great recipe.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 10:45 PM CST
|By Steven Maxwell
The sightseeing tourism helicopter business just opened up its new facility.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 8:56 PM CST
|By Steven Maxwell
A Santa Rosa Beach retired Navy diver is going for gold.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 6:48 PM CST
|By Steven Maxwell and WJHG Newsroom
The suspect shot by Chipley Police officers in a Walmart parking lot on Wednesday has died, according to Chipley’s Police Chief.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2022 at 2:42 PM CST
|By Steven Maxwell, WJHG Newsroom and Katie Bente
A man wanted for shooting another person in a drug deal gone bad on Monday has turned himself in, according to the Panama City Police Department.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 5:12 PM CST
|By WJHG Newsroom and Steven Maxwell
Four people have been arrested for Manslaughter in connection to two people who died from a Fentanyl overdose.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 3:49 PM CST
|By Steven Maxwell and WJHG Newsroom
A controlled burn in Youngstown has turned into a wildfire, according to the Florida Forest Service.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 2:20 PM CST
|By WJHG Newsroom and Steven Maxwell
A Bay County Fire Captain is facing Grand Theft charges.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 3:25 PM CST
|By Steven Maxwell and WJHG Newsroom
The Panama City Police Department needs your help in locating a suspect who used a sledgehammer to open a hole in a concrete wall during the break in of a convenience store over the weekend.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2022 at 9:18 PM CDT
|By Steven Maxwell
The family of a man who was hit and killed by a vehicle in Blountstown honored his memory Friday night.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2022 at 8:12 PM CDT
|By Steven Maxwell
Sheriff Donnie Edendfield recently adopted a nine-month old kitten as the office’s “Feline Deputy” named Sniper.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2022 at 11:37 PM CDT
|By Steven Maxwell
It’s easy to miss St. Andrews Slice House, but as they say, some of the best food comes from the most unpretentious places. That’s the case for Slice House, a hole in the wall pizza joint right off Beck Ave.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 8:23 PM CDT
|By Steven Maxwell
he Panhandle Warrior Partnership works to improve the quality of life for those who served.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2022 at 10:59 PM CDT
|By Steven Maxwell
Rep. Matt Gaetz has defeated his GOP primary opponents on Tuesday to face off against Democrat Rebekah Jones in November.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 4:53 PM CDT
|By WJHG Newsroom and Steven Maxwell
Three men have been indicted in connection with the beating death of James “Whitey” Bulger including an Ocala, Florida man, according to the FBI Jacksonville Division.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 7:03 PM CDT
|By WJHG Newsroom and Steven Maxwell
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an apparent drowning after a woman was spotted floating in the water near Marler Bridge in Destin
Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 9:00 PM CDT
|By Steven Maxwell
Seven potential human trafficking victims, including an adolescent, have been located and are now being helped after a nationwide FBI investigation.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 8:05 PM CDT
|By Steven Maxwell
There’s a new place in Panama City where you can get anything you need when it comes to bow and arrows. EZ Ride Archery recently opened its doors on Hwy. 231, with everything for experienced to novice archers.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 9:05 PM CDT
|By Steven Maxwell
In a little neighborhood in Santa Rosa Beach, there are some private lakes where you can learn how to water ski. But it’s more than that, it’s also a place that trains some of the best water skiers in the world.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2022 at 9:17 PM CDT
|By Steven Maxwell
Madison Rose is everything from sommelier to owner at Smashed Wine Bar in PCB. She opened up the bar in May 2022, bringing a new concept for wine lovers in the area.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2022 at 8:42 PM CDT
|By WJHG Newsroom and Steven Maxwell
The Florida Department of Health in Gulf County has issued a rabies alert for Gulf County in response to a fox that tested positive on June 22, according to a news release.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2022 at 9:44 PM CDT
|By Steven Maxwell
NewsChannel 7 requested incident and arrest numbers in the closed area of PCB's beach to get a better idea of why officials made the decision, and the numbers show there have been more arrests.
Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 3:29 PM CDT
|By Steven Maxwell and WJHG Newsroom
The Panama City Beach Police Department announced they have made more arrests in connection to the riots in Panama City Beach in late March.
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 7:50 PM CDT
|By Steven Maxwell
Dan Anderson makes a living off the sand, but for this sand sculptor, it means much more.
Updated: May. 9, 2022 at 3:41 PM CDT
|By Steven Maxwell and WJHG Newsroom
Records from the Bay County Property Appraiser’s Office show a man who died after being found in a resort in the Bahamas last week under mysterious circumstances owned a home in Panama City Beach, Florida. His wife was also listed on the property, she was hospitalized in the incident. However, NewsChannel 7 is working to confirm if the couple was actually currently living in Panama City Beach.
Updated: May. 5, 2022 at 2:54 PM CDT
|By Steven Maxwell
A Bay County man has been arrested for a string of burglaries in the Hiland Park area, his mother was later arrested in connection to the case.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2022 at 10:41 PM CDT
|By Steven Maxwell
Local artist Jessica Pennington follows her dreams by hosting paint classes.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2022 at 10:39 PM CDT
|By Steven Maxwell
You never know where you might find Morgan Summers painting on any given day.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2022 at 10:30 PM CDT
|By Steven Maxwell
One Panama City Beach restaurant is cooking up the best cuisine in the land of the free. American Charlie’s Grill and Tavern boasts American food and proudly displays the stars and stripes.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2022 at 9:33 PM CDT
|By Steven Maxwell
Owners of three Panama City Beach restaurants are speaking out saying their “Panamaniac” events have nothing to do with the violence that erupted over the weekend.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2022 at 5:43 PM CST
|By Steven Maxwell
At a small restaurant at a Panama City Beach Shopping Center, two childhood friends are serving up the Big Easy.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2022 at 9:29 PM CST
|By Steven Maxwell
Husband and Wife, Sami and Nadya Almaswari, have been cooking up something different at their restaurant “Mashawy Grill” the past six years.
Updated: Feb. 11, 2022 at 5:34 PM CST
|By Steven Maxwell and WJHG Newsroom
The Bay County Sheriff’s Office said they have arrested a Jamaican man on charges of Grand Theft and Exploitation of the Elderly, according to a Facebook post.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2022 at 10:57 PM CST
|By WJHG Newsroom and Steven Maxwell
Multi-platinum recording artist Kid Rock will be performing at the Thunder Beach Motorcycle Rally in Panama City Beach.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2022 at 10:16 PM CST
|By Steven Maxwell and WJHG Newsroom
You have heard of firefighters save a cat from a tree, but what about a dog from a hole? South Walton Fire District rescuers did just that on Wednesday.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2022 at 10:43 PM CST
|By Steven Maxwell
It's a one of a kind gym in Panama City. Three friends are bringing their fighting spirit to the Downtown Boxing Club.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2022 at 4:29 PM CST
|By Steven Maxwell
This pup doesn’t have a name yet and they want your help!
Updated: Jan. 20, 2022 at 8:57 PM CST
|By Steven Maxwell
The Panama City A Cappella Choir meets every week at Trinity Lutheran Church in Panama City to practice singing together. The all women choir sings everything from religious, holiday, pop hits to patriotic songs only using the human voice.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2021 at 10:46 PM CST
|By Steven Maxwell
It’s another Christmas season for the Akiyama family, and like they do every year, they are painting holiday themes on windows at local businesses. Finishing off the season of painting at Carpet Connection in Panama City.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2021 at 10:54 PM CST
|By Steven Maxwell
At least three cars are involved in a crash near Nautilus Street and the Busy Bee in Panama City Beach.