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Panama City Beach resident Clark Walters and his wife Kay decorate their neighborhood with American flags every 4th of July, but after his wife recently passed away Walters was able to keep the tradition going with a little help from others.

A new lawsuit seeks to force all of the state’s elections supervisors to keep digital images created from paper ballots, but some supervisors worry the coming election is already complicated enough in this age of COVID.

High School graduations will proceed as planned in Okaloosa County; however, slight modifications have been made amid the pandemic.

After several inmates had fevers higher than 100.4 degrees, officials with the Walton County Jail say they're now testing all inmates for COVID-19.

In Bay County, this adds a total of 118 probable cases from June 4 through June 30 to our case totals.

The suspect accused of murdering a man in Panama City Monday has been taken into custody.

The total Florida cases in the last 24-hour period is 10,109. Of those, 9,558 are Florida residents. This is a record number of cases for the state.

As the Fourth of July holiday weekend approaches, Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Surgeon General are reminding all Floridians to protect the vulnerable by avoiding the Three Cs: Closed Spaces, Crowded Places, and Close-Contact Settings and by wearing a mask in public:

Scallop season will help the tourism economy of Franklin County, according to locals.

Pinspiration is a DIY arts and crafts studio in Panama City Beach. Summer camps are offered for kids ages 5-12 years old.

Minors must now get their parents consent before having an abortion in Florida.

Local law enforcement officials are prepping for the holiday weekend but this year they’re facing a new challenge, specifically COVID-19.

Several local teenagers are working to give other teens something to look forward to by organizing what they're calling the Wake Conference.

Masks are required inside businesses in Apalachicola to help slow the spread of COVID-19.

The Sheriff's office has already moved onto the property with plans for an autism transition academy in the works.

Blue Springs is also hosting its freedom springs triathlon Saturday morning to kick off Independence Day.

People behind on their rent or mortgages have another month to scrape together what they owe before facing eviction. Governor Ron Desantis signed the extension Tuesday night just hours before it was set to expire.

COVID-19 testing sites are having to create wait lists due to high demand. This comes as Bay County had zero ICU beds on Wednesday, but hospitals say they're still capable of treating COVID patients.

Fort Walton Beach city leaders are canceling upcoming events due to the coronavirus COVID-19.

The Florida Department of Health has released the latest coronavirus COVID-19 numbers for Wednesday.

Keep PCB Beautiful will host a special beach cleanup this weekend. Jordan McCool was live with the details.

If your child was receiving free or reduced-price school lunches, make sure you're keeping an eye out for a Pandemic-EBT card in the mail.

It’s almost voting time and Bay County Branch of the NAACP is working to make sure many in our area are registered to vote.

With a chance of rough surf over the weekend, officials say it’s more important than ever to heed warnings from lifeguards or patrols and to not underestimate the Gulf.

Florida's Governor extends the state's moratorium on mortgage foreclosures and eviction relief through August 1.

Visit South Walton officials said they are expecting occupancy to be up 5 percent from last year.

A housing community destroyed by Hurricane Michael reopened its doors to local residents Tuesday.

The COVID testing site at Rosenwald High School was forced to shut down early Tuesday because of an overflow of cars. This comes as Bay County's positivity rate has seen a recent increase.

The Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s explosive ordnance disposal division at Tyndall Air Force Base, plays a major role in equipping our nation’s Warfighters with life-saving robots. Simply put, this technology keeps men and women out of harm’s way when diffusing a bomb. One of the best opportunities for EOD leaders to see in action and test some of the world’s most advanced robots is during the annual ‘Robot Rodeo’.