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It’s almost spooky season: Pier Park to host Halloween costume drive to help those in need
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Pier Park is hosting a Halloween costume drive for locals in need. The mall management office at Pier Park will collect and distribute new and gently used costumes for Bay County residents. ...
St Andrew Baptist Church opened newly rebuilt worship center following Hurricane Michael
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – After nearly 6 years of reconstruction, St. Andrew Baptist church opened its newly rebuilt worship center to its congregation on Sunday morning. The church at the corner of Highway 98 and Beck Avenue sustained significant damage during Hurricane Michael back in 2018. While the major restoration project was initiated for […]
Motorcyclist killed, crash under investigation
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Fort Walton Beach police say they are investigating after a motorcyclist was reportedly killed in a crash on Saturday. Officers said around 5 p.m. at the intersection of Beal Parkway and Garnett Ave NE, a motorcycle and pickup truck crashed. They said the motorcyclist had been driving north on Beal Parkway, about to go through the intersection, as the pickup truck turned left off of Garnett Ave onto Beal Parkway.
College Football fans drink Dublin dry as stadium 'runs out of beer in first quarter'
Florida State faced Georgia Tech in the first College Football game of the 2023 season and with fans inside the stadium reportedly drinking an incredible amount that the stadium struggled to keep up
Central Alabama girl critically injured in shark attack gets welcome home parade
MOUNTAIN BROOK, Ala. — A girl critically injured in a shark attack earlier this summer has returned home to her Central Alabama community after more than two months of therapy and adjustment to a new prosthetic leg. Lulu Gribbin was attacked by the shark in early June while visiting...
DeFuniak Springs home destroyed in fire
WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - A home was heavily damaged Saturday after catching fire. Crews with Walton County Fire Rescue said around 9 a.m., they were on scene of a house fire on Rob Roy Road in DeFuniak Springs. Firefighters said the fire had started in the garage and quickly...
FPL expands network of EV charging stations
New FPL electric-vehicle charging stations at One Palafox Place, in downtown Pensacola. Electric vehicles are growing in popularity across Northwest Florida. In fact, the number of EV registrations grew by 50% in just the last year — from 2,844 vehicles last March to 4,259 by this February. That's according to recent data from EV research group IHS Markit.
Florida Man Charged with Felony Intimidation for Alleged Threat to Burn Down Port St. Lucie Planned Parenthood Clinic
A Florida man, identified as Stephen Gilbert, aged 27, faces a felony charge of intimidation after making an online threat to burn down a Planned Parenthood clinic in Port St. Lucie. Gilbert's alleged threat, posted on an unspecified social media platform, caught the eye of the clinic's security director who in turn alerted law enforcement and the FBI, leading to Gilbert's arrest, according to WSVN.
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