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Florida property insurers’ lawsuit costs hit fresh high at $3.5B last year
Florida property insurance carriers nearly broke even last year for the first time since 2016 in a much-needed course correction for the market, despite litigation expenses rising to a new high of $3.46 billion.
TSA sets recruiting event for Pensacola International Airport
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — The Pensacola International Airport & TSA will have a recruiting event on Tuesday as the airport is looking for full- and part-time transportation security officers. According to a press release, the event is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16 at the CareerSource Escarosa. The event will […]
T-Pain to perform at Tallahassee's bicentennial celebration
T-Pain to headline Leon County's Bicentennial celebration. T-Pain will perform live at the Adderley Amphitheater at Cascades Park. The concert will culminate a weekend of Bicentennial events. Leon County celebrates community and growth. FULL RELEASE BELOW:. Leon County Government proudly announces a highlight of Leon County’s Bicentennial celebration: GRAMMY® Award-winning...
Registration open for programs at Haney Technical College
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – With the month of August rapidly approaching colleges and universities across the country are gearing up for the fall 2024 semester, including Haney Technical College in Panama City. Classes begin just three weeks from now on Monday, August 5th but there is still time to get registered for the fall […]
2024 Operation Southern Slow Down
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Summer months are for traveling, and Operation Southern Slow Down is back. The long-standing tradition of cooperation between the Florida Department of Transportation and Florida Highway Patrol is part of a broader effort to reduce speed-related crashes and traffic fatalities across multiple southern states. The...
Man transported to hospital after crashing into a tire shop
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) -A man was transported to the hospital after crashing into a tire shop on 15th Street Monday morning. The Panama City Police Department said the accident happened around 1:20 a.m. When officials arrived on the scene of the accident at Super Star Tire Shop, the driver...
Officers with the Panama City Police Department join security detail at RNC
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - The Republican National Convention kicked off Monday and members of the Panama City Police Department were on site to protect and serve. Six officers are serving on the security detail for the convention. PCPD posted on Facebook saying, “The event is part of a state...
Back to School Block Party and Giveaway
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Giving back to the community, one backpack at a time. Monday, on Newschannel 7 at 4 p.m., Charita Collier, the event organizer for the 2nd Annual “Back to School Block Party”, stopped by to share all the details to this event. The block...
Panama City residents start holiday shopping early at the Christmas in July farmers market
BAY COUNTY, FL. (WMBB) – Folks got an early start to their Christmas shopping on Saturday. At the Panama City farmers market, vendors were offering tons of deals and savings for their Christmas in July event. Although the heat didn’t make it feel like there was any Christmas spirit in the air, plenty of people […]
Panama City woman appointed on Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board
PANAMA CITY, Fl. (WMBB) – A Panama City woman has been appointed to sit on the Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board. Governor Ron DeSantis appointed Nicole Ramos Jones to sit on that board. Ramos Jones is an attorney at Wynn & Associates. Jones received a bachelor’s Degree from Auburn, a master’s from FSU, and her […]
Bay County Commissioners review FEMA’s new flooding study
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Bay County property owners may soon have to make new accommodations for flooding. County commissioners are going over the latest Federal Emergency Management Agency coastal flooding study. Based on that study, more areas are now considered prone to flooding. This could mean more people would be required to carry flood […]
First responders educate locals and tourists about deadly heat-related illnesses
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – The humidity and heat are real across Bay County. With temperatures hitting the 90s, emergency responders are asking for locals and tourists alike to be mindful of the weather. It’s the middle of July, the peak of summer, and the heat is relentless. Heat-related illnesses such as heat exhaustion, heat […]
Panel decides abortion-rights amendment would increase litigation costs for FL
Quality Journalism for Critical Times Panelists appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and other political opponents of the proposed abortion-rights amendment pushed an administrative committee to abandon precedent and write an estimate boosting the potential cost to taxpayers should the amendment pass in November. During a meeting of the state Financial Impact Estimating Conference that stretched for 12 hours Monday, those […] The post Panel decides abortion-rights amendment would increase litigation costs for FL appeared first on Florida Phoenix.
Here's how much it'll cost you to retire 'comfortably' in Florida
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — While Florida's population has boomed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sunshine State is still known as a paradise for retirees to call home. But with inflation continuing to rise, is Florida still the palm-treed wonderland for folks ages 55 and older?. So,...
Broward sending out thousands of vote-by-mail ballots ahead of Florida primary
MIAMI - The Florida primary election is less than six weeks away and vote-by-mail ballots are headed to voters. On Tuesday, Broward's Supervisor of Elections Office mailed out more than 200,000 vote-by-mail ballots. If voters have already put in a request for a vote-by-mail ballot, the ballot should be in the mailbox in the next couple of days. If you need to register for a vote-by-mail ballot, you have until 5 p.m. on Thursday, August 8, to do so.Vote-by-mail ballots cannot be forwarded. If you want your vote-by-mail ballot sent to an address that's different from the one on file with...
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