Bay County

Panama City Beach is experiencing some of the highest drowning rates in years, and local safety officers worry it may get worse.

A firefighter from Georgia and two fathers who drowned while trying to save their children are among at least 10 recent victims of rip currents along Gulf of Mexico beaches.

Darryl Barwick is scheduled for a lethal injection on May 3rd for a murder in Bay County in 1986. Rebecca Wendt was found stabbed to death in her Panama City apartment.

A federal judge has limited the scope of one of the charges against former Lynn Haven Mayor Margo Anderson and a local construction business owner in an ongoing public corruption case.

Most of the federal charges brought against former Lynn Haven Mayor Margo Anderson and local businessman James Finch were dropped in October.

Recent heavy rainfall has caused thousands of gallons of raw sewage to flow into local waterways in Bay County, prompting a swimming advisory for certain areas.

Bay County's first-time homebuyer assistance program ReHouse Bay has stopped taking new applicants — for now. The county is seeking more state dollars to continue to the program for new applicants.

Bay County Commissioner Philip "Griff" Griffitts will represent Florida House District 6 after voters elected him over political newcomer Brian Clowdus in Tuesday's Republican primary.

Republican Brian Clowdus is running to represent Bay County in the Florida House. He's facing County Commissioner Griff Grifftts. The GOP primary on Aug. 23 will determine who represents the district because no other candidates are running.

Bay District Schools Superintendent Bill Husfelt denies that a local contractor under investigation by the FBI did work on any of his properties after Hurricane Michael.