All of the lawsuits claim the victims of Moussa’s actions have suffered and will continue to suffer “depression, anxiety, loss of enjoyment of life, nightmares, mental anguish and fear of medical treatment.”

BAY COUNTY — A 20-year-old man was seriously injured Wednesday after a Jeep Wrangler crashed into him while he was riding a skateboard.Malick Russ, 23 of Panama City, was skateboarding in the street at about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday near the intersection of U.S. Highway 231 and Game Farm Road, according to a press release from Florida Highway Patrol.Russ failed to see a Jeep Wrangler, driven by 26-year-old Brittney Centers of Panama City, traveling toward him, the press [...]

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the tariffs would be 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum and go into effect on Friday.

Harry's press office declined to comment on a celebrity news website's report that Thomas Markle, 73, needed a heart procedure and would not be well enough to fly to England.

The deal was announced Wednesday by Michigan State and lawyers for 332 victims.

OCALA (AP) — An agriculture teacher at a Florida high school has been removed from the classroom as school officials investigate whether he drowned raccoons in front of students.The Ocala Star Banner reports that Forest High School teacher Dewie Brewton was placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation into whether he drowned "nuisance animals" in class.A school district spokesman says the district had received statements from witnesses that [...]

FORT LAUDERDALE — Two parents who lost children in February's massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School announced their candidacies for Broward County School Board seats Tuesday, saying they want to improve safety and increase accountability.Ryan Petty, a telecom and technology entrepreneur, said he wants to help restore the School Board to its proper function as an oversight body for the administration, saying he thinks that has been lost. He is running for an at-large [...]

Remnants of an explosive device were found inside the badly damaged spa where the powerful explosion Tuesday afternoon shook the city of Aliso Viejo, about 50 miles south of Los Angeles, and tore a corner off the building housing medical offices.

FORT WALTON BEACH — Okaloosa County ranked seventh in the state for boating accidents last year, and fourth in the number of boating accidents involving personal watercraft, according to the latest Boating Accidents Statistical Report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.The report covers accidents reported between March 27 of last year and March 13 of this year.According to the FWC's compilation, there were 34 "reportable accidents" in Okaloosa [...]

PANAMA CITY BEACH — Laws the city and county passed in 2015 to tame spring break are working to keep crime down during the celebration, Bay County Sheriff Tommy Ford said Tuesday.Ford told Bay County commissioners they need to be vigilant and continue the course.County Commissioner Guy Tunnell, a former Bay County sheriff, questioned whether the laws — which include a ban on drinking on the sandy beach in March — [...]