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PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) – After several months of turmoil and financial scandal, the Bay County Tourist Development Council is hoping to start a new chapter. They’ve decided State Representative Griff Griffitts is the person to lead them there. TDC board members selected Griffitts as the new president and CEO of Visit Panama City […] Read More

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – At 18 weeks pregnant, Kristyn Szala and her husband received devastating news. Their youngest son, Asher, had a life limiting diagnosis. “About halfway through the pregnancy, we found out through genetic testing that he probably would pass away at birth or soon after birth,” Szala said. Asher was stillborn at […] Read More

Gun Fired Inside Niceville Home, Infant Present Staff Reports March 10, 2026 5:11 pm Crime, Niceville, Okaloosa County, Public Safety In Brief: Niceville police arrested a woman after a firearm was discharged during a domestic disturbance early Saturday morning. Investigators say the gun was fired into the ceiling toward a room where a 9-month-old child was located. Officers later located the suspect in Shalimar, where the child and firearm were recovered. NICEVILLE, A woman was arrested after police say a firearm was discharged inside a Niceville home during a domestic disturbance early Saturday morning. According to the Niceville Police Department, officers responded around 5:22 a.m. on March 7 to a report of a disturbance involving a gun being fired inside a residence. Initial reports indicated the female suspect had left the scene with a 9-month-old child, and officers were initially unable to locate her. Investigators say the suspect, Shaniyah Monah Carmichael, arrived at the home of her estranged ex-husband at approximately 4:00 a.m. and allegedly forced her way into a bedroom while armed with a firearm. During a struggle inside the home, the firearm discharged once. Police say the round struck the ceiling in the direction of a room where the couple’s 9-month-old son was located at the time of the incident. During the investigation, officers located Carmichael’s vehicle at a residence in Shalimar. Officers made contact with her at the home and placed her under arrest. Carmichael faces several charges, including: Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon Child neglect... Read More

MARIANNA, Fla. (WMBB) – A group of 14 women veterans representing the Florida Women’s Club District Two is heading to Lakeland on Wednesday to board the club’s ‘flight of honor’ en route to Washington, D.C. “This is fashioned after the honor flight that everybody’s familiar with. But we’re doing it through an organization out of […] Read More

The 22-Year-Old Dedicated The Song About Working Hard To His Parents On Monday, March 9, the Top 30 of Season 24 of American Idol may have been at Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa, in Hawaii, but that didn’t mean that every performance matched the tropical setting. Performing in the new Ohana Round, the contestants […] More Country Music Nation  Read More

Police Seize Fentanyl, Meth, and Cocaine After Pursuit Staff Reports March 10, 2026 1:55 pm Crime, Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Public Safety In Brief: Fort Walton Beach police arrested a suspect after a vehicle pursuit and foot chase through a residential neighborhood. Officers discovered an altered aerosol can containing suspected fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine. Nearly $6,000 in cash and trafficking-level quantities of narcotics were seized. FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. — A Fort Walton Beach man is facing multiple narcotics trafficking charges after police say he led officers on a brief vehicle pursuit before fleeing on foot through a neighborhood Sunday evening. According to the Fort Walton Beach Police Department, an officer attempted to stop a black pickup truck on Holmes Boulevard NW on March 8. Instead of stopping, the driver allegedly pulled into a driveway before driving through a yard and continuing west on Holmes Boulevard. Police say the driver then turned south onto Robinwood Drive SW and drove through the front yard of a residence, damaging a cement mailbox before leaving the area. A short time later, officers located the truck parked on Leila Place NW. When officers approached the vehicle, the driver fled on foot. Officers reported seeing the suspect jump a fence into the backyard of a nearby home. Police surrounded the area and eventually located the suspect hiding in a backyard on Leila Place, where he was taken into custody without incident. Investigators identified the suspect as Lekendrick Ingram. Near where Ingram fled, officers say... Read More