Amy Diaz

Orlando

Weekend Anchor/ MMJ at WMBB-TV (Panama City, FL)

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Gulfarium’s C.A.R.E center releases 4 turtles into the gulf

1 week ago | mypanhandle.com | Amy Diaz

WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Dozens of people braved Thursday morning’s rain to be at Topsail State Park for four sea turtle releases. All four were rehabbed by the care center at Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park on Okaloosa Island. “It was usually quick turnarounds this time, minus Fred, all these turtles in rehab for less than a week.
PCB veteran honors fallen soldiers on Memorial Day with lawn display

1 week ago | mypanhandle.com | Amy Diaz

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) — One local veteran used his front lawn to send a powerful message this Memorial Day: Never forget. For many Americans, Memorial Day weekend is about backyard parties and beach trips, but for one man, it’s about carrying the names and memories of those who didn’t come home. In December of 1967, then 19-year-old Jim Leyson boarded a plane at Pearl Harbor to make the journey to Vietnam. He worked as a radio operator in the 4th Battalion, 3rd Infantry.
Holmes County JROTC students explore Air Force flight simulators

1 week ago | mypanhandle.com | Amy Diaz

HOLMES COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Students in the JROTC at Holmes County High School got a once-in-a-lifetime experience to test out what it feels like to fly a F-35, a single-engine single-seat fighter jet, through the sky. Own The Sky is a virtual reality flying simulator. It is a partnership between the U.S. Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and the Air National Guard. With a headset and joy sticks, students can be transported to a world where they were flying a fighter jet.
ECP celebrates 15 years of service to the panhandle

2 weeks ago | mypanhandle.com | Amy Diaz

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer, which means the start of summer travel, but that’s not the only reason ECP officials celebrated on Friday. On May 23, 2010, the first plane took off from the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport’s runway. Since then, the airport has served nearly 2 million passengers; a 501% increase that airport officials could have never expected.
ECP celebrates 15 years of service to the panhandle

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Amy Diaz

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer, which means the start of summer travel, but that’s not the only reason ECP officials celebrated on Friday. On May 23, 2010, the first plane took off from the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport’s runway. Since then, the airport has served nearly 2 million passengers; a 501% increase that airport officials could have never expected.
The Dolphin Company appears in court; here’s what happened

2 weeks ago | mypanhandle.com | Amy Diaz

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – The Dolphin Company officials were back in court on Wednesday for their ongoing bankruptcy hearings. CEO Eduardo Albor took the stand, answering questions surrounding his actions within the company. Email exchanges read in court show a disconnect between Albor and other board members, who asked Albor to resign just a few months ago.
Ducks galore; how one woman’s small gesture grew into a worldwide phenomenon

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Amy Diaz

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – If you’ve ever driven by a jeep, you may have noticed a duck or ducks sitting on the dash. Well, that was started by a woman named Allison Parliament. Allison began to leave ducks on any jeep she could find, hoping to make someone’s day a little brighter, coining it the ‘Duck Duck Jeep’. From there, the trend grew beyond anything she could have imagined. “She got a call a couple of days, a couple of weeks later, and said, what made you start this? This is going viral.
Ducks galore; how one woman’s small gesture grew into a worldwide phenomenon

2 weeks ago | mypanhandle.com | Amy Diaz

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – If you’ve ever driven by a jeep, you may have noticed a duck or ducks sitting on the dash. Well, that was started by a woman named Allison Parliament. Allison began to leave ducks on any jeep she could find, hoping to make someone’s day a little brighter, coining it the ‘Duck Duck Jeep’. From there, the trend grew beyond anything she could have imagined. “She got a call a couple of days, a couple of weeks later, and said, what made you start this? This is going viral.
Community gives back to cancer patient after hit-and-run leaves wheelchair lift damaged

3 weeks ago | mypanhandle.com | Amy Diaz

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – A Bay County woman is mobile again, after an unfortunate incident left her with no means of transportation. When Doris Robbins left her doctor’s appointment at HCA Gulf Coast on March 12th, she never imagined being the victim of a hit-and-run. While inside, someone hit the side of her car, damaging her wheelchair lift. “They never bothered to say anything about who they were. They never left a note, no insurance information.
Senate Bill 1470 could increase public school safety; see what measures are already in place in Bay County

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Amy Diaz

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – The Florida House and Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 1470, which overhauls public school safety and pushes for stricter requirements. One of the biggest upgrades will affect communications, instituting a centralized panic alert system and digital maps for all campuses. The bill also requires any district with a security partnership with sheriff’s offices to have a guardianship program.