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1 week ago | 
mypanhandle.com | Amy Diaz
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – It’s not every day you find yourself paw to paw with an exotic cat, but on Saturday, June 21, Bear Creek Feline Center is opening its doors to the public with free admission. All they ask is for everyone to bring in a gently used item of any kind to donate to Goodwill. Goodwill will be on site to collect the items. In return, visitors get a tour of the center and learn about the exotic cats. Some visitors will even receive a voucher to use towards a Goodwill purchase.
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1 week ago | 
mypanhandle.com | Amy Diaz
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – One of Florida’s United States senators visited Bay County on Thursday to introduce a new bill involving illegal immigration. Ashley Moody’s ripple act would reimburse local and state agencies for helping enforce federal immigration policies. It would expand the 2-87 g program, which gives officers local training on immigration policies. It is unclear how agencies would receive the money or exactly what expenses it would cover.
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1 week ago | 
mypanhandle.com | Amy Diaz
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) – Earlier this month, a shooting outside a Panama City Beach Waffle House left one person dead. The family is trying to make sure that the victim’s final wishes are followed through, and that includes being laid to rest next to his mother. “He was born and raised in California. He didn’t come out to Florida until he was 14. So that’s really where he grew up, and that’s where his mom was from…his mom passed away back when he was 14 from heart issues.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Amy Diaz
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – The Big Apple just got a little closer to Panama City as history touched down on Saturday, June 14. Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport welcomed guests on the first-ever direct flight from LaGuardia Airport. Airport officials and travelers were equally excited about the new route. Panama City Beach had its own Statue of Liberty on Saturday in honor of the first arriving passengers.
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2 weeks ago | 
mypanhandle.com | Amy Diaz
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – Visit Panama City Beach is putting together a brand new program that will provide personalized weather updates and destination information to tourists visiting the area. Every year, more than 4 million people vacation in Panama City Beach. Many of them want to know what kind of weather they can expect when they get here, especially since the weather changes so quickly.
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2 weeks ago | 
mypanhandle.com | Amy Diaz
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Panama City officials have decided to close the fuel dock at the downtown marina. The fueling station was originally part of the ship’s store that had been open for decades. It was all destroyed during Hurricane Michael. The city rebuilt the fuel dock and reopened it on July 4th last year. It was closed during the winter and reopened this March. However, city officials say it hasn’t made enough money to just pay the operational costs.
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2 weeks ago | 
mypanhandle.com | Amy Diaz
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – The CRA board discussed two programs in their workshop on Wednesday. They believe it will help incentivize local businesses while protecting the community. The first one was introduced by the newly appointed mayor, Allan Branch. It’s called SPARK stands for small business property activation, redevelopment kick-start. The idea would involve the CRA offering to sell city-owned properties in Glenwood through a ‘structured, fair and results-driven process’.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Amy Diaz
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – The CRA board discussed two programs in their workshop on Wednesday. They believe it will help incentivize local businesses while protecting the community. The first one was introduced by the newly appointed mayor, Allan Branch. It’s called SPARK stands for small business property activation, redevelopment kick-start. The idea would involve the CRA offering to sell city-owned properties in Glenwood through a ‘structured, fair and results-driven process’.
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2 weeks ago | 
mypanhandle.com | Amy Diaz
FLORIDA (WMBB) – Florida’s governor’s seat will be up for election in 2026, and conversations around who will run are already ramping up. On Wednesday, News13 sat down with David Jolly, who announced his run as a democratic candidate earlier this week. Jolly served as a republican U.S. Representative from 2014 to 2017 for Florida’s 13th congressional district. Despite the change across the aisle, he says his run for governor is about fixing the affordability crisis in Florida.
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2 weeks ago | 
mypanhandle.com | Amy Diaz
WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – One year ago, on June 7, 2024, the Walton County community was shaken after three tourists were injured in shark attacks in one day. The first attack happened at Watersound Beach, where 45-year-old Elizabeth Foley was bitten and lost the lower part of her left hand. Then, just four miles down the road at Seacrest Beach, two teenage girls were swimming when a shark attacked them. One of them, 15-year-old Lulu Gribbin, was air-lifted to a hospital for emergency surgery.
