Category: News

Love it or hate it for what it says about society, Jerry Springer is one of the most recognizable people on the planet.  Five years after making an appearance on his television program, I got to interview the man, face to face, as he filmed segments for his show, entitled “Springer Break,” in which he went on a talent search amongst college kids visiting Panama City Beach.

An accused drunk driver rams his truck into the showroom at Bill Byrd Kia.  This is a live look at the aftermath during the 5pm & 6pm newscasts.

An vehicle wreck in rural Bay County ends in death for a passenger of this vehicle.  I arrived on the scene before many of the emergency workers.

Natpack for a local high school graduation?  Not a problem!

Yellow flies are back this summer with a vengeance. For Southport resident Charles Jones he has never seen it quite as bad as this. “Is this the worst?” “Oh yea,” said Jones. “This is the worst I’ve ever seen it right here.” Creeping, crawling, and biting. This isn’t your ordinary fly. “You’ve got three months,” said Jones. “May, June, and July that the yellow flies are bad here, but like I said this is the worst I’ve ever seen it.” Jones has spent a lot of time making homemade traps for…

Ships like this one take years to build, so it’s quite the event to see one launched when in happens in Panama City.

An afternoon shooting in the crowded parking lot of a Publix grocery store in Panama City, shocked a community, and left a 24 year old woman dead.  Being the first member of the media on the scene, here’s some of my footage, moments after it happened.

The Teen Driving Challenge is put on by the Bay County Sheriff’s Office as a way to expose younger drivers to the dangers they may face behind the wheel.  Cramped into the back of a Mercury Sable modified for the program, I broadcast live from inside the car via a TVU backpack system, while providing an aerial view from a mast cam on a microwave truck.

WMBB.com As soon as you take a step outside, you may notice your hair starting to frizz or your skin becoming instantly sticky. The heat and the humidity are not holding back as temperatures climbed into the high 90’s across the Panhandle and some areas felt closer to 100 degrees on Wednesday. Two fans are the only thing keeping Lamar Ellis’s shop cool during his workday. “Rely on it a lot,” said Ellis. “It keeps, it keeps us going.” Ellis is accustomed to hot days like this since he’s a Florida native and…

It’s a contraption that looks like it came from science fiction and catching the eyes of many motorists crossing the Hathaway Bridge Wednesday. It’s called the flyboard. This new attraction can be found on the east end of Panama City Beach on the weekends, but today it was spotted in the Carl Grey Park area at the foot of the Hathaway Bridge. The flyboard it hooks to a personal watercraft and the thrust from the jet ski propels the rider into the air. As intimidating as the contraption may appear…