Florida

Lawmakers propose bill to manage Apalachicola's water system

Lawmakers propose bill to manage Apalachicola's water s...

MyPanHandle.com, Dec 16, 2025 - 21:54

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Apalachicola residents and city leaders packed th...

Full Recovery: Jamaica’s Tourism is Thriving Again

Full Recovery: Jamaica’s Tourism is Thriving Again

South Florida Caribbean News, Dec 16, 2025 - 21:54

KINGSTON, JAMAICA – Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett has attributed the...

GraceKennedy Birthright Programme Deferred to 2027

GraceKennedy Birthright Programme Deferred to 2027

South Florida Caribbean News, Dec 16, 2025 - 21:54

KINGSTON, Jamaica – GraceKennedy Foundation has announced that the next staging ...

Trump Denies U.S. Seeks Regime Change in Venezuela as Military Pressure Continues

Trump Denies U.S. Seeks Regime Change in Venezuela as M...

Florida Times, Dec 16, 2025 - 20:31

Despite intense U.S. naval activity and boat strikes tied to drug interdiction, ...

White House Deploys Grinch Imagery in Political Messaging Targeting Democratic Healthcare Stance

White House Deploys Grinch Imagery in Political Messagi...

Florida Times, Dec 16, 2025 - 20:31

Trump administration repurposes classic holiday character to critique Democratic...

Trump Affirms Support for Chief of Staff Susie Wiles Af...

Florida Times, Dec 16, 2025 - 20:31

President defends Wiles amid wide-ranging interviews in which she characterised ...

White House Chief of Staff Acknowledges Trump Was ‘Wrong’ on Clinton-Epstein Island Claims

White House Chief of Staff Acknowledges Trump Was ‘Wron...

Florida Times, Dec 16, 2025 - 20:31

Susie Wiles publicly refutes the president’s assertions about Bill Clinton’s all...

Cold weather increases flu risk for vulnerable populations

Cold weather increases flu risk for vulnerable populations

MyPanHandle.com, Dec 16, 2025 - 20:30

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) - It's that time of year, late fall and winter, when flu...

Fired Biologist's Lawsuit Gets Go-Ahead

Fired Biologist's Lawsuit Gets Go-Ahead

MyPanHandle.com, Dec 16, 2025 - 20:30

FLORIDA - A federal judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss most of a First Amendme...

Bay County updates wildfire plan to boost coordination and response

Bay County updates wildfire plan to boost coordination ...

MyPanHandle.com, Dec 16, 2025 - 20:30

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) - Every year, Bay County and the Florida Forestry Servic...

Fannin Bayou Bridge replacement project gains traction

Fannin Bayou Bridge replacement project gains traction

MyPanHandle.com, Dec 16, 2025 - 20:30

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) - A bridge in Southport is getting a complete makeover, ...

Villager allegedly punches golf cart driver who hit pedestrian on Morse Boulevard

Villager allegedly punches golf cart driver who hit ped...

Villages-News.com, Dec 16, 2025 - 20:30

A Villager allegedly punched a golf cart driver who hit a pedestrian on Morse B...

Problematic paint job prompts Villagers to put their home on market

Problematic paint job prompts Villagers to put their ho...

Villages-News.com, Dec 16, 2025 - 20:30

A problematic paint job has apparently prompted a couple in The Villages to put...

Couple with unorthodox landscaping claims they were unaware of ARC process

Couple with unorthodox landscaping claims they were una...

Villages-News.com, Dec 16, 2025 - 20:30

A couple with unorthodox landscaping has claimed they were unaware of the Archi...

Wakulla County Animal Shelter thrives after support from neighbors

Wakulla County Animal Shelter thrives after support fro...

WTXL, Dec 16, 2025 - 20:30

After a year of hardships, neighbors and volunteers stepped up to keep the shelt...

Thomasville breaks ground on $4.4 million Old Albany Road sidewalk project

Thomasville breaks ground on $4.4 million Old Albany Ro...

WTXL, Dec 16, 2025 - 20:30

After years of safety concerns from residents, construction has started on a one...

From life sentence to second chance: One man’s journey after being wrongfully convicted

From life sentence to second chance: One man’s journey ...

WTXL, Dec 16, 2025 - 20:30

With help from a national nonprofit and a local reentry home, Tavares Hutchinson...

Trump Administration Directs Federal Agencies to Limit Top Performance Ratings Amid Reform Push

Trump Administration Directs Federal Agencies to Limit ...

Florida Times, Dec 16, 2025 - 18:01

Officials across multiple departments are urged to curb high evaluations in empl...

Washington County Endorses EMS Staffing Transition with Clear Spring Ambulance Club

Washington County Endorses EMS Staffing Transition with...

Florida Times, Dec 16, 2025 - 18:01

County commissioners approve a plan to integrate volunteer EMS personnel into co...

U.S. Coast Guard Clarifies Policy After Brief Draft Labelled Swastikas and Nooses ‘Potentially Divisive’

U.S. Coast Guard Clarifies Policy After Brief Draft Lab...

Florida Times, Dec 16, 2025 - 18:01

Service reaffirms that hate symbols remain banned following swift backlash and p...

Court Filings Shed New Light on Trump’s White House Ballroom Project Amid Legal Challenge

Court Filings Shed New Light on Trump’s White House Bal...

Florida Times, Dec 16, 2025 - 18:01

Justifications and unfinished plans emerge as preservationists sue to halt the $...

Trump Files $10 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Against BBC as Broadcaster Pledges Legal Defence

Trump Files $10 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Against BBC ...

Florida Times, Dec 16, 2025 - 18:01

Former U.S. President Donald Trump accuses the BBC of misediting his January 6 s...

Kevin Steele pitches business approach, questions tort reform in CFO bid

Kevin Steele pitches business approach, questions tort ...

WFTS, Dec 16, 2025 - 18:01

Florida’s affordability debate is now spilling into the Republican primary for c...

A Season to Shine in Washington County

A Season to Shine in Washington County

MyPanHandle.com, Dec 16, 2025 - 18:01

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) - It was all smiles Tuesday at the Washington Cou...

ZooWorld's annual Cajun Christmas kicks off with festive fun

ZooWorld's annual Cajun Christmas kicks off with festiv...

MyPanHandle.com, Dec 16, 2025 - 18:01

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) - Christmas is coming early to ZooWorld, and you're invi...

Handmade hats donated to Marianna K-8

Handmade hats donated to Marianna K-8

MyPanHandle.com, Dec 16, 2025 - 18:01

MARIANNA, Fla. (WMBB) - Students at Marianna K-8 School have some new gear for t...

Marie-Antoinette’s ‘Let them eat cake’ comment was misinterpreted

Marie-Antoinette’s ‘Let them eat cake’ comment was misi...

Villages-News.com, Dec 16, 2025 - 18:01

Columnist Barry Evans tries to clear up some historical inaccuracies. Read more...

Self-booted golf cart at postal station offers message for holiday season

Self-booted golf cart at postal station offers message ...

Villages-News.com, Dec 16, 2025 - 18:01

A self-booted golf cart at a postal station in The Villages has been offering a...

Woman who drank Merlot at Applebee’s arrested after crash in The Villages

Woman who drank Merlot at Applebee’s arrested after cra...

Villages-News.com, Dec 16, 2025 - 18:01

A woman who had been drinking Merlot at an Applebee's restaurant in The Village...

View from above Hogeye Pathway in The Villages

View from above Hogeye Pathway in The Villages

Villages-News.com, Dec 16, 2025 - 18:01

Check out this stunning drone view of Hogeye Pathway in The Villages. Thanks to...

Decatur County Board of Education announces Jamey DuBose as Head Coach of Bainbridge High School football

Decatur County Board of Education announces Jamey DuBos...

WTXL, Dec 16, 2025 - 18:01

DuBose, who is a familiar face to South Georgia football, is a former coach of L...

Nights of Lights holiday display at Fair Expo discounts

Nights of Lights holiday display at Fair Expo discounts

South Florida on the Cheap, Dec 16, 2025 - 18:00

South Florida on the Cheap Make it a night of wonder and enchantment for the hol...

Tech Law Fight Continues into 2026

Tech Law Fight Continues into 2026

MyPanHandle.com, Dec 16, 2025 - 15:44

FLORIDA - A constitutional challenge to a 2021 Florida law that placed restricti...

MPD: Man arrested in connection with Gibbs Apartment Complex murder

MPD: Man arrested in connection with Gibbs Apartment Co...

MyPanHandle.com, Dec 16, 2025 - 15:44

MARIANNA, Fla. (WMBB) - A man was arrested in connection with the murder of a Ja...

Last chance to donate to “Stuff the Bus” Toy Drive

Last chance to donate to “Stuff the Bus” Toy Drive

MyPanHandle.com, Dec 16, 2025 - 15:44

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – The 14th Annual Stuff the Bus toy drive is nearing it...

Defuniak Springs opens emergency cold weather shelter at community center

Defuniak Springs opens emergency cold weather shelter a...

MyPanHandle.com, Dec 16, 2025 - 15:44

WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) - A cold weather emergency shelter will open on Tuesd...

Triumph Gulf Coast Board approves 4 grant award agreements

Triumph Gulf Coast Board approves 4 grant award agreements

MyPanHandle.com, Dec 16, 2025 - 15:44

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) - The Triumph Gulf Coast Board announced Tuesday it has ...

Timothy Brockman

Timothy Brockman

Villages-News.com, Dec 16, 2025 - 15:44

Timothy Brockman loved his family deeply and was a caring father, grandfather, ...

Amelia ready to celebrate Christmas in Village of Collier

Amelia ready to celebrate Christmas in Village of Collier

Villages-News.com, Dec 16, 2025 - 15:44

Amelia from the Village of Collier loves Christmas! Thank you to Deborah Newby ...

Deputies deliver plenty of holiday cheer through Kids, Cops & Christmas

Deputies deliver plenty of holiday cheer through Kids, ...

Villages-News.com, Dec 16, 2025 - 15:44

Sumter County sheriff’s deputies, support staff and volunteers helped bring som...

The new Walmart in The Villages should be golf cart accessible

The new Walmart in The Villages should be golf cart acc...

Villages-News.com, Dec 16, 2025 - 15:44

A Village of Fenney resident believes the new Walmart in The Villages should be...

Free entry for Margate Winter Festival

Free entry for Margate Winter Festival

South Florida on the Cheap, Dec 16, 2025 - 15:44

South Florida on the Cheap The Margate Winter Festival in 2025 is 6 p.m. to 10 p...

Muslim rights group sues Florida Gov. DeSantis over ‘foreign terrorist’ label

Muslim rights group sues Florida Gov. DeSantis over ‘fo...

WSVN 7News, Dec 16, 2025 - 12:09

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A leading Muslim civil rights group in the U.S. has sued Fl...

Replica of the Statue of Liberty topples due to strong winds in Guaíba, Brazil

Replica of the Statue of Liberty topples due to strong ...

Florida Times, Dec 16, 2025 - 12:09

President Trump just awarded U.S. service members with the Mexican Border Defense Medal in the Oval Office for deploying and securing the southern border

President Trump just awarded U.S. service members with ...

Florida Times, Dec 16, 2025 - 12:09

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday filed a $10 billion lawsuit against BBC over the editing of January 6 speech

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday filed a $10 billi...

Florida Times, Dec 16, 2025 - 12:09

'This is a bankrupting number if the BBC even has to pay half of this!'

'This is a bankrupting number if the BBC even has to pa...

Florida Times, Dec 16, 2025 - 12:09

CAIR files lawsuit against DeSantis over 'blatantly unconstitutional' executive order

CAIR files lawsuit against DeSantis over 'blatantly unc...

WFTS, Dec 16, 2025 - 12:08

CAIR-Florida is set to hold a press conference in Tampa on Dec. 16 at 12:30 p.m....

Traffic crash causes road block on Hwy 98 near Tyndall Air Force Base

Traffic crash causes road block on Hwy 98 near Tyndall ...

MyPanHandle.com, Dec 16, 2025 - 12:08

UPDATE: Roadway is cleared. ORIGINAL STORY: BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) - A traffic ...

Peppertree resident smacks roommate with gift box during Christmas clash

Peppertree resident smacks roommate with gift box durin...

Villages-News.com, Dec 16, 2025 - 12:08

A Wildwood woman was arrested for battery after allegedly hitting her roommate ...