Christopher Lawrence Cox, 37, is being charged with murder and attempted murder after police say he admitted shooting two 14-year-old stepbrothers from Louisville, Kentucky while on vacation in Panama City Beach.

According to a press release from the Panama City Beach Police Department, Christopher Lawrence Cox, 37 of Panama City Beach, is in police custody after officers were called to the Shores of Panama at about 1:30 a.m. in reference to a shooting. He has been charged with one count of murder and one count of attempted murder.

An inspector with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation visited The Funky Mermaid Lounge, located at 448 Harrison Ave. on March 9. A total of seven violations, were noted in the inspection report.

The high-priority violations included the presence of three live, small flying insects in the dish area and roach activity "present as evidenced by one live roach found on electrical wire cover next to red fire suppression tank," the report said.

The inspector also found over 90 rodent droppings in the kitchen. 

According to a press release from the Panama City Beach Police, 44-year-old Thomas Michael Osborne, Jr.  was involved in the crash which occurred in front of the Hershey's Ice Cream Shop at 8815 Thomas Drive.

That had not happened as of Thursday and likely wouldn't, Rowe said.

According to Bay County Sheriff's Office reports, Mark Johnston was charged with use of a computer online to solicit sex from a minor, a third degree felony. Johnston had his first appearance in court Tuesday.

Called Operation Watchdog, the sting was conducted over five days from Feb, 1 to Feb. 5. The operation targeted registered sex offenders who committed new violations, people who traveled to procure sex from minors and others who were in possession of child porn, a press release from the sheriff's office states.

According to Ken McVay, media specialist for the Panama City Police Department, the incident happened about 5 a.m. on train tracks near the intersection of U.S. 231 and Star Avenue. 

The train was headed south at about 35 mph, a "normal speed (for it) to travel into town," McVay added.

"As they approached that intersection, they noticed a white female sitting on the tracks," he said. "They took precautionary measures to try and stop the train, (but) the woman did not make any attempts to move out of the way."

According to a sheriff’s office press release, Ruez P. Hicks, 19, was charged with an open count of murder in the deaths of Robert Shawn Fowler and Robert Keith Gilmore. Both were found dead from gunshot wounds at a residence on Delmar Drive.

Hicks is listed as a transient from the Albany, Ga. area and is believed to have been in Bay County for approximately two months, the press release states. Hicks was arrested at 20508 Verona St. in Panama City Beach.

According to a Bay County Sheriff’s Office press release Wednesday, the two victims were found around 11:06 p.m. at a home on Delmar Drive. The names of the victims are being withheld pending notification of the family.

The party’s executive committee voted on Dec. 7 to support a resolution that among other things, declares that the party won’t recognize Biden’s administration as legitimate unless President Donald Trump conceded and acknowledged that the 2020 election was fair. The resolution comes after Trump and his legal team have made multiple failed attempts in court to overturn election results in various states.

Jean is accused of taking an unidentified item, hot enough to cause severe burns, and placing it on the victims' vaginal areas. The victims needed medical treatment at a local hospital.

McQueen’s diagnosis and treatment were confirmed in a Thursday statement from Panama City Mayor Greg Brudnicki.

“City Manager Mark McQueen is currently recovering from COVID-19,” Brudnicki said in the statement. “He is receiving extraordinary care by the professional team at Ascension Sacred Heart Bay.”

Boasting of no two-alike properties, Hotel Indigo will incorporate local culture and design into the five-story, 124-room bay-front hotel. St. Joe plans to break ground on the $20 million project in early to mid-2021.

Exactly two weeks after Thanksgiving, one-third of Bozeman's high school student population is quarantining and will begin distance learning. According to Lyndsey Jackson, supervisory school nurse for Bay District Schools, 10 students tested positive for COVID-19.

A GoFundMe has been started for the family of 4-year-old Baylor and 6-year-old Addie Kirchgessner. The two children were with family members at Coconut Creek Family Fun Park, 9807 Front Beach Road, when a truck careened into the golf course, striking the two children. The family was visiting from Louisville, Kentucky.

The Florida Lottery has announced that Pamela Lavigne claimed a $1 million top prize from the "Fastest Road to $1,000,000" scratch-off ticket at Florida Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. She chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $790,000, according to a press release from Florida Lottery.

Chief Assistant State Attorney Larry Basford confirmed late Tuesday afternoon that the office of State Attorney Glenn Hess is preparing to review the case to determine if the officer will be charged. 

According to a PCB police department press release, officers conducted a business/residence check around 9:15 a.m. in the 11700 block of U.S. Highway 98, which was around where the bodies were discovered.

“The Panama City Fire Department has never stopped running EMS calls,” he said. “When we were looking at the type of and number of calls we were running, we decided to go back to the original agreement and commitment to support county EMS service, which includes the eight most critical type of calls.”