After weeks of extended negotiations and a special legislative session in Tallahassee, Florida lawmakers reached an agreement ...

A water quality advisory has been issued for Laguna Beach, Carl Gray Park and Beach Drive on Wednesday. According to the Florida Department of Health in Bay County (DOH-Bay), a test completed on ...

A cooling shelter will open in Panama City, Florida, due to a dangerous heatwave. The shelter will operate at A.D. Harris Learning Village with varying hours from July 26 to August 1. The heat index ...

Get ready to be immersed in the rich history of Bay County as the Historical Society of Bay County hosts a program titled ...

Bay County and other parts of the Florida panhandle are now under a severe drought. Forecasters do not expect significant rainfall in the near future to alleviate the drought. The National Hurricane ...

DOH officials say the locations do not meet the recreational water quality criteria for Enterococci bacteria.

Impact100 Gulf Coast has announced both recipients of its two $100,000 grants to two Bay County nonprofits. This year’s ...

BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - One person has died in Bay County due to a flesh-eating bacterium named Vibrio Vulnificus. The Florida Department of Health announced that this year, there have been 11 ...

Two deaths from Vibrio vulnificus have been reported in Bay County, Florida, bringing the state total to five in 2025. Florida has seen a total of 16 Vibrio vulnificus cases in 2025, with infections ...