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Gulf Coast State College’s Pathways program helps students focus on specific fields of study, and gives them a better idea of what to do with their education.

After seeing long lines at area gas station, we hear from those filling up ahead of the storm.

Superintendent Bill Husfelt said the decision is actually more founded in mental health concerns than anything else.

During the investigation, it was determined that Poole and the juvenile had allegedly been in a sexual and romantic relationship that spanned over the course of four years.

Superintendent Jim Norton of Gulf District Schools sent out an email on Tuesday announcing closures for Gulf County schools.

Tyndall Air Force Base officials have officially declared a warning level in response to Hurricane Ian.

EOC held a press conference on Monday to talk about Hurricane Ian and its possible impacts on Bay County.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the most common type of heart arrhythmia is atrial fibrillation or AFib.

Governor Ron DeSantis held a press conference on Monday to discuss the latest storm prep in the wake of Hurricane Ian.

NewsChannel 7 spoke to a local hardware store to see how it's preparing for the possible hurricane.

The non-profit organization relies on events like these to help out local community members when they need it.

Officials with the Bay of Hope Peers said that the main goal of the event was to get all of the resources people may need in one location.

Ian forecasted to intensify into major hurricane as track remains uncertain

Ian is forecast to move into the Gulf this week and become a major hurricane. Impacts in NWFL will be possible late this week.

Ian moving into favorable environment as forecast track guidance shifts west

Officers report the pedestrian was crossing 23rd Street when they were hit by a pickup truck traveling east.

According to the sheriff’s office, the scammer is using the name of a deputy employed at BCSO. BCSO said that the scammer is informing the victim they have a warrant and that the victim must purchase gift cards and use them to pay the deputy to avoid the embarrassment of an arrest.

The Bay County Sheriff’s Office is telling NewsChannel 7 that as of Saturday afternoon, the non-emergency telephone lines to BCSO dispatch at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) are experiencing difficulties.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers say a pedestrian was hit in the right turn lane on State Road 85 heading to Auburn Road.

A new housing facility for the area's homeless youth got a big financial boost from the Panama City Beach City Council.

Friday was military appreciation night. So one Arnold football player had a special surprise for three faculty members, a Quilt of Valor.

Tonya Anderson, with Tyndall Federal Credit Union, said depending on the lender and the program interest rates right now are sitting at 6.5% on a 30-year conditional mortgage. But earlier this year around January, Anderson said rates were in the low 4% range.

Miss Florida 2022, Lindsey Bettis, was in Panama City Friday, where NewsChannel 7 was able to speak with her briefly about her ongoing social impact initiative, “Prescription for Change: Addiction Prevention, Treatment and Recovery.”

The weather will remain quiet this weekend in the panhandle, but all eyes will be on the tropics this weekend.

All eyes are on Tropical Depression 9, expected to enter the gulf as a hurricane next week.

Gulf Coast State College is once again being named as one of the top military friendly schools in the nation, according to Viqtory Media, a veteran-owned company and publisher of G.I. Jobs magazine.

According to WalletHub, the United States racked up $67.1 billion of credit card debt in the second quarter of 2022. Experts say that is an all-time record high for credit card debt added in the second quarter.

Historical Society of Bay County Presents Guest Speaker Tim Hollis

Corey Hall performs on Today’s Tunes

Today is the start of the 2nd Annual PCB Fishing Rodeo at Captain Anderson’s Marina.