PANAMA Top Stories

See the lower median price for November home listings in Bay County2025-12-28
News Herald - Panama City: The median home in Bay County listed for $409,000 in November, slightly down from the previous month's $411,450, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. Compared to November 2024, the median home list price decreased 4.7% from $429,000. The statistics in...
Restaurants, programs and more: What's opening in Bay County in 2026?2025-12-28
News Herald - Panama City: PANAMACITY − With 2025 coming to a close in the wake of much growth across the area, 2026 already is shaping up to be a booming year for Bay County. From new restaurants opening, to expanding manufacturers, and even largescale festivals known to attract...
Florida Lottery Powerball, Cash4Life results for Dec. 27, 20252025-12-28
News Herald - Panama City: Powerball, Mega Millions jackpots: What to know in case you win Here's what to know in case you win the Powerball or Mega Millions jackpot. Just the FAQs, USA TODAYThe Florida Lottery offers several draw games for those hoping to win one of the available...
Did you miss it? Honey Baked Ham to open in Panama City Beach and Destin2025-12-27
NWF Daily News: PANAMACITY BEACH − A nationally known food retailer and eatery is scheduled to soon open two new Panhandle locations. Past reports note officials with Honey Baked Ham plan to establish new locations in Panama City Beach and Destin next year. The popular...
Florida Lottery Mega Millions, Cash4Life results for Dec. 26, 20252025-12-27
News Herald - Panama City: Powerball, Mega Millions jackpots: What to know in case you win Here's what to know in case you win the Powerball or Mega Millions jackpot. Just the FAQs, USA TODAYThe Florida Lottery offers several draw games for those hoping to win one of the available...
Alabama man gets 25 years in prison for 2022 shooting at PCB hotel2025-12-26
News Herald - Panama City: Controversial Flock cameras are scattered across Bay CountyThe BayCounty Sheriff's Office has 64 of the controversial Flock Safety cameras, and the Panama CityPolice Department has 67. Here's a look. An Alabama man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for a...
NW Florida Beaches Airport set to have another record-breaking year2025-12-26
News Herald - Panama City: PANAMACITY ― The Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport is closing out what will likely be another record-shattering year. According to the airport's November activity report, the facility serviced 1,824,543 passengers during the first 11 months of...
Trump downplays but Florida GOP puts affordability on to-do list2025-12-26
News Herald - Panama City: Did homes lose value in 2025? Here’s where price drops were steepest Zillow said the trend reflects affordability pressures, high mortgage rates and weakening demand across large swaths of the country. ScrippsNewsFloridaRepublicans and Democrats both plan...
After Polk County lawyer stole millions, is there any hope of compensation?2025-12-26
News Herald - Panama City: The recent sentencing of Jason Penrod, a Polk County lawyer who pleaded guilty to stealing money from clients, raises a question: Can former clients victimized by a lawyer expect to recover any money they lost? The answer is ... maybe. Even if no money remains...
Florida Lottery Cash4Life, Fantasy 5 results for Dec. 25, 20252025-12-26
News Herald - Panama City: Powerball, Mega Millions jackpots: What to know in case you win Here's what to know in case you win the Powerball or Mega Millions jackpot. Just the FAQs, USA TODAYThe Florida Lottery offers several draw games for those hoping to win one of the available...
All hail the Panama Canal, a frontline in the US-China trade war2025-12-25
Asiatimes: To a farmer in Nebraska or a retailer in New York, the Panama Canal is like air – noticed mainly when missing. Farmers noticed it in 2023. Drought lowered water levels in the canal. Ships carrying American ag exports couldn’t use it. By some estimates,...
US pressure on Venezuela and the return of a dangerous hemisphere doctrine2025-12-25
Blitz: The United States’ escalating actions against Venezuela have triggered growing alarm across the international community, not only because of their immediate humanitarian and economic consequences, but also because they revive a long and troubling history of...
‘They’re scared of us now’: how co-investment in a tropical forest saw off loggers2025-12-25
The Guardian: Low-cost tech and joined-up funding have reduced illegal logging, mining and poaching in the Darién Gap – it’s a success story that could stop deforestation worldwide...