Bay County, Florida experienced high temperatures and heat indices on July 28, prompting heat advisories. Daily showers and ...

Bay District Schools has announced that many local schools will offer free breakfast and lunch for the 2025-26 school year.

Gov. Ron DeSantis stopped in Bay County on July 28 to celebrate that the monthlong back-to-school sales tax break is now ...

The Florida Retail Federation said parents of kindergarten through 12th-grade students are projected to spend an average of ...

A Bay County man was charged with manslaughter in connection to a GHB overdose death. The victim consumed a lethal dose of ...

School starts Aug. 11. As you prepare, check out this recap of the News Herald's education coverage this summer.

Fifteen teams from across the Florida Panhandle gathered at 4Quarters Media Day to preview the 2025 high school football season.

Jacksonville Jaguars beat reporter Demetrius Harvey breaks down the fourth day of training camp, including a highlight day ...

Jacksonville Jaguars DE Josh Hines-Allen spreads message about pediatric cancer awareness after son's diagnosis. He met with media Sunday to discuss it.

We are giving News Herald readers an opportunity to settle the debate and vote for the best football uniforms in Bay County.

Despite being a threatened species, FWC issued a license for a company to capture a giant manta ray in Panama City Beach for ...

Officials are looking to reopen the East Pass, partially in hopes that it could improve water quality. Here's a look at the ...