WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE 28/WYOU 22 EYEWITNESS NEWS) — It was a special day for all of us at Eyewitness News. Perry Sook, the founder of our parent company, Nexstar Media Group, paid a visit to our stations Thursday. Mr. Sook was here to talk about our ongoing efforts to support our local communities. Sook’s visit comes one week after the company marked “Founder’s Day of Caring”, the 25th anniversary of the day Perry Sook founded Nexstar here in northeastern Pennsylvania. A day in which Nexstar employees from around the nation volunteer in their communities....
SOUTH WALTON Fla. (WMBB) — Along the 26 miles of South Walton beaches Volunteer Beach Ambassadors assist lifeguards, one of those volunteers helped save a life this weekend. But county leaders have said something more still needs to be done. SWFD explains difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke “Then I came upon someone that was actually caught up in a near-drowning, and caught up in a rip current,” said Volunteer Beach Ambassador Delanne Bernier. Bernier worked Sunday while double red flags were flying. “We were given whistles last year to be a double red flag brigade,”...
PANAMA CITY, Fla (WMBB) — After a 22-year career with the department, Panama City Police Chief Scott Ervin announced today that he will be retiring. Ervin has been with the department since July 1999. He was promoted to Chief of Police in February of 2013. “I am proud to have served alongside Chief Ervin and recognize him for his selfless service, dedication and commitment in serving and protecting the citizens of Panama City,” said City Manager Mark McQueen in a news release. “Scott is an extraordinary leader with nine years as Chief of Police resulting in the department...
PANAMA CITY, Fla (WMBB) — A Panama City woman was arrested for child abuse by willful torture in the form of starvation, child abuse resulting in mental injury, and child abuse by aggravated battery, according to the Panama City Police Department. Throughout the investigation, they found that Terri Lynn Manning, 49, gained custody of the child eight years ago and that the child had been starved for the duration of her life. Manning reportedly took the child to multiple doctors and specialists where she misled them of the child’s condition. As a result of the starvation and false information...
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) — State-wide, there was a dip in this year’s third graders scores for the English Language Arts (ELA) Florida State Assessment (FSA). “These third graders were also first grade students when Hurricane Michael came through. So these students in the first grade had interruption in their instruction as well and maybe missed some foundational skills,” said Denise Kelley, Deputy Superintendent. Additionally, these third graders missed their last nine weeks of second grade due to the pandemic. School district officials said after comparing 2019’s...
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WMBB) — Summer is in full swing in the Panhandle, and there are activities for everyone of all ages. The Friends of Camp Helen will be hosting outdoor movie nights that feature popular films, arts and crafts, learning activities and tasty s’mores accompanied with bonfires. Executive director Courtney Harper said she enjoys helping host these family-friendly events. “We just love seeing families enjoy the park, and when we have these events, that’s the purpose,” Harper said. “We just want people to come out here, see this beautiful place that...
SURFSIDE, Fla. (NewsNation Now) — At least one person is dead and 99 people are unaccounted for after a sea-view side of a beachfront condo tower collapsed in a Miami-area town early Thursday morning, drawing a massive response from emergency services. Rescuers said at a news conference Thursday afternoon 102 people have been accounted for. About half of the building’s 130 units collapsed, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava told a news conference. Rescuers pulled at least 35 people from the wreckage by mid-morning, and heavy equipment was being brought in to help stabilize the...
CRESTVIEW, Fla. (WMBB) — The Gulf Power Foundation is spending $210,000 to support STEM education in Crestview. The money is going to the HSU Educational Foundation’s new HSU Innovation Institute North campus located in Crestview at the Northwest Florida State College campus. The investment will help the HSU Foundation to expand its Sparks Scholars program, an afterschool, weekend, and summer youth training program reaching out to over 1,400 students to help “spark” their interest in STEM education with an emphasis on robotics, cyber security, energy, aviation and coding. “The HSU Educational...
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OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) — An Okaloosa County woman shot and killed her boyfriend during a struggle Wednesday night, Okaloosa County sheriff’s deputies said. Haley Haire, 30, of Reeves Drive in Fort Walton Beach, was charged with domestic violence-related negligent homicide in connection with the fatal shooting, they added.
Woman dies in Gulf on double red flag day on Panama City Beach
Haire told OCSO Investigators she and her boyfriend, 25-year old Jesse Hargis, were arguing and she armed herself with a gun. Investigators said the pair then struggled over the firearm and that...
