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1,100 Homes Evacuated Due to Florida Wildfires
As of Monday, there are three wildfires burning in Panama City, Florida, leading to the evacuation of 1,100 homes and a veterans nursing home.
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WATCH: SpaceX Crew 1 Splashes Back to Earth
The crew landed in the Gulf of Mexico just before 3 a.m. EST.
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Why Is Panama City San Diego's Newest Sister City?
Located near Panama City is the famous Panama Canal, a true testament to the wonders of human engineering.
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‘It's Pure Hell': Hurricane Michael Leaves Housing Crisis in Florida
Many unable to move in with relatives or find a coveted hotel room with the help of federal vouchers have turned to living in tents.
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‘I Don't Feel Real': Mental Stress Mounting After Hurricane Michael
Amy Cross has a hard time explaining the stress of living in a city that was splintered by Hurricane Michael. She’s fearful after hearing gunshots at night, and she’s confused because she no longer recognizes the place where she’s spent her entire 45 years.
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10 Days After Hurricane Michael, Football Offers an Escape
In many ways, it was almost shocking to see football being played in the midst of such widespread devastation. From the higher seats of the stadium, the effect on Panama City was evident, with debris, utility crews and snapped pine trees as far as the eye could see. The storm’s death toll was up to 25 in Florida, and 35...
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Another Manhattan Building Strips Trump Name From Entrance
Another Manhattan building has stripped the big, brassy Trump name from its entrance. Workers removed the letters spelling “Trump Place” Thursday from the 46-story condominium on the Upper West Side.
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Florida Baby Born After Hurricane Michael Starts Life in Walmart Parking Lot
With the hurricane bearing down on their native home of Panama City, Wilmer Capps and Lorrainda Smith sent their three other children to stay with relatives as doctors had planned to induce labor the day after Michael made landfall.
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Powerless Victims of Hurricane Michael Now Suffer Looting
Armed looters are targeting homes and businesses that remain without electricity after being ravaged by Hurricane Michael a week ago.
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Friends Throw Dream Wedding for Fla. Couple After Florence Crashes NC Nuptials
Katelyn French was at a loss when her nine months of planning to be married this weekend in North Carolina’s mountains was washed away by Hurricane Florence. But then family and friends in Florida’s Panhandle stepped up to give her and her fiance, Matt Parsons, a dream wedding a little closer to home.
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Marine Awarded Medal for Heroism for Saving Teen's Life at Beach
A Marine stationed at MCAS Miramar was given the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for Heroism for his life-saving actions at a beach in Panama City, Florida.
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Gunman in Panama City Standoff Found Dead, Apartment ‘Booby Trapped'
A man suspected of trading wild bursts of gunfire with officers during a long standoff in the Florida Panhandle was found dead Tuesday in a gasoline-soaked apartment after an armored vehicle approached, authorities said. Bay County Sheriff Tommy Ford said at a news conference Tuesday that that the shooter, identified as 49-year-old Kevin Robert Holroyd, was found dead inside his...
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Florida Executes Man in 1993 Slaying of College Student
A Florida inmate convicted of raping and killing a college student decades ago screamed and yelled “murderers!” three times, thrashing on a gurney as he was being put to death Thursday. The governor’s office said Eric Scott Branch, 47, was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. Thursday after receiving a lethal injection at Florida State Prison. Branch was convicted of the...
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2 Florida 12-Year-Olds Charged With Cyberstalking in Girl's Suicide
Two 12-year-olds in Florida have been charged with cyberstalking in connection with the death of a middle school student who killed herself two weeks ago.
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Trump-Branded Skyscraper in Panama Has Ties to Organized Crime
The sail-shaped Trump Ocean Club International Hotel and Tower in Panama City was riddled with brokers, customers and investors who have been linked to drug trafficking and international crime, according to an NBC News and Reuters investigation. The Trump Organization was not the building’s developer — the Trump name was licensed — and the investigation found no indication that it...
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San Diego Task Force Deployed to Irma, Ready to Help
Urban Search and Rescue California Task Force 8, currently deployed to Eglin Airforce Base just west of Panama City, is awaiting the second half of their crew.
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Pence to Begin Latin America Tour as Global Crises Grow
Vice President Mike Pence begins a weeklong trip to Latin America on Sunday amid escalating tensions with neighboring Venezuela and North Korea. Kicking off in Colombia, the trip is likely to be dominated by conversations about the deepening crisis in Venezuela, where the U.S. accuses President Nicolas Maduro of a power grab that has sparked deadly protests and condemnation across...
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American Flight Underscores Hazards Posed by Turbulence
A rundown of statistics, recent incidents and what pilots and airlines do to avoid turbulence in the sky:
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Teen Detained at SFO After Opening Plane's Emergency Exit And Jumping on Airport Tarmac
A teenager was detained Tuesday after opening an emergency overwing exit and jumping from a plane after it landed at San Francisco International Airport.
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Crews Respond After United Flight Hits Turbulence
At least 10 people were injured Tuesday when United Airlines Flight 10-31 hit severe turbulence while flying from Panama City, Panama, to George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. Emergency crews met the plane upon arrival.