The high impact period, which is designed to help stop spring break chaos, is underway in Panama City Beach and Bay County.

A lot of local people and local media are talking about the Panama City Beach police chief’s spring break comments. But some ...

Officers working long hours during spring break received support from a local group.

PANAMA CITY BEACH − The Beach and Bay County are just a couple of weeks away from beginning the local "high impact period." According to past reports, Panama City Beach City Council members, along ...

In a Panama City Beach City Council meeting on March 26, officials said things seem to be going smoothly so far into the 2026 ...

PANAMA CITY BEACH − The Beach is approaching a time that historically has brought not only an influx of tourists, but also violent crime. With the start of the 2026 spring break season just a couple ...

BAY COUNTY, Fla (WMBB)- This weekend marked the start of a high-impact period in Panama City Beach. High Impact Period, or ...

Panama City Beach Police are investigating a shooting that happened Saturday night at a popular tourist spot. PCBPD responded ...

Coastal Florida towns are playing hot potato with spring breakers who use social media to organize “takeovers” of gatherings ...

A recent poll shows the majority of respondents no longer view Panama City Beach as a spring break town. About 55% of respondents believe the problems caused by spring break tourism outweigh the ...