Bay County

Florida students began returning to classrooms this week amid a teacher and support-staff shortage, with some counties still advertising positions and exploring "creative options" to fill vacancies.

We follow up with two residents who evacuated and were relieved after returning to find their homes just as they left them.

The fire is 40% contained, thanks in part to recent rain.

Nearly 200 firefighters, more than 70 bulldozers and at least 10 aircraft have been working to contain three wildfires.

More than three inches of rain fell last night over a massive wildfire in northwest Florida, but the fire hasn't gotten smaller.

The Bertha Swamp Road Fire in Bay, Gulf and Calhoun Counties is 28,109 acres, growing from 14,000 acres on Monday afternoon.

Three wildfires that started over the weekend are still threatening neighborhoods in Bay County.

Wildfires swept through the Florida Panhandle county over the weekend, near where Hurricane Michael made landfall and thousands of acres of tree debris remain on the ground.

Firefighters work to contain three wildfires in Bay County as high winds and dry conditions make their efforts more challenging.

She will work at the county jail as a tracking dog. Training was expected to take another three months, and she will likely work for the sheriff’s office for at least seven years,

Three years after Hurricane Michael devastated Panama City, signs of recovery are evident. Both residents and Panama City mayor Greg Brudnicki are praising the improvements.

Election equipment is in fine condition, but voters face many hurdles in getting to the ballot box.