PANAMA CITY BEACH − With spring break looming, many locals wonder whether Panama City Beach is still a "spring break town." The question persists because of Panama City Beach Police Chief J.R.

Coastal Florida towns are playing hot potato with spring breakers who use social media to organize “takeovers” of gatherings by drunken flash mobs, leading to violence and mass arrests. Cops locked ...

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WTVY) - Law enforcement in Panama City Beach is rolling out a new set of rules and partnerships this spring break season following a series of shootings last year that sent ...

Panama City Beach officials reported a significant reduction in spring break violence compared to the previous year. Multiple law enforcement agencies from Florida, Alabama, and Georgia collaborated ...

Panama City Beach's effort to boost tourism led to it becoming a spring break destination, which has created ongoing challenges. Officials enacted ordinances around 2015 to curb unruly behavior, ...

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - The Panama City Beach Police Department is saying “Enough is enough”. Law enforcement is putting a stop to the chaotic spring break of the past. Last year’s ...

PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL. (WTVY) - Panama City Beach Police Chief J.R. Talamantez is committed to making sure this year’s spring break is not like recent years that have seen violence strip the season of ...

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) -Spring Break is here, and visitors from across the country are pouring into Panama City Beach. “We have tons of people that come into the area, they fill up our ...

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 ...

For decades, Florida’s Panama City Beach was known as the “spring break capital of the world,” a reputation forged by MTV crews, star-studded concerts and massive beach parties. Though the revelry ...