Panama City Beach logged its first beach drowning of the year on Saturday, a 61-year-old man under single-red-flag conditions ...

(WJHG/WECP) - Panama City Beach officials had a special meeting Thursday to discuss beach safety. Many people are familiar with double red flags and their meaning, but when was the last time a ...

PANAMA CITY BEACH — Green flags flying at the beach mean calmer waters, but don't expect to see any. Beach and county officials who erect the flags signaling water conditions say green ...

Wil Spivey, Beach Safety Division director for Panama City Beach Fire Rescue, told the News Herald no green flags have been flown in at least the 13 years he’s been on the job due to the ...

Panama City Beach in Florida is now the deadliest beach in America after three more tourists died swimming in the Gulf of Mexico over the weekend. Police said three separate "fatal water incidents ...

At the same time, police have cracked down on swimmers for refusing to stay out of the water during the most hazardous conditions, when double red flags are posted. Panama City Beach police and ...

All of the victims Saturday in Panama City Beach were tourists who died after grappling with rip currents, and in every instance but one, double red flags were posted, meaning the gulf was closed ...

While the man o' war closely resembles a jellyfish, it actually belongs to a group called siphonophores. They're named for their resemblance to 18th century Portuguese warships under full sail, and ...

Jellyfish pushed by the current prompted the purple flag to be flown, according to Daryl Paul, the beach safety director for Panama City Beach. The National Hurricane Center is tracking four ...

Purple flags were flying on Panama City Beach to warn beachgoers of Portuguese man o' war. The man o' war, often mistaken for a jellyfish, has a painful sting. Beach Safety Director Daryl Paul ...