The Bay County TDC is offering Okaloosa County $3 million to help with both the marketing of the new reef and the process of sinking the ship, the potential growth had divers cheering.

The moon will appear a striking reddish color in a few weeks when a magnificent total lunar eclipse becomes visible all across the United States.

Panama’s Security Minister Frank Ábrego says Panama will begin the process of issuing humanitarian passes to 112 migrants deported from the United States who have been held in a remote camp in the Darien region since last month.

Panama says it will allow 112 migrants deported from the United States to leave a remote camp PANAMA CITY -- Panama says it will allow 112 migrants deported from the United States to leave a ...

Panama announced Friday that it will allow 112 migrants deported from the United States who have been held in a remote camp in the Darien region since last month to move about the country freely until they decide on their next course of action.

More than 100 asylum seekers from around the world sent to Panama from the United States have no sense how long they will be held or where they might eventually be sent.

Scuba diving has always been big business for the dive centers here in Bay County. But some are worried are that having the world’s largest artificial reef a few counties away could make their businesses much smaller.

“We’re a reflection of current United States immigration policy,” said Harold Villegas ... She was among the deportees who were moved from a Panama City hotel where some held up signs to their windows asking for help to a remote camp in the Darien ...

More than 100 people deported by the United States have been held in a remote camp for weeks. Their release could pose a challenge to President Trump’s deportation efforts.