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Dennis and Billy Rader, part of the Rader family that founded the Ocean Opry, are preparing for their upcoming winter shows in Panama City Beach.

PANAMA CITY — Local country recording artist Christon Birge released his new track “Best Friends Bring Beer” on March 1 — an upbeat anthem for the get-together he's looking forward to this year. "It was just so catchy. I won't sing a song unless I feel it's like a true story," said Birge, whose latest track was written by songwriter pal Shaun Streeter. "It got me thinking how much we need friends and what we want to do when we can get together. We needed a good sing-a-long, a cheer song." Streeter said, “It tells a story about all the different types of friends we have in our liv...

Base in the military, with a history of violence. in january of this year 24-year-old iraq veteran benjamin barnes killed a park ranger at mount rainier. last year sergeant dwayne rader poured lighter fluid on his wife and set her on fire. a combat medic killed his wife and 5-year-old son before killing himself after a high-speed chase. and sergeant calvin gibbs was convicted of organizing and leading a squad of soldiers who killed afghans for sport. >> the department of defense, the united states army, united states marine corps are going to have to look at this again. are we pushing our troo...

has seen a more than 40% increase in calls for ant infestations. mosquitos, ticks, termites, and ladybugs are also on the rise. coming out of their winter hibernation early, just like the temperatures. and add at least another 14 record high temperatures to the long list in the last four days on this very warm day. and check these out. these daffodils are about a foot high right now. they should normally be just about nubs. they're a full month early. sam champion, abc news, new york. >> better it's the full thing than just the nub. here's a look now at your weather. spring-like but ...

jail. abc's john muller has the latest on this case. >> reporter: good morning, paula and rob. a strange case getting even stranger. the alleged madam and mother of four still behind bars. after her attorney offers up his own $2 million loft to try to spring her from jail. the jail hasn't ruled on it yet because the judge thinks it might be unethical. the self-described hockey mom and tabloid sensation who police say is actually a new york city madam was out of her jail cell and before a manhattan judge. anna gristina said she was broke without two nickels to her name. the court gran...