A Dothan police investigation that began Jan. 26 culminated with nine arrests and the seizure of assorted drugs, guns, money and even a bulletproof vest.

Hart Dowling doesn’t remember everything about the day he lost his class ring at Massachusetts Institute of Technology about 27 years ago.

MONTGOMERY (AP) — Alabama legislators have approved the governor’s plan to hire two former members of his administration to coordinate the money Alabama receives from the federal stimulus package.

The price of anything rarely drops this day and age, but food costs at the jail are about to decrease.

The first annual Jones Jam will take place at the National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds in Dothan, Saturday, March 21.

Midland City and area athletic officials are working on plans to keep a county-owned park there running smoothly.

The Houston County Engineer’s office will close West Cook Road from Malvern Road to Battles Road for the replacement of a cross drain.

Police arrested two Dothan residents on Wednesday, including a 17-year-old male, in connection to two unrelated armed robberies over the past week.

Wednesday marks the one year anniversary of the violent murder of Auburn University freshman, Lauren Burk. She was found shot to death on the side of a road in Auburn.

BIRMINGHAM — Former White House adviser Karl Rove has agreed to answers questions about the prosecution of ex-Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman.

A Houston County judge reduced the bond for a Dothan woman charged with armed robbery of a convenience store by more than half.

WASHINGTON - A House panel passed a sweeping tobacco regulation bill Wednesday, putting it on pace for passage by the full House far earlier in the congressional session than last year.

A Midland City teenager faces a felony escape charge after he reportedly left a work detail Tuesday.

Rev. Allen Forte, a leader of the Alabama NAACP and president of Barbour County Chapter 5075, wants the Barbour County Commission to support construction of a tourist attraction in the Rocky Mount community just off U.S. Hwy. 431 in north Barbour County. 

The following people were arrested by the Dothan Police Department and charged with a felony crime. They have not been convicted. Information was provided by the Dothan Police Department.

A Columbia man pleaded guilty to a felony sexual abuse charge in Henry County Circuit Court earlier this week.

Many people use curse words as part of everyday language, but they never say “thank you, please,” “may I” or “excuse me.”

I can’t imagine why government schools continue to teach the theory of evolution as a proven fact while Washington, D.C., remains the most blatant refutation of Darwin’s belief that mankind is constantly evolving to a higher plane.

Historical downtown Dothan will wind up with too many bad-ugly parking lots and not enough of the original remains of the first settlers. Sad.

Alabama’s prepaid tuition program is a victim of the sinking economy.

Planning for the worst, but hoping for the best is how Dale County Superintendent Donny Bynum is pursuing a plan to cut costs and personnel during proration.

It started with what some would call a gut feeling, but Chris Frith sees it as a divine nudging.

The criminal charge recently filed against the Dothan High School principal alleges he had sexual intercourse with a female student who is under the age of 18.

State investigators arrested a Fort Rucker civilian firefighter on Wednesday on a first-degree sodomy charge, according to a police report.

Houston County Sheriff’s investigators arrested a Dothan man Tuesday and charged him with more than a dozen felony sex crimes on a girl under the age of 12.

New business openings keep rising in downtown Dothan.

Speed and alcohol were factors in a wreck that claimed the life of a Midland City teenager Tuesday evening, according to authorities.

Up to 20 portable buildings will be utilized as classrooms by Dothan City Schools this fall to accommodate growth on the elementary school level.

The Houston County Commission will hold its bi-monthly administrative meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 5, on the third floor of the Administrative Tower.

MONTGOMERY (AP) — Legislation designed to increase the number of movies, television shows and commercials made in Alabama is one step away from being approved by the Legislature.