After taking over an economy that was paying down our debt, the Bush Administration more than doubled this debt to more than $10 trillion.

To pay off this more honest representation of the national debt, each citizen alive today carries a tax burden to the tune of $190,000.

The key ingredient is a student’s interest in learning. Keeping unwilling young people in the classroom will result in more disruption, more discipline problems and, eventually, an increase in student expulsions.

A Cottonwood brother and sister face felony drug charges after police reportedly interrupted them using a curling iron to help cook methamphetamine.

A Houston County judge upheld a denied request by a Dothan nightclub for a City of Dothan liquor license.

A Dothan man pleaded guilty earlier this week to his involvement in a home invasion robbery.

Dothan is a pageant town.

Mike Schmitz wants your vote.

Dothan High School Principal Andrew Sewell has been placed on paid administrative leave following police action to seek warrants against him on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Lorenzo Stacey hugged his lawyer, Eric Davis, and wiped tears from his face Thursday after a jury found him not guilty of capital murder.

If your weekend plans involve being outdoors, you may want to keep an eye on the weather.

Nearly 30 jobs are expected to be cut in a program designed to curb the number of Alabama students who choose crime over education, while funding to a program that offers a similar chance to inmates has yet to be changed.

A Dothan defense attorney compared a capital murder trial to an old Wendy’s commercial.

A Dothan man faces two felony assault charges for his alleged involvement in a shooting at a Dothan nightclub that also left him injured.

The Alabama High School Athletic Association has slapped George Washington Carver High School with a $2,600 fine and banned the school from playing in any tournaments in 2009.

Troy resident Robert Bruce Bassett died early Wednesday after a one-vehicle car wreck.

Dothan police responded Tuesday to the fourth reported armed robbery of an area business within the past week.

Gov. Riley has done right by the people of Alabama. He has brought good, solid industries to the state during his time in office. He looks at each decision like he’s making it for his immediate family. He sees more than we can, so I know he has our best interest at heart.

If there is a potential contamination problem, it should be addressed by the city’s engineering department and, if necessary, state and federal environmental agencies.

I have been over-stimulated with the mess in Washington. I feel it would do me good to take my car out into a muddy field and do figure eights until the rubber on the tires is gone.

Correct me if I’m wrong; they’re just numbers and the ease of using the words “million,” “billion” and “trillion” is because they’re not emotionally connected to this spending. Why? It’s simple. It’s not their money; it belongs to the people who are truly emotionally connected to it — Ma and Pa American.

OZARK – A man who grabbed an officer’s gun and fired two shots was found guilty of attempted murder on Wednesday, despite authorities’ admission the officer may have used excessive force.

A Dale County jury convicted an Enterprise man on his fifth felony charge after deliberating for less than an hour on Wednesday, according to authorities.

A Dothan police officer said investigators have no physical evidence linking Lorenzo Stacey to the shooting death of Pete Reaves.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House approved $410 billion legislation Wednesday ...

A forensic pathologist said Pete Reaves suffered two gunshot wounds, including one to the chest area of his body that caused his death.

Close to 20 little girls, most wearing Girl Scout green, used flash cards to talk about heart disease on Wednesday morning.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Today is tornado awareness day.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama Senate committee has voted to raise the school dropout age from 16 to 17.

DECATUR, Ala. (AP) — A federal housing report says four Alabama cities ranked in the Top 10 areas in the U.S. where home-sales prices rose in 2008, with Decatur in the No. 1 position.