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3:09 PM Body Cameras Coming to Birmingham Fire & Rescue in 2026
BIRMINGHAM Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service will soon begin using body cameras for certain personnel after the City Council approved a $173,000...
3:44 PM Jury Gender Bias Claim Revives Debate in Petersen Murder Case
DOTHAN Petersen was convicted in the three-week Teasers Hard Rock Cabaret murder trial — the longest in county history — but fewer than half of the...
2:55 PM Christmas Week Sanitation Schedule
Christmas Week Sanitation Schedule Update The City of Dothan will adjust garbage and trash pickup the week of Christmas. Please review your updated...
2:00 PM 🚨 MISSING PERSON – JACKSON COUNTY
JACKSON COUNY: The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating 37-year-old Nicholas Lee Jones, who was last seen on...
1:45 PM Dothan Police Seek Public’s Help Identifying Individual in Ongoing Investigation
DOTHAN: Dothan Police are requesting the community’s assistance in identifying a person captured in a recently released photo connected to an...
1:39 PM 🎄 Operation Santa Clause Toy Drive a Huge Success! 🎁
OZARK: The Ozark Police Department is thrilled to share that this year’s Operation Santa Clause Toy Drive is going exceptionally well thanks to...
1:30 PM Walton County Man Arrested for Stalking
Walton County: Walton County deputies arrested Perry Lee Cosson on Sunday after a series of alarming incidents that investigators say targeted a...
10:17 AM Dothan Police Department Now Hiring
Dothan Police Department Now Hiring: Opportunities Available Across Multiple Units The Dothan Police Department is actively recruiting new officers...
8:34 PM. Within One Hour – Dothan Couple Leave Their Earthly Bodies To Enter Heaven
DOTHAN: Glenn Cain was a retired Dothan Fireman of 26 years followed by 22 years in the Dothan School System. Betty was a beautician at...
12:51 PM Dale County Sheriff Rodeo TONIGHT
DALE COUNTY-OZARK: Last evening I had the pleasure of attending the Dale County Sheriff RODEO in Ozark. Located at Hwy. 231 and Hwy. 123 South...
10:35 PM Traffic Death In Newton – Dale County
NEWTON-DALE COUNTY: Ozark-Dale County 911 dispatched Newton Police, Newton Volunteer Fire and either Ozark EMS or ECHO EMS to a single motor...
6:16 PM. Saturday – Youth Rummage Sale – Union Hill Baptist Church
3:56 PM Drug Task Force, Eufaula Police Make Multiple Trafficking Arrests Near Clayton
EUFAULA | RICKEY STOKES NEWS On February 27, 2026, the State Drug Task Force for Region “B” and the Eufaula Police Department executed a search...
4:00 AM Honorable Lori Collier Ingram – District Judge Houston County Announces Retirement
HOUSTON COUNTY: 04:00 AM Houston County District Court Judge Lori Collier Ingram has announced her...
9:04 PM Overturned Vehicle – Cobb Road – Rehobeth
REHOBETH-HOUSTON COUNTY: 8:52 PM Houston County 911 dispatched a moderate injury motor vehicle...
4:33 PM WOW – Been a Whirlwind Over The Last 24 Hours
BELOW ARE FIRE / EMS CALLS ACROSS HOUSTON COUNTY, DOTHAN, ASHFORD, COLUMBIA, COTTONWOOD, REHOBETH, TAYLOR,...
4:30 PM Three Vehicle Accident – Cottonwood Road and Eddins Road
DOTHAN: 3:34 PM Dothan 911 dispatched a three vehicle accident, Cottonwood Road and Eddins Road....
10:03 AM. Operation Nutcracker – 7 Arrests Made
OPERATION NUTCRACKER Major 2 day online undercover operation results in 7 arrests for Human Trafficking in...
09:10 AM Motor Vehicle Accident with Injuries – Hwy. 231 South & Saunders Road – Dothan
DOTHAN: 08:56 AM Dothan 911 dispatched Dothan Police, Dothan Fire Engine Company 4 ( Southside ), Dothan...
UPDATED @ 12:34 PM 9:06 AM Pedestrian Struck By Motor Vehicle – Oakridge Lane – Dothan
DOTHAN: 09:02 AM Dothan 911 dispatched Dothan Fire Engine Company, Pilcher Ambulance and Dothan Police...
08:40 AM Parents Working For Children – Houston County High School Band
COLUMBIA - DOTHAN: For three days, at Cottonwood Road and Ross Clark Circle in Dothan, you have passed...
