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Ozark Police Seize 81 Gallons of Illegal Moonshine During Traffic Stop
OZARK The Ozark Police Department announced Wednesday that an officer seized a large quantity of illegal liquor during a traffic stop earlier this...
3:37 PM Alabama Awarded $3.8 Million Grant to Strengthen Early Childhood Education System
MONTGOMERY | RICKEY STOKES NEWS Alabama’s early childhood education system is set to receive a major boost following the announcement of a $3.8...
3:24 pm Civil Sex Abuse Lawsuit Against Laurel Oaks Settled Before Trial
DOTHAN | RICKEY STOKES NEWS A civil lawsuit alleging the sexual abuse of a young patient at a Dothan youth treatment facility was settled this...
2:49 PM Missing Persons – Search – Flowers Chapel Road
DOTHAN: During the day today multiple Dothan Police units have been seen on Flowers Chapel Road. The officers were searching for a missing...
12:55 PM Elba Woman Arrested on Aggravated Child Abuse Charge
ELBA An Elba woman has been arrested and charged following an investigation into alleged child abuse involving a child under the age of 6....
9:46 AM Bay County State Officials Reinforce Zero-Tolerance Stance Ahead of Spring Break
BAY COUNTY As Spring Break approaches and thousands of visitors are expected to arrive in Bay County, local and state officials are making it clear...
9:42 AMHouston County Jury Convicts Cottonwood Man on Two Counts of First-Degree Rape
DOTHAN | RICKEY STOKES NEWS A Houston County jury on Friday, Jan. 16, found Robert James Suggs, 53, of Cottonwood guilty on two felony counts of...
10:44 PM John Rogers Announces Campaign For Chairman of Houston County Commission
HOUSTON COUNTY: On Tuesday afternoon Houston County businessman John Rogers announced that he is seeking election as Chairman of Houston County...
2:37 PM Local Artist Joan McDonald Selected for Winter 2026 Create Dothan Series
DOTHAN The Create Dothan series challenges artists to explore the theme Colors of the Wiregrass. The exhibitions are held four times a year and...
6:26 PM Critical Injury Accident Dispatched – Highway 231 South – Houston County
HOUSTON COUNTY: 6:16 PM Houston County 911 dispatched Rehobeth Fire-Rescue, Houston County Sheriff Deputies and ALEA-Troopers to a critical...
5:03 PM. Wreck North of Headland
HEADLAND-HENRY COUNTY: 4:51 PM. Henry County Central 911 dispatched a IPHONE CRASH DETECTION on Highway 431 at Whiddon Farm Road. Before units...
10:52 AM HAPPY EASTER – The reason for Easter
ASHFORD: Easter Services at Watermark Church in Ashford. LUKE 24 The Resurrection 24 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went...
10:31 AM CHASE Ends With Four Deaths
BARBOUR - PIKE COUNTY: In the final hours of Friday, 11:57 PM, an ALEA - Trooper went to make a traffic stop in Barbour County. The driver of the...
09:23 AM Masked Intruder Arrested in Wicksburg Rape Case
WICKSBURG | RICKEY STOKES NEWS Authorities have arrested a Dothan man in connection with a forcible rape...
UPDATED @ 09:25 AM. 08:49 AM. Structure Fire – Geneva County
GENEVA COUNTY: 08:07 AM. Geneva County 911 dispatched Fadette Volunteer Fire, Slocomb Fire-Rescue...
1:41 PM Mr. Joe Haddock – Columbia
COLUMBIA: One of the kindest men you could ever meet, Mr. Joe Haddock, age 97, of Columbia, entered into...
1:10 PM Colton Trotter – First Stop Bassmasters Open
FROM REHOBETH TO LAKE KISSIMMEE: Rehobeth High School graduate, now at Troy University in Troy, Colton...
9:34 PM Pursuit – Abbeville – Henry Couty
ABBEVILLE - HENRY COUNTY: A pursuit from Abbeville into Headland, south bound on Highway 431 from Henry...
3:17 PM. From Jessica Chance Brown About Blake Bowen
FROM JESSICA CHANCE BROWN About 3 1/2 years ago my kids & I was in situation with a landlord that was...
3:10 PM. From Dothan Police Chief Will Benny
A good person was taken from us far too soon by the actions of a common criminal, and there are no words...
1:14 PM. Dawson Spivey Joins Jett Motorsports for Rattler 125 and Expanded Pro Late Model Schedule
Dawson Spivey Joins Jett Motorsports for Rattler 125 and Expanded Pro Late Model Schedule SLOCOMB, Ala. —...
