MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A bipartisan coalition of mayors, lawmakers and law enforcement in Alabama endorsed a public safety ...

State and local leaders are addressing a mental health crisis that has been a priority for years, making a little headroom to tackle the issue by opening a crisis center ...

A major focus for the county is public safety, particularly in relation to the county jail, volunteer fire departments, and emergency medical services (EMS). The jail expansion project aims to ...

The United States Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Houston County and the Board of Commissioners for violating the Voting Rights Act. HOUSTON COUNTY — The United States Department of ...

People with severe mental illness are arrested and incarcerated at a higher rate than those without, which costs taxpayers ...

The state of Alabama could soon ease the burden for expecting mothers in education while trying to eliminate any hardships they may face before or after birth.

A rideshare passenger leaving Houston County was charged with the murder of his driver, former Fort Valley State University ...

Alabama lawmakers are considering a cell phones' place in the classroom in the upcoming 2025 legislative session, and while ...

A landmark transgender rights case by a Houston County sheriff’s deputy was argued Tuesday before the conservative Atlanta-based federal appeals court.

A man first labeled a person of interest in the fatal shooting of a former college basketball coach in Atlanta last week has been charged as the suspected killer, officials said.

DOTHAN, Ala (WDHN) — A local task force is in the early stages of potentially saving more than a dozen Houston County volunteer fire departments. These efforts could potentially see departments ...

Law enforcement officials are crediting license plate technology for assisting in the capture of an Alabama inmate who escaped custody and was captured over 600 miles away at a Buc-ee's in Texas.