Among all the celebration in this year's Slocomb Tomato Festival, there is an underlying concern by farmers over the lack of rain.

The heads of two police agencies in a panhandle county aren't seeing eye to eye when it comes to answering calls. Walton County Sheriff Ralph Johnson says his department can protect DeFuniak Springs without the help of local police.

A new law in Alabama has been created to protect your children when they are riding in a moving vehicle.

A law allowing the sale of draft beer in Houston County was passed on June 6, but now there is one more road block.

Florida's attorney general's office wants to warn Florida residents about the dangers of internet scam.

According to a recent survey the panhandle is no longer areas that can boasts of affordable living in Florida.

Local tomato farmers are picking their crop and taking it to market just in time for the annual Slocomb Tomato Festival.

Your heart beats and your palms get sweaty. This is probably a common reaction when you see those flashing cop lights signaling you to pull over. However, if you luck out, don’t think you've got away just yet.

Kids from around the Wiregrass are getting a chance to get up close and personal with some of nature's most feared animals.

A Dothan man is recovering after a drive-by shooting. Police say 48 year old Jimmy Ransom was gunned down in the 700-block of Hutchinson Street about 10:45 Thursday night.

Houston County is in line to receive half a million dollars to replace a heavily traveled bridge. The problem is, county officials still need upwards of $1.5 million to complete the project.

Delta air lines will file a request Monday with a bankruptcy court judge to terminate its pilots' pension plan.

Winn-Dixie stores will file its re-organization plan later this month and emerge from bankruptcy protection by late October.

At least one person is dead after Thursday afternoon accident on Interstate 10 near Marianna.

The Supreme Court is allowing inmates to file last minute challenges to lethal injection. The new law will likely delay executions in Alabama possibly for years.

Lack of rain is causing lower water levels in lakes and rivers across the tri-states. Eufaula officials say its lake is feeling the worse effects.

Due to dry weather, the Florida Division of Forestry placed the Panhandle as a category four on the fire danger scale. The scale is measured from one to five, with five being the driest.

The Jackson County commission took action this week to make sure Spring Creek doesn't become a spring break or a summer hangout for college students.

The Democratic nominee in the Houston sheriff's race has been decided. However a yet-to-be-named Republican candidate could be waiting in the wings.

A long anticipated project is underway in Coffee County.

An historic building in the panhandle has a whole new look.

The city of Dothan is also feeling the effects of the dry weather. Dothan put water restrictions in effect back in April, but not everyone is obeying them.

Bell Helicopter in Ozark had a huge celebration Thursday. The company has given the state department their 100th helicopter.

Houston County’s 14th case of animal rabies in 2006 has been confirmed by the Houston County Health Department.

Governor Bob Riley is going around the world in ten days to try and lure more industries to Alabama and to increase the state's exports.