Dental health has been an ongoing issue in Washington County for years. Because it's such a rural area, not many dentists work there, let alone ones that accept Medicaid. However, the county's health department is stepping in to help.

The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 73 points to close at 12,874.

Museum officials are waiting to see whether memorabilia from the classic film "Gone with the Wind" was ruined when a fire heavily damaged the facility near Atlanta where it was stored.

Social issues dominated the 2012 presidential race Friday, as President Barack Obama tried to calm a storm over religion and birth control and the Republicans vying to replace him jockeyed to outdo each other in proving their conservative fervor.

The Dow Jones industrial average is finishing down 89 points, or 0.7 percent, at 12,801

Retreating in the face of a political uproar, President Barack Obama announces that religious employers will not have to cover birth control for their employees after all.

The Marianna liquor store clerk shot last month during an attempted robbery, is now out of the hosptial. 39-year-old Troy Groth returned home this past Sunday

The House on Thursday joined the Senate in voting to explicitly prohibit members of Congress and other top officials from making investments on insider information.

FBI background interviews of some people who knew Apple co-founder Steve Jobs reveal a man driven by power and alienating some of the people who worked with him.

Teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, the U.S. Postal Service's quarterly loss ballooned to $3.3 billion amid declining mail volume and the soaring costs of health benefits for future retirees.

The nation's first new nuclear power plant in a generation won approval Thursday as federal regulators voted to grant a license for two new reactors in Georgia.

The Dow Jones industrial average is finishing six points higher at 12,890.

The internet cafe debate is heating up again in Jackson County. The sheriff's department shut down two of the operations this week that had re-opened.

To help reduce the increasing number of preterm births in America and ensure more babies are born healthy, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced more than $40 million in grants to test ways to reverse that trend, as well as a public campaign to reduce early elective deliveries.

The Washington County planning department voted Monday night to recommend approval of the rhythm development to county commissioners.

A resurgent Rick Santorum won Minnesota's Republican caucuses with ease Tuesday night, relegating GOP front-runner Mitt Romney to a distant third-place finish that raised fresh questions about his ability to attract ardent conservatives at the core of the party's political base.

The Dow is within reach of the rarefied 13,000 mark - a level it hasn't seen since May 2008, four months before the financial system almost came apart.

Arizona and Florida will join more than 40 other states in approving a deal to provide relief for many Americans who lost their homes or can't afford their mortgages.

The Dow rose 33 points to close at 12,878.

Jackson County Sheriff's investigators are looking for the people responsible for a string of burglaries. They believe the same thieves could be responsible for breaking into as many as a dozen homes. The break-ins happened over a 3-day period last week.

Tea party activists long skeptical of Mitt Romney are either warming up to the GOP presidential front-runner or reluctantly backing him after giving up on finding a candidate they like better.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 17 points to close at 12,845.

Tom Brady let his final pass fly toward the scrum of players in the end zone, hoping for an incredible finish.

The Dow jumped 157 points Friday to close at 12,862.

A food company is widening its recall of hard-cooked eggs because of a potential for listeria contamination.