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Black Grandmother Cries Out For Justice After White Therapist Allegedly Slapped Her 3-Year Old Granddaughter In The Face
Lucretia Johnson seeks justice after her granddaughter was allegedly slapped, dragged and cursed at by a White speech therapist. Lucretia Johnson, a Black grandmother in Dothan, Alabama, said a white speech therapist, Haley Booker Shay, slapped her three-year-old granddaughter during a session earlier this year at a local clinic located in Doctor’s Center on West Main Street.
Man shot multiple times in Dothan shooting, suspect at large
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - A Friday afternoon shooting in Dothan resulted in one person suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, with police having identified a person of interest in the incident. According to Dothan Police PIO Lieutenant Scott Owens, the unidentified suspect is not in custody at this time, but DPD...
DCS unveils new brand across 11 elementary schools
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — Students at every elementary school in the Dothan City School system got treated to a pep rally on Friday. WDHN News joined the cheer squad and pep band at Heard Elementary, where school officials put down the old logo of a husky and unveiled their new mascot of a wolf pup.
Dothan woman tries to run down pedestrians, kicks nurse at hospital, police say
DOTHAN, Ala (WDHN) — A Dothan woman is behind bars after police say she attempted to run over several pedestrians and assaulted a nurse and patrol officers at the hospital during a rampage Wednesday afternoon. The woman, 66-year-old Robin Osoborne Morse, is charged with one count of assault in the second degree and two counts […]
Troy-Dothan names new Chief Operating Officer
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) —A new Chief Operating Officer has officially been named at Troy University’s Dothan campus. The university announced that Dr. Kirk Davis will serve in the position. Davis had held the position on an interim basis since the beginning of November, but last week the university made it official.
Former Dothan mayor dies
DOTHAN, Ala (WDHN) – Former Dothan mayor Kenneth Everett died, the City of Dothan announced Friday morning. He was 84. Everett served as mayor from 1981 to 1985. “Our condolences are with his family and friends,” the City of Dothan wrote on social media. Stay with WDHN for...
Dothan mom gives birth to twins with extremely rare double uterus
DOTHAN, Ala (WDHN) — A one-in-a-million pregnancy has happened for the second time in Alabama!. Shellie Pascoe, a Dothan woman who works on Fort Novosel as a Physical Therapist, had a rare double uterus pregnancy with a fetus in each. She and her husband, John, are now sharing their twins, Kamden and Kaylee, with the world.
Rinse and repeat forecast most days this week
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — Tonight is warm all over again with lows in the low and middle 60s. Friday is going to be extra warm and a bit humid with highs in the middle and upper 80s and mostly sunny skies. Saturday brings in extra cloud cover, so highs...
Columbia has banned student protest leader who said ‘Zionists don’t deserve to live,’ University says
(The Hill) — Columbia University has banned the student protest leader, who said “Zionists don’t deserve to live,” from the campus, a university spokesperson confirmed to The Hill Friday. Khymani James, the organizer of pro-Palestinian protests at the school, also said in a video that recently...
Silent Heroes of the Wiregrass: Johnnie White
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - He is a veteran, pastor, and friend – Johnnie White has hero written all over. White has been through many stages of life – but his heart remains the same. “When they came up and asked me if I would do that I thought...
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