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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...
New travel center coming to Enterprise, catered to truck drivers
ENTERPRISE, Ala. (WTVY) - A new travel center is on its way to Enterprise. The city broke ground on Friday for the Legacy Truck Stop and Travel Plaza, an $8 million project. Located at the intersection of Salem Road and Highway 167, it’s the first major center catered towards truckers.
Mom of former missing Newton teen speaks out
NEWTON, Ala. (WDHN)—15-year-old Austin Barefield and 17-year-old Violet Gray have been found safe after going missing for nearly a week, and spending days in the woods. According to the boy’s mother Whitney Bankston, the two teens met sometime last year when Austin was visiting his father. But the...
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 […]
Pastor denied early release from prison in drug conspiracy, mail fraud charges in southeast Alabama
DOTHAN, Ala (WDHN) — A Dothan pastor and activist has been denied an early release from federal prison in an order brought down this week. Kenneth Glasgow, pastor and founder of The Ordinary People’s Society and Prodigal Child Project, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for drug conspiracy, social security, and mail fraud in July […]
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.
Expungement clinic in Dothan gives people a second chance at life
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Legal Services Alabama is changing lives for those with a criminal record. It’s their road to redemption, and it helps those charged with crime seek expungement. “Some of us have made mistakes earlier in life that it’s hard to get over those humps. We are...
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...
Purple Cats walk it off to advance to third round
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Ariton Purple Cats topped the Wicksburg Panthers in dramatic fashion in game three of their Class 2A State Baseball Playoffs Series on Friday to advance to the state quarterfinals. Ariton trailed 2-0 going into the fourth inning when Easton Kilpatrick hit an RBI...
Dothan man arrested in string of power tool thefts
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - A Dothan man has been arrested for stealing power tools from at least nine vehicles and several storage units. Investigators arrested Arthur Jordan Hubbard, 34, for the crimes spanning from February 8 to March 13. Hubbard broke into five vehicles at a Dothan business and stole...
Big changes coming, but not in our weather!
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — Tonight is another very warm one with middle 60s and mostly cloudy skies. Saturday will be mostly cloudy with middle 80s with breezy winds out of the SE. Sunday brings back some more sunshine, and temperatures will still hang in the middle 80s. Monday will...
Are Cicadas Coming to The Wiregrass?
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) –A storm of cicadas is set to emerge from their slumber. These cicadas are part of two groups, brood 13 and brood 19. The last time they both emerged simultaneously, Thomas Jefferson was president in 1803. Brood 19 will emerge in Alabama in mid-May, but they...
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.
Ozark-Dale County Library hosting event for the homeless
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Feeding the homeless is a selfless act, and the Ozark-Dale County Library is no stranger to it. “We’re a safe place for everyone,” said Karen Speck, the director of the Ozark-Dale County Library. “We have a few homeless that come in to cool off or get something from our pantry.”
Ariton splits second round games with Wicksburg
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Ariton Purple Cats split the first two games in their second round Class 2A State Baseball Playoff Series with the Wicksburg Panthers on Thursday. After going up 2-0 early in game one, Wicksburg came back to take the game 7-3. Caden Colier, Myles...
Teen victim identified in deadly Daleville shooting
DALEVILLE, Ala. (WDHN) – Officials are investigating an early morning shooting that left one teen dead in Daleville. Dale County Coroner John Cawley identified the victim as 17-year-old Jacob Wade Smith of Daleville. According to Daleville Police Chief John Crawford, Smith was shot in the neck at a home...
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