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School bus crash in Headland
HEADLAND, Ala (WDHN) — A pickup truck crashed into a school bus at an intersection early Tuesday morning in Headland. According to Headland Police, the minor crash occurred at around 8:00 a.m. at the intersection of Cleveland Street and Church Street. Police say children were inside the bus, but...
Wiregrass storms topple trees in Houston, Henry counties
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — Several trees and power lines fell in eastern Wiregrass after thunderstorms rolled through earlier in the day. Trees and power lines went down along Jordan Avenue in Cowarts. One tree fell in the Granberry Crossroads area in Henry County, blocking a dirt driveway to a home.
Server outage halts businesses from renewing licenses online in Dothan
DOTHAN, Ala (WDHN) — A server outage has halted online business license renewals in the Circle City. The outage occurred around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15. According to a City of Dothan release, the outage is expected to be resolved by Monday, May 20. Customers needing to renew...
Spanish-speaking healthcare provider in the Wiregrass
Dothan, AL (WDHN) – A new healthcare provider here in Dothan is getting Spanish-speaking individuals the help needed in getting quality care. Skye urgent Care is a medical ministry that specializes in treating patients without insurance in their native language, English, or Spanish. Skye is a full medical clinic...
Is Dothan’s Red Lobster among those closing?
DOTHAN, Ala (WDHN) — Dothan’s Red Lobster is not among the nearly 50 locations abruptly closing Monday. On Monday, Red Lobster and TAGeX Brands released a list of all locations that would shut their doors and auction off their equipment and furniture. The list did not include Dothan’s...
On the dotted line: Northside Methodist Knights
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Three seniors are playing their sports at the next level after signing on the dotted line Wednesday. Karleigh Mills is headed to South Alabama to run track, Tyler Quintero will join the cross country team of Enterprise State and Nathan Raley is headed to Spring Hill College to play soccer.
2024 Dothan Diamond Classic teams receive checks
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - The 2024 Dothan Diamond Classic may be over, but its impact is just getting started. Representatives for the participating softball teams gathered at the Dothan Civic Center on Wednesday afternoon, with each team being awarded checks for their dedication to helping the tournament come to life.
Pet of the Week: Awesome Ace
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - The City of Dothan Animal Shelter brought by a new friend for this week’s segment of Pet of the Week!. Ace is two and a half years old. He is a black and white neutered Labrador mixed breed. The best thing about Ace is how...
Rain subsiding but more storms possible Friday
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN)– We are seeing a break in severe weather and rain for the time being as the MCS (Mesoscale Convective System) has finally moved through our area. Rain chances will remain on the lower side but an isolated shower cannot be ruled out today. Today rain will subside for our morning, and then we will warm up into the low 80s.
Severe Storms, Flooding, Possible Through Tuesday
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — After Friday’s severe weather event, we are in for a potentially active week in weather, beginning Monday. A storm system will approach our area Monday morning, and rounds of showers and storms are possible into the evening and early morning hours. This coincides with a lifting warm front. At this time, there will be plenty of instability, shear and moisture for developing storms to work with.
Dothan Utilities sends team to Tallahassee to restore power
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Four hundred utility poles were broken after tornadoes ran through Tallahassee. “Initially they had more power outages than Dothan Utilities serves,” said Chris Phillips, Assistant Director at Dothan Utilities. The number of poles downed exceeded those affected during Hurricanes Hermine, Irma, and Michael. This caused...
Softball Recap: Central takes down Dothan in a playoff battle
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Central had no problem doing just that on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 11-4 margin over the Dothan Wolves. Considering Central has won 29 matches by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Beautiful next two days before rain returns
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN)– We are finally seeing a break from the rain and storms across the Wiregrass as we are going to see nice and sunny skies. Temperatures are going to be in the mid to upper 80s and rain chances near 0%. This will not last too long...
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