Georgia State

Dothan, AL

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Two people have been arrested after a Dothan bar shooting occurred Thursday morning. The shooting took place at the Pearl Lounge and Grill at around 1:30 a.m. According to the Dothan Police Department, they learned that a verbal altercation broke out inside the bar before turning...

Two arrested in connection with Dothan bar shooting

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) -A man died early Thursday in the parking lot of Pearl Lounge and Grill, a business on the westside of Ross Clark Circle. He had been shot multiple times. Police identify the victim as 51-year-old Roger Shane Felder of Geneva. “We are in the preliminary stage of...

Police: Man murdered in Dothan bar parking lot

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Dothan police responded Tuesday night to a shooting report that turned out to be false, the second time this has happened recently. “We received a call at 7:06 that a person had been shot, but that report proved to be untrue,” Lieutenant Ronald Hall told News4.

Bogus shooting claim latest in string of false reports

Iowa State

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Aaron McCreight, praised for boosting Dothan tourism to unparalleled heights, reported to a federal prison on Tuesday to serve his 18-month bank fraud sentence. The Bureau of Prisons website shows McCreight is in Montgomery at the Maxwell Air Force base minimum security facility. While Visit Dothan...

Former Dothan tourism guru in prison

Dothan Police are looking for the person who lied to them about a teenager getting shot on Tuesday night. New equipment upgrades for Samson Police Department. Safety and time are two of the most important factors when police respond to a call and Samson Police Department just addressed both. Judge...

Dothan police officers are searching the Stonebridge neighborhood

Alabama State

Ozark, AL

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - A judge will rule soon whether jurors should hear statements murder suspect Coley McCraney made to Ozark police following his 2019 arrest. Dale County Circuit Judge William Filmore must also decide if he will allow those jurors to consider evidence taken from a car where police discovered the bodies of J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett, 17-year-old girls who had been shot.

Crime scene evidence, police questioning hinge on judge’s ruling

The murals will pay tribute to the city’s history and first responders. Aaron McCreight reported to a federal prison on Tuesday to serve his 18-month bank fraud sentence. The funds will go towards equipment, expenses and medical runs. Alabama doctors on prescription free Narcan. Updated: 38 minutes ago. Alabama...

Two nabbed in Dothan high speed chase

Safety and time are two of the most important factors when police respond to a call and Samson Police Department just addressed both. Judge to consider evidence suppression in McCraney case. Updated: 36 minutes ago. A judge has serious issues to decide before the man accused of murdering two Dothan...

Dothan Hotel Fire

Clay, AL

Samson, AL

SAMSON, Ala. (WTVY) - Safety and time are two of the most important factors when police respond to a call and Samson Police Department just addressed both. Starting with safety, SPD recently received new vests for all members of staff. “Police equipment is expensive, very expensive. So, when you start...

New vests and radio programs coming to Samson Police Dept

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - The Dothan Fire Department responded to a call at 11:30 Tuesday morning to a structure fire at a hotel on Ross Clark Circle. Howard Johnsons by Wyndham Hotel had visible flames and smoke when the first engine arrived on scene. Firefighters went into the building to...

Dothan hotel damaged as multiple fires erupt

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - News 4 takes a look at what’s going on in the community. Join us each week at 3:00 p.m. to share a casual look at what’s trending online and what’s happening this weekend. If there’s a community event going on that you want...

News4Now: Wiregrass Weekends

Southeast Health Medical Center added a new addition: the surgery clinic. What began as just a conversation over a year ago has now come to fruition for Southeast Health Medical Center. Valenza orders jail security review after escape. Updated: 5 hours ago. Officers have captured an inmate who escaped from...

Dothan trash schedule changing next week

Tennessee State

Troy, AL

TROY, Ala. (WSFA) - Monday brought another deadly school shooting, this time at an elementary school in Tennessee. Three students, three adults and the gunman died. Whether your child is in kindergarten or high school, staff at Troy University’s Social Work and Human Services Department believes it’s never too early, or too late, to talk to them about dangerous situations that may happen at their school, or those across the county.

Troy Univ. professionals share tips for parents to discuss school shootings

Houston County, AL

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - It’s been quite a stormy stretch these last days of March throughout much of the Wiregrass. Severe storms Saturday brought bad weather, including an EF0 tornado in Houston County near Ashford. Some of the storms brought big hail stones, and off and on heavy showers. Those downpours, however, closed the rainfall deficit at the Dothan Airport for the month of March.

Recent heavy rainfall impacts the Wiregrass

Enterprise, AL

The murals will pay tribute to the city’s history and first responders. A new mural, honoring the large veteran population in the Wiregrass, is the latest addition to the mural city. Geneva using ARPA funds for rescue team. Updated: 4 hours ago. The funds will go towards equipment, expenses...

Mayor of Enterprise honors Vietnam veterans

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Dothan Leisure Services will close the pond at Eastgate Park on Monday, April 3, and it will remain closed to the public until Monday, May 1. This closure is due to repairs being made to the pier that require the water level to be lowered significantly.

Eastgate Park pond to close for renovations

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - UPDATE: According to Dothan Utilities, all power outages have bee fixed and customers have power now. Tuesday’s storms have caused several power outages across the City of Dothan according to Dothan Utilities. A powerline has fallen on West Selma between Bell and Stadium Streets, which...

Power has been restored in Dothan

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the U.S. in both men and women, according to the American College of Gastroenterology. This is why Southeast Health Medical Center and the Alabama Gastro Society are putting education about colon cancer at the forefront. However, their way of teaching is more than handing out the average brochure.

Doctors encourage early screening during Colorectal Awareness Month

Geneva, AL

GENEVA, Ala. (WTVY) - The city of Geneva is getting closer to their financial goal for an artistic project. After receiving a grant, Geneva is still short $6,000 to complete the first murals proposed. Two locations, Merle Norman Cosmetics along Commerce Street and the old fire station along Town Avenue,...

Geneva hoping to start city wide mural project

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - The Dothan Area Chamber Foundation presented the Grandview Initiative with a check to assist in adding a garden at the old Grandview Elementary School, in partnership with Aunt Katie’s Community Garden. The school is currently under renovations for the first NFL turf field in the...

Grandview Initiative receives funds for needed improvements

ENTERPRISE, Ala. (WTVY) - Medical Center Enterprise is honoring nurses with the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The latest DAISY Award recipient is Emily Freese. In a press release from Medical Center Enterprise, they said she is “inspiring, caring, and compassionate.”. Freese cares for each patient with diligence and...

Extraordinary nurse recognized in Enterprise

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Change is coming to the Dothan area. Dothan residents who typically put their trash bins on the corner Friday will have to move up those bins two days earlier starting Wednesday, April 5. This change makes it to where the entire city of Dothan picks up...

Changes coming to the Dothan trash pick-up schedule

SAMSON, Ala. (WTVY) - The recreational park in Samson is set to receive some much needed renovations. During a recent council meeting, the Samson council members approved repairs to the park’s restrooms and doors, the addition of hoses and sprinklers to help maintain the fields, and more renovations such as fence capping.

Samson recreation park to receive needed renovations

TROY, Ala. (WSFA) - Troy University has been partnering with Duy Tan University in Vietnam for seven years, providing unique educational opportunities to students. On Wednesday, representatives from the school met with Troy Chancellor Jack Hawkins to discuss a future documentary on how this partnership came to be. That partnership...

Documentary to highlight Troy University’s Vietnamese college partnership

Montgomery, AL

Opp, AL

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WTVY) - Opp pitcher Reese Cauley earned a main feature in the latest weekly edition of the AHSAA Softball Spotlight, with some other Wiregrass players’ performances also highlighted. Cauley, a junior, earned the spotlight after a big-time performance against Pike County, which saw the Lady Bobcats earn...

Opp’s Cauley, others featured in AHSAA Softball Spotlight

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - In our latest edition of our Pet of the Week segment, we got to meet a new lovely friend looking for a place to call home. Melissa Gideon with Dothan Animal Shelter was back with us on News4 Live at Lunch on Tuesday, and joining her was Leon, a 3-year-old male tabby.

Pet of the Week: Lovely Leon

Auburn, AL

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - The Dothan Tuesday Rotary Club welcomed a Wiregrass native back home to celebrate a new step in his career. Charles Kelly, an Ozark native and G.W. Long and Auburn graduate, is headed to the University of Colorado under head coach Deion Sanders to be the newest defensive coordinator.

Ozark native returns home to celebrate new promotion

GENEVA, Ala. (WTVY) - Ten downtown businesses in Geneva are preparing for another Stop & Shop event. The event will be April 14 and 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Businesses will have door prizes, refreshments and other unique sales. Participants who visit all participating stores and get their...

Local businesses in Geneva preparing for stop & shop event

Kinsey, AL

Cowarts, AL

Taylor, AL

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Rehobeth, AL

Headland, AL

Midland City, AL

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Malvern, AL

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Newton, AL

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One murder suspect is indicted, another wants youthful treatment

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Solomon Cooper has been indicted for Capital Murder; a charge related to the death of a young Dothan man who had a...

One murder suspect is indicted, another wants youthful treatment

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