Cottonwood
CRIME & SAFETY
Local rescue shutting down could be problematic for Cottonwood
COTTONWOOD, Ala. (WTVY) - A week after a state audit revealed around $155,000 in missing funds, Cottonwood Rescue is just hours away from shutting down. That leaves about 130 square miles of Houston County in a vacuum when it comes to medical services, including hospital transports. “It is going to...
EXCLUSIVE: Closure is not due to possible criminal investigation; president says closure should have happened last year
HOUSTON COUNTY, Ala. (WDHN) — Cottonwood Rescue will close its doors on Friday. The president of the rescue squad tells WDHN the closure is not due to a possible criminal investigation, but it’s a plan that has been in the works for over a year. Rickey Stokes, president...
Houston Co. citizens scammed out of $10,000 in one week, sheriff says
HOUSTON COUNTY, Ala (WDHN) — Recently, the Houston County Sheriff’s Office has seen an uptick in scams involving the department. Sheriff Donald Valenza says the scams involve someone calling citizens and claiming to be from the HCSO or the Dothan Police Department and using “scare tactics” to get them to pay for fake outstanding warrants.
Multiple officers honored during annual Dothan Police Awards and Promotion Ceremony
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Dothan Police Department recently held their annual Awards and Promotion Ceremony at The Forum in downtown Dothan, with several officers recognized for their service to the city. Alongside the promotions of several officers and honors shared like Supervisor of the Year (Lt. Hancock), Officer of the...
Suspect in Dothan nightclub murder arrested on assault charges while out on bond
DOTHAN, Ala (WDHN) — A man accused of shooting a “good Samaritan” to death outside of a Dothan nightclub last year has been arrested on assault charges less than a month after being released from the county jail on bond. Raheem Powe was arrested in the early...
New law makes traffickers responsible for deaths in fentanyl cases
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - A new law has been passed by the Alabama legislators, making drug traffickers responsible for the death of someone who purchases their products if they are laced with fentanyl. “The legislators gave us a law that we could be able to really fight the Fentanyl crisis...
Fireworks ruled as cause of destructive Dothan house fire
DOTHAN, Ala (WDHN) — Dothan Firefighters have determined that fireworks were at the heart of a Dothan house fire early Monday morning. Near midnight, Dothan firefighters rushed to the 1000 block of Denton Road on reports of a fire breaking out in a two-story home. Reports show firefighters entered the home right after arriving to […]
Dothan Police Promotion and Awards Ceremony 2024
Owners and city officials cut the ribbon on the 26-unit apartment complex they worked on for two years. “I really felt like God was telling me to do it,” Wallace said. “I’m going to raise as much money as I can.”. Kathy's Southern Kitchen gets ready for...
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