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Education

Karl Boesen attends Enterprise State Community College to earn a degree in EMS

Enterprise State offers scholarships for senior adults

Updated: 34 minutes ago
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By Cailey Wright
When most people retire, they dedicate their free time to going to the lake, reading novels or keeping up with their grandchildren. Some people are like Karl Boesen and choose to use their time for getting a degree.

Consumer

Dothan ranks 2nd best city for real estate investors.

Dothan’s growth leading to high renting prices

Updated: 38 minutes ago
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By Will Polston
A new study conducted by real estate experts at Agent Advice, shows real estate investors are filling that gap and making big bucks doing it.

Community

Kids 18 and younger are welcomed to a free meal through July 21 from the Dothan Housing...

Dothan Housing Authority kicks off Summer Feeding Program

Updated: 2 hours ago
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By Will Polston
Starting Monday through July 21, DHA will provide free lunches to all kids 18 and younger between 11 a.m. and noon.

Politics

Alabama Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville

Man arrested for allegedly threatening Senator Tuberville

Updated: 2 hours ago
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By WBRC Staff
The FBI is charging 66-year-old Brian Landry from New Hampshire with threatening to assault, kidnap or murder member of congress.

Alabama

(Left: Ke’Andre Fuller, Right: Ke'Autay D. Fuller)

Twin brothers in custody, charged in connection to shooting death of 17-year-old Pinson girl

Updated: 2 hours ago
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By WBRC Staff and Tristan Ruppert
Deputies with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a shooting that happened at the intersection of Overlook Place and Hillside Drive in Fairfield on Monday afternoon.

Consumer

Breaking free of financial stress during vacation

Expert advice to properly budget for your summer vacation

Updated: 4 hours ago
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By Rachel DePompa
It’s summertime, so that family vacation you’ve been waiting for is likely coming up soon. Consumer Investigator Rachel DePompa share expert tips from Virginia Credit Union to make sure your next trip is hassle and anxiety free.

National

Facial tech can lead police to arrest the wrong person.

Police used it to find suspects, but it created new victims

Updated: 5 hours ago
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By Ciara Cummings
Some law enforcement agencies using facial recognition technology are not following agency policy — sometimes because one does not exist.

Sports

The state of Alabama is represented by 8 total nominees among players and coaches, including...

Troy, Auburn, Alabama highlighted in CFB Hall of Fame 2024 nominees

Updated: 6 hours ago
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By WTVY Staff and Ty Storey
State of Alabama college programs saw a total of eight nominees, with Auburn featuring three FBS player candidates and one coaching candidate, Troy with one FBS coaching candidate and two divisional player candidate, and the Crimson Tide with an FBS player nominee.

Alabama

The setting sun illuminates the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 10,...

Supreme Court rejects case of woman on Alabama death row

Updated: 7 hours ago
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By By The Associated Press
The Supreme Court is leaving in place the sentence of a woman on death row in Alabama who helped her boyfriend kill his two young children

Alabama

Alabama's State Capital Building

Alabama only state that gives workers Davis’s birthday off

Updated: 7 hours ago
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By Ken Curtis
Three Alabama holidays commemorate Confederate leaders- one of them is Jefferson Davis's birthday, observed Monday.
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News

Dothan woman could lose $500k award

Updated: 9 hours ago
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By Ken Curtis
A Houston County jury on March 21 found in favor of Gayla White, a former contract employee charged with embezzling from the special events venue.

Color The Weather

Color The Weather 6-05-23

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By Zach Hatcher
Color The Weather 6-05-23

Forecast

A Hot Week Ahead

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By Zach Hatcher
Temperatures should be near normal through the next week with low-end rain chances most days.

Sports

Nick Saban comments on 2024 SEC schedule changes

Updated: 13 hours ago
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By Kelvin Reynolds
Coach Saban believes in playing an all Power 5 schedule against SEC teams and some from the other top conferences.

Florida

Gulf Coast Jam wraps up with the first sold out show in history

Updated: 21 hours ago
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By Marisa Gjuraj
Gulf Coast Jam wrapped up the four-day country music festival on the beach Sunday.

News

Pediatrician recommends waiting until 8th grade to give child a phone

Updated: 21 hours ago
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By Lauren Harksen
“The way it impacts the brain is it hits the dopamine receptors which is your reward receptors in your brain and so each time there’s interaction with those devices, there’s a little bit of a high,” said the doctor.

Florida

Sea turtle nesting season taking shape in PCB

Updated: 21 hours ago
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By Victoria Scott
NewsChannel 7 spoke to Panama City Beach Turtle Watch about the sea turtle nesting season in Florida.

Florida

Walton County Animal Shelter nearly at capacity, staff asking for public’s help

Updated: 21 hours ago
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By Claire Jones
Shelter staff told NewsChannel 7 there has been a recent influx of strays and owner surrendered animals brought to the shelter. Because it is a municipal shelter, staff said they cannot turn any animals away, even if they are full.

News

Dothan Civic Center & Opera House implement new policies

Updated: Jun. 4, 2023 at 2:53 PM CDT
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By WTVY Staff
New policies have been set for the Dothan Civic Center & Opera House starting Monday, June 5th.

International

Error in signaling system led to train crash that killed 275 people in India, official says

Updated: Jun. 4, 2023 at 11:23 AM CDT
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By The Associated Press and KRUTIKA PATHI, SHEIKH SAALIQ and ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press
Authorities are working to clear the mangled wreckage of two passenger trains that derailed in one of India's deadliest rail accidents in decades.

News

Panama City entrepreneur spreads inspiring message

Updated: Jun. 4, 2023 at 9:21 AM CDT
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By Victoria Scott
"Awoken Kicks" Owner Trevor Byron reflects on his store's success one year after it opened.

News

Local World War II veteran turns 105

Updated: Jun. 4, 2023 at 9:20 AM CDT
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By Victoria Scott
Oscar “Buck” Buchanan celebrated a monumental birthday June 3rd.

Alabama

Alabama basketball manager was with Brandon Miller at shooting scene, lawsuit against NY Times says

Updated: Jun. 4, 2023 at 7:12 AM CDT
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By The Associated Press
Alabama student manager Cooper Lee was identified in a lawsuit against The New York Times as the basketball team member who was in Brandon Miller’s vehicle minutes before the Jan. 15 shooting that killed 23-year-old Jamea Harris, according to the Times

Alabama

ALEA shares safety tips for young, inexperienced drivers

Updated: Jun. 3, 2023 at 6:00 PM CDT
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By Julia Avant
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says this time of year for highway patrol is extremely hectic as they see more issues with inexperienced drivers.

News

Watch Dothan’s Juneteenth parade

Updated: Jun. 3, 2023 at 2:51 PM CDT
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By Ken Curtis
Though the Juneteenth holiday is on June 19, Dothan’s celebration was Saturday.

News

AUM hosting free multimedia camp for high school students

Updated: Jun. 3, 2023 at 1:26 PM CDT
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By WSFA 12 News Staff
Auburn University at Montgomery will host a free summer camp for high school students interested in careers in media.

Alabama

Scary video: Train collides with car in Brewton, 2 airlifted to hospital

Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 10:22 PM CDT
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By WALA Staff
Two people were injured today when a freight train collided with a vehicle on the tracks at U.S. 31 in Brewton.

News

City of Enterprise to increase water bill delinquent fees

Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 9:35 PM CDT
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By Cailey Wright
The city of Enterprise plans to increase the delinquent fees for those who take longer than thirty days to pay their water bill.

Sports

Enterprise youth earn title of track and field state champions

Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 8:48 PM CDT
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By Cailey Wright
The City of Progress is celebrating its second win in a row after the recreational track and field team earned the title of state champions.

Alabama

Alabama lawmakers prepare for final day of legislative session

Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 6:53 PM CDT
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By Erin Davis
After years of debate, Alabama taxpayers will get a break on the state’s grocery tax. It’s one of several bills waiting to be signed into law that will save you money.

Community

City of Dothan prepping for annual Juneteenth parade

Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 6:16 PM CDT
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By Makyla Simmons
The parade lineup will be at the Universal Christian Fellowship Church on Lafayette Street, and will continue downtown and ultimately swing by Foster Street.

National

World War II veteran gets 100th birthday wish of a hamburger and milkshake

Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 5:56 PM CDT
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By John Grinvalds and Jordan Gartner
A World War II veteran had a simple request for celebrating a milestone birthday this year.

Alabama

The Yellowhammer Cookie is now Alabama’s official state cookie

Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 4:11 PM CDT
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By WSFA 12 News Staff
Governor Kay Ivey made it official today, the Yellowhammer Cookie is now Alabama’s official state cookie.

Crime

“Thugs” stay away, Midland City police chief warns

Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 3:58 PM CDT
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By Ken Curtis
“I think it’s the upbringing, it’s the home life,” he angrily said. “Their dad is in prison; their mom is in prison, and nobody is seeing about them. Most of these kids don’t stand a chance.”

Community

Retired Dothan Police K9 Zipo passes away

Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 3:09 PM CDT
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By Ty Storey
In a post on the department’s Facebook page, DPD said they were honoring and remembering Zipo, who they said died peacefully on June 2 at his forever home due to his age.

Crime

Midland City Police provide details in string of break-ins

Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 12:42 PM CDT
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By WTVY Staff
News4 will stream the press conference at 1:00 P.M.

Florida

Morgan Wallen will be the headliner for Gulf Coast Jam 2024

Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 12:08 PM CDT
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By Allison Baker
Morgan Wallen will be performing on Sunday, June 2, 2024.

Military

Senator Tuberville honors Abbeville man as June Veteran of the Month

Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 11:07 AM CDT
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By WTVY Staff
U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) today released a video honoring U.S. Navy Radioman 3rd Class James Barnes as the June “Veteran of the Month.”

Crime

Dothan man pleads guilty to elaborate theft scheme

Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 10:53 AM CDT
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By Ken Curtis
A Dothan man pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges that he and a suspected co-conspirator masterminded an elaborate theft scheme that defrauded unsuspecting victims.

Alabama

Burned body identified as missing Birmingham woman

Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 9:33 AM CDT
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By WBRC Staff
Jermiera Ivory Fowler, 31, was last seen May 31 around 4 p.m. in the 500 block of 41st Street North.

News

Wetumpka made super catamaran on the way to Michigan

Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 8:48 AM CDT
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By Judd Davis
Just off the Coosa River in Wetumpka, you’ll find the Sentinel Boat Company. This isn’t your average boat shop.

Weather

Tropical depression forms in Gulf of Mexico on 1st day of hurricane season

Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 11:15 PM CDT
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By The Associated Press
A tropical depression formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, which is the official first day of the Atlantic hurricane season.

National Politics

Just days to spare, Senate gives final approval to debt ceiling deal, sending it to Biden

Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 10:59 PM CDT
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By The Associated Press and LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING, STEPHEN GROVES, FARNOUSH AMIRI and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press
Fending off a U.S. default, the Senate gave final approval late Thursday to a debt ceiling and budget cuts package, grinding into the night.

Florida

Getting a behind the scenes look with Gulf Coast Jam security

Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 8:35 PM CDT
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By Allison Baker
It is up to local law enforcement and a security team from a private company called DSI Security Services to make sure everyone in attendance stays safe.

Alabama

New law aimed at solving Alabama’s physician shortage

Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 8:02 PM CDT
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By Ken Curtis
Alabama State Representative Paul Lee beamed on Thursday as he witnessed the ceremonial signing of a legislative bill he worked tirelessly to pass.

News

Dothan’s 5 most dangerous intersections

Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 7:55 PM CDT
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By Ken Curtis
About 4,000 accidents happened in 2022, with 10 people dying in those collisions.

National

New details of Jeffrey Epstein’s death and the frantic aftermath revealed in records obtained by AP

Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 7:51 PM CDT
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By The Associated Press
Two weeks before ending his life, Jeffrey Epstein sat in the corner of his Manhattan jail cell with his hands over his ears, desperate to muffle the sound of a toilet that wouldn’t stop running.

Wiregrass Wellness

CDC report shows 40% of foodborne illnesses linked to sick employees

Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 7:11 PM CDT
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By Claudia Peppenhorst
New data from the CDC shows 47% of 800 foodborne illnesses from 2017 to 2019 were linked to norovirus.

Wiregrass Wellness

Rosalynn Carter diagnosis raises awareness of dementia signs, symptoms

Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 7:03 PM CDT
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By Rosanna Smith
While health experts remain unsure what, if anything, can prevent dementia, the National Institute on Aging says leading a healthy lifestyle may help reduce risk factors.

Sports

SEC announces 2024 scheduling changes

Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 5:14 PM CDT
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By James Hayes
The Southeastern Conference announced a scheduling format for the 2024 football season on Thursday.
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