Emergency crews are responding after a pedestrian was struck at the McDonald’s.
The incident was reported around 11:46 a.m. Injuries have been confirmed, though the extent of those injuries has not been released at this time. Rescue personnel are on scene assisting the patient.
Motorists are urged to use caution and expect possible delays in the area while crews work.
This is a developing situation. Updates will be provided as more information becomes available.
The Dothan Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing and endangered man last seen in the city of Dothan.
Police say Daniel Peter Alexander, 55, was last seen on Hampton Way near Flowers Chapel Road. He is described as being 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighing approximately 205 pounds, with gray hair and hazel eyes.
According to authorities, Alexander was last seen wearing a camouflage jacket and was carrying a backpack. He is currently listed as missing and endangered, and officers are actively working to ensure his safety and well-being.
Anyone who has seen Alexander or has information regarding his whereabouts is urged to contact the Dothan Police Department at 334-793-0215. Tips may also be reported to Central Alabama CrimeStoppers at 334-215-STOP, or submitted online at P3TIPS.com.
Police also ask that if Alexander sees this notice, he contact law enforcement or a family member to confirm that he is safe. The public is encouraged to share this information to help bring him home safely.
REHOBETH: 10:00 PM Houston County 911 dispatched Houston County Sheriff Deputies and Rehobeth Fire-Rescue to a firearm assault, 5200 block of S. State Hwy. 109.
Reports are a 22 year old male had a firearm in his pocket and it went off and accidentally shot him in the knee.
Houston County Sheriff Deputies, Rehobeth Fire-Rescue, and Houston County Criminal Investigator Braxton Arnold on the scene.
UPDATED @ 10:27 pm
REHOBETH fIRE-rESCUE TRANSPORTED THE VICTIM, EMERGENCY, TRAUMA ALERT.
DOTHAN: On Tuesday Dothan Mayor Mark Saliba and the Associate Commissioners approved a recomentdation from Dothan City Manager Randy Morris to pay $ 49,000.00 for a study on how to take more money from Dothan Businesses.
Res. No._________Entering into an agreement with PFM Group Consulting, LLC to provide a business license fee study and benchmarking consulting services for a fee of $49,000.00.
Language from within the agreement, which is important for the public to know:
“The City ( Dothan ) desires to retain the professional services of Consultant to provide an independent assessment of its business license ordinances and fee structures, with recomendations for fee adjustments, ordinance modifications, and administrative process improvements ( THE OBJECTIVE ).
Under the leadership of Dothan City Manager Randy Morris, he is attempting to lay the framework to go up on the business license charged to the backbone of the City of Dothan in businesses which provide jobs for the working class people.
The Governor of the State of Alabama draws a salary of $ 130,000.00 per year. The Governor is the Chief Executive Officer over the entire State of Alabama.
Dothan City Manager Randy Morris draws a salary of $ 225,000.00 per year, plus many benefits, and one heck of a buy out should the Dothan Mayor and Associate Commissioners decide to terminate. No Department Head in the City of Dothan makes less than $ 100,000.00 a year. And some of those department heads they have in positions that they are not always managing their departments.
The backbone of the Dothan Economy are the businesses that provide jobs for people in Dothan. But Randy Morris wants a study to attempt to implement a basis to increase the cost of business license for those businesses to provide jobs.
The City of Dothan is already not business friendly and a major pain to deal with when attempting to put into a business. And none of the leadership of Dothan provides the money to operate a business and provide jobs. All they do, such as Randy Morris, is to suck money from people’s pocket so they can make salaries out of this world for only a four day work week.
Dothan Commissioner D3 Bradley Bedlwell and D4 Dave Stock expresses concern and cautioned this study is not to go up on the people providing jobs.
You know, with the Governor making $ 130,000.00 a year to manage the entire State of Alabama, and Dothan City Manager at $ 225,000.00 a year, there is no study commissioned to look at the department head salaries. And in additon, ride through the parking lots of the Dothan Civic Center and look at how many prime parking places these high paid departments have reserved and for the public to park in places wayyyy out in the parking lot.
WOW … talking about urinating in the business owners faces who provide jobs.
The Ozark Police Department announced Wednesday that an officer seized a large quantity of illegal liquor during a traffic stop earlier this month.
According to police, on January 9, 2026, Officer Dylan Griffin with the department’s Crime Suppression Unit conducted a traffic enforcement stop for a traffic violation. During the stop, Officer Griffin observed multiple containers holding a clear liquid in plain view inside the vehicle.
Further investigation revealed the liquid to be illegally distilled moonshine. Authorities say a total of 81 gallons were seized — an amount that exceeds what is legally allowed to possess without a proper license under Alabama law.
Police identified the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle as Learndis Hamilton, 61, who was reportedly traveling from Florida to an unknown destination at the time of the stop.
Hamilton was subsequently arrested, and the case has since been turned over to the Alabama Beverage Control Board for further investigation.
All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
A civil lawsuit alleging the sexual abuse of a young patient at a Dothan youth treatment facility was settled this week, avoiding a jury trial that was set to begin in Houston County Circuit Court.
The lawsuit stemmed from allegations that Laurel Oaks, a residential mental health treatment center for children and teens, failed to properly protect an 8-year-old patient in its care.
Court records state the child, identified as JGP, was admitted to the facility in 2022 by his father, Joshua Phelps. According to the lawsuit, the child was allegedly sexually assaulted by another juvenile patient just days after his admission. The suit further claimed the other child had a known history of sexual violence.
Phelps alleged he was not notified of the incident until approximately 12 hours after staff at the facility became aware of the alleged assault, which the lawsuit said was committed by the child’s roommate.
“What our client endured is something no child should ever face,” attorney Thomas James said following the filing of the lawsuit, according to Montgomery Advertiser. “Every child entrusted to the care of facilities like Laurel Oaks deserves protection and safety, not betrayal.”
Due to juvenile confidentiality laws, it is unclear whether criminal charges were ever filed, as juvenile arrest records are not available to the public.
The case was scheduled to go before a jury this week and appeared poised for trial as late as Monday. However, Houston County Circuit Judge Todd Derrick confirmed Tuesday that the case had been settled. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
Attorneys for both sides did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
