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10:26 AM – BONIFAY ATM RINGLEADER SENTENCED: Thief Who Beat Technician Gets 15 Years
BONIFAY, (Rickey Stokes News) One of the ringleaders behind a violent ATM theft in Holmes County is headed to state prison. Circuit Judge Russell...
UPDATED @ 11:20 AM. 10:20 AM Firearm Assault – Clayton – Barbour County
CLAYTON - BARBOUR COUNTY: 10:20 AM One person is dead on the scene in Clayton from a firearm assault. Reports are that shooting is in Westville...
Dothan City Commission Meeting Tuesday, is the reason more roads do not get paved!!!
Tuesday’s Dothan City Commission meeting was all about the establishment and not the people. The city wanted to approve over $12M for a new...
9:40 AM HCSO Brings Real-World Forensic Experience to Wicksburg High School
WICKSBURG, RSN A huge thank you goes out to the Houston County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) for spending time with students during the semester wrap-up...
08:37 AM WANTED For Domestic Violence – Strangulation
HOUSTON COUNTY: Houston County Sheriff Department has issued a BOLO ( Be On Look Out ) for white male Matthew Gaynor Hughes. Matthew Gaynor...
08:32 AM Pedestrian Struck By Motor Vehicle – WalMart North Dothan
DOTHAN: 08:09 AM Dothan 911 dispatched Dothan Fire Engine Company 6 ( Napier Field Road ), Pilcher Ambulance and Dothan Police to WalMart North...
UPDATED @ 5:55 PM 08:14 AM DEVELOPING Officer Involved Shooting In Opp
OPP - COVINGTON CO: 08:14 DEVELOPING There has been an officer involved shooting in Opp this morning. Reports are all law enforcement...
UPDATED FRIDAY @ 07:48 AM. 8:05 PM. Henry County Sheriff Makes Large Drug Bust
On December 18th, Members of the Henry County Task Force and S.P.A.D.E. Unit conducted Operation 8 Point in the Capps Community. As a result of part...
UPDATED @ 9:33 PM. 7:43 PM Eufaula Firearm Assault Suspects – Two In Custody Two At Large – ARMED AND DANGEROUS
EUFAULA: On December 16, 2025 at app. 6:40 PM, three individuals knocked on a door t the Bluff Park Apartments complex. Once the door was open...
Joyful Spring Watercolor Workshop – Saturday, March 28th – Ewell Bible Baptist Church
11:38 PM. Edged Weapon Assault – Geranium Circle
DOTHAN: 11:18 PM Dothan 911 dispatched a Edged Weapon Assault at 109 Geranium Circle. This street runs off Oleander Drive. The person...
9:45 PM NO FIRE ON ARRIVAL – Structure Fire Dispatched First Baptist Church Community Center
DOTHAN: 9:32 PM Dothan 911 dispatched multiple Dothan Fire Engine Companies to First Baptist Church, Community Center, 207 N. Lena Street. The...
8:11 PM Multiple Vehicle Accident – South Oates and Alabaster Drive
DOTHAN: 7:54 PM Dothan 911 dispatched multiple Dothan Fire Engine Companies, Pilcher Ambulance and Dothan Police to a multi vehicle accident...
7:32 PM Office Of Coroner – Houston and Henry County
HOUSTON COUNTY: In 1983 when I, Rickey Stokes, assumed the Office of Coroner for Houston County, the...
7:21 PM Arnold Woodham Announces Re-Election Campaign for Coffee County Coroner Coffee County, Alabama —
Arnold Woodham Announces Re-Election Campaign for Coffee County Coroner Coffee County, Alabama — Arnold...
3:51 PM After Three-Day Search, Autopsy Finds No Trauma in Death of 4-Year-Old
JASPER | RICKEY STOKES NEWS An autopsy conducted Monday morning found no signs of trauma or assault-related...
1:04 PM Alabama Legislature Convenes Next Week
MONTGOMERY: The 2026 session of the Alabama Legislature officially kicks into session on January 13 in...
10:41 AM Dothan Man Arrested Exploitation of Disabled Adult
DOTHAN | Rickey Stokes News A Dothan man was arrested just days before the New Year in connection with an...
9:37 AM Keith Gray Sworn In as Midland City’s New Police Chief
MIDLAND CITY | Rickey Stokes News Midland City has officially sworn in Keith Gray as its new chief of...
8:00 PM. Let The RACES BEGIN
ALABAMA: On Monday morning, January 5 through January 23, the window opens for person wishing to seek...
UPDATED @ 8:27 PM. 6:35 PM. Houston County Sheriff Department Has Barricaded Subject
HOUSTON COUNTY: At this time not releasing details, Houston County Sheriff Deputies involved in a...
