Joseph Sims

Anchor at WDHN-TV (Dothan, AL )

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Gene editing helped a desperately ill baby thrive and scientists say it could someday treat millions

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Joseph Sims

AP (WDHN) – A baby born with a rare and dangerous genetic disease is growing and thriving after getting an experimental gene editing treatment made just for him. Researchers described the case in a new study, saying he’s among the first to be successfully treated with a custom therapy that seeks to fix a tiny but critical error in his genetic code that kills half of affected infants.
Inmate escapes from Wiregrass work camp

3 weeks ago | wdhn.com | Joseph Sims

Elba, AL (WDHN) – An active search is underway in the Wiregrass for an inmate who escaped from the prison work camp in Elba. Authorities say Emmett Sigers escaped on Thursday, May 15th, at 1:00 a.m.. Sigers was serving a 10-year sentence for a class B felony offense of a person. The 21-year-old stands 5’11 with black hair and brown eyes.
Sweat4Vets Ruck March happening soon to raise money for Wiregrass Honor Flights

3 weeks ago | wdhn.com | Joseph Sims

Enterprise, AL (WDHN) – In Enterprise the Sweat4Vets Ruck March is taking place to help raise funds for the Wiregrass Honor Flights that sends WWII, Korea, and Vietnam veterans to Washington to see war memorials. Happening Saturday, May 17th is the ruck march starting at Church on Boll Weevil Circle. Day of registration starts at 7am and the actual march will start at 7:30am.
Sweat4Vets Ruck March happening soon to raise money for Wiregrass Honor Flights

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Joseph Sims

Enterprise, AL (WDHN) – In Enterprise the Sweat4Vets Ruck March is taking place to help raise funds for the Wiregrass Honor Flights that sends WWII, Korea, and Vietnam veterans to Washington to see war memorials. Happening Saturday, May 17th is the ruck march starting at Church on Boll Weevil Circle. Day of registration starts at 7am and the actual march will start at 7:30am.
Officer involved shooting in the Wiregrass

3 weeks ago | wdhn.com | Joseph Sims

Eufaula, AL (WDHN) – An officer involved shooting has sent one person to the hospital in the wiregrass. According to the Eufaula Police Department Facebook page, one of their officers was involved in a shooting Monday May 12th, around 9:30pm. The post said there were no injuries, however one person was taken to the hospital with a pre-existing heart condition as a precaution.
First Pope from United States elected

1 month ago | wdhn.com | Joseph Sims

VATICAN CITY (AP) — White smoke poured from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled Thursday after cardinals elected the 267th pope to lead the Catholic Church on the second day of their conclave. The new pope is Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69. He has chosen the name Leo XIV.
334 Prevention Project screen free Week event in the Wiregrass

1 month ago | wdhn.com | Joseph Sims

DOTHAN, AL (WDHN) – The 334 Prevention Project is holding their screen free week the first week in May, and capping it all off with an event Saturday, May 10th at the Troy Dothan Campus. From 1pm to 3pm you can drop by and enjoy fun for the whole family while also learning how to stay safe from danger while on your phone…all for free. Our phones offer us such a great resource in our pocket; however, it can be a danger of temptation.
Mother’s Day event for everyone in the Wiregrass

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Joseph Sims

Dothan, AL (WDHN) – The Dothan Leisure Service is getting ready to celebrate Mothers of the Wiregrass with their 2nd annual “Blooms & Breezes” event happening Saturday, May 10th. From 9am to Noon at Kiwanis Park a fee celebration is available for anybody whether you’re a mom, aunt, grandma, stepmom, guardian, or even a dog mom. There will be plenty of fun events for all ages, including the first 200 attendees will get to create and take home a free mini flower bouquet from a flower bar.
Mother’s Day event for everyone in the Wiregrass

1 month ago | wdhn.com | Joseph Sims

Dothan, AL (WDHN) – The Dothan Leisure Service is getting ready to celebrate Mothers of the Wiregrass with their 2nd annual “Blooms & Breezes” event happening Saturday, May 10th. From 9am to Noon at Kiwanis Park a fee celebration is available for anybody whether you’re a mom, aunt, grandma, stepmom, guardian, or even a dog mom. There will be plenty of fun events for all ages, including the first 200 attendees will get to create and take home a free mini flower bouquet from a flower bar.
United Airlines cuts 35 daily flights at Newark airport, citing shortage of air traffic controllers

1 month ago | wdhn.com | Joseph Sims

NEW YORK (AP) — Passengers with flights to or from Newark Liberty International Airport encountered long delays and cancellations Saturday due to an air traffic controller shortage, a nationwide problem the Trump administration has pledged to fix. The busy airport outside New York City experienced disruptions all week.