Category Archives: Local News

Emotions over the Confederate-era monuments ran high in Baton Rouge and New Orleans on Tuesday.

Georgia is preparing to execute its first inmate this year, a man convicted of killing a 73-year-old neighbor.

A Columbus State University custodian was in a different type of uniform Saturday as he graduated from the university where he works.

Five people were killed and four were injured following a crash involving a tractor-trailer on a portion of Interstate 95 in Robeson County, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.

The jury has been charged and deliberations are underway Tuesday in the 4th Quarter Sports Bar murder trial.

Newly released jailhouse conversations between Dylann Roof and his family members contain warnings to Roof about his behavior in court as well as a joke about the death penalty.

A LaGrange man intentionally crashed into a woman’s car following a dispute.

Car accident injuries are the leading cause of death among children in the U.S. Recent studies show that a large number of kids were not properly restrained in vehicles. Locally, Safekids Columbus is stepping in to help.

Despite some safety improvements, bullying, violent crime and sexual assault on campuses remain a problem.

A Panamanian man dies while in ICE custody at the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin.