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On Tuesday, Aug. 14 Auburn Police arrested 24-year-old Kelvin Jelks and 20-year-old Dijimon Moss, both from Birmingham on warrants charging them each with robbery and fleeing/ attempt to elude police officers. 

News Leader 9 is partnering with Piedmont Columbus Regional for a good cause. Starting on August 22 until August 23, Piedmont Columbus Regional will host a Miracle Mediathon to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network.

Hurricane Lane continues to spin in Central Pacific waters as a Category 3 hurricane. 

A former Butler County deputy sheriff who is prohibited from working in law enforcement following a felony sex crime conviction involving a minor is accused of another sex offense.

The Columbus Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a man suspected of assault at a Goodwill store.

Jury selection is now complete for three Columbus men accused of kidnapping, raping, shooting and setting a woman on fire. 

A Ranger battalion from Ft. Benning will shut down several areas around West Point Lake today.

Men and women in uniform are a month and a half away from their largest pay increase in almost a decade.

Back to school season has come and gone for younger students, but many students across the Chattahoochee Valley are heading back to college campuses over the next couple of weeks and scams could be on the horizon.

A toddler who is about 3 years old was found wandering alone at a major intersection in eastern Hamilton County overnight.