Category Archives: Local News

Russell County officials are on the scene of an accident on 177 Bradley Road in Fort Mitchell. Crews are working to pull someone out of the vehicle at this time. 

Lanes are back open on U.S. Highway 431 after a hazmat tanker overturned Thursday morning.

The Opelika Police Department is holding a press conference after a body was found in a pond. 

Columbus police are investigating a shooting Thursday morning. The incident happened on Esquiline Road and Douglas Street. News Leader 9 has a crew at the scene. This is a developing story; check back for more updates.

A tropical storm watch was issued for Hawaii Island on Monday as Hurricane Hector continued moving westward across the Central Pacific as a powerful Category 4 storm.  

School starts in less than a week for Muscogee County students. 

Nick Sauer is accused of posting photos of a former girlfriend on a social media account to "catfish"men online.

"This city needs to be connected to the rest of the grid. We sit very isolated and are the largest city of our size, not on a major thruway interstate," says Frank Lumpkin, IV with the Youth

The Springer Film Institute held an open house to show what they are working on for fall.

One week from their first day of school, J. D. Davis Elementary School in Columbus hosted a Back to School Bash.