Category Archives: Local News

LifeSouth Community Blood Centers issued an emergency demand for O-negative blood donors due to a critical shortage of this type.

The man shot 14 people, killing four, in seven different locations across his rural community, including an elementary school, before he died in a shootout with police.

The Columbus Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding two missing teenage boys. According to police, 17-year-old Corey Shelp and 16-year old Joshua Reynolds went missing November 1, almost two weeks ago.

Tuesday night, Lt. Governor candidate and State Representative Geoff Duncan came to Columbus and spoke about his candidacy at an event sponsored by the Columbus/Muscogee County Republican Party.

The opioid epidemic is taking much of the country by storm including Georgia and Alabama. Tuesday, the Lee County District Attorney announced a new plan to combat rampant overdoses.

Two men arrested in a multi-agency sting appeared before a judge, pleading not guilty to charges of child exploitation in Columbus Recorder’s Court.

Young people in the Chattahoochee Valley getting a chance to celebrate veterans. In honor of Veterans Day, the students at Ridgecrest Elementary School participating in a flying air show.

Representatives from Dollar General surprised teachers and students of Blanchard Elementary School in Columbus with a holiday surprise Tuesday.

Phenix City police are investigating a shooting on Sunday, leaving a 5-year-old boy injured. The mother of the child tells officers that the incident happened while she was taking her children out of her car near Riverview

The Phenix City Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a person of interest in a homicide investigation.