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An attorney for the family of the man fatally shot by a former North Charleston police officer says a mistrial isn’t the end of their fight for justice.

Diane Blair was charged with simple battery and exploitation and intimidation of disabled adults and residents at a Columbus nursing home. 

A Columbus woman has been arrested after police say she used a screwdriver to stab a person in the eye. 

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley and Interim State Forester Gary Cole on Monday have lifted the statewide Drought Emergency ‘No Burn’ Order, which has been in effect since early November.  Officials with the Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) say

Two Seminole men have died in a three-vehicle crash that happened around 7 a.m. Monday morning.

Half of the Chattahoochee Valley is under a low risk of severe weather Monday night through midday Tuesday. The area with the highest risk of severe weather will be south of Columbus and Phenix City. 

The Columbus Fire Association is spreading Christmas joy this season. The association wrapped up a bike giveaway moments ago as they brought Christmas joy to 17 families in Muscogee County. 

A wanted felon who led Columbus police on a chase that ended in a crash last week made his first court appearance Monday. 

The burn ban in Muscogee County has been lifted due to the sufficient rainfall in the area. 

The elderly woman found dead in her Columbus home will be laid to rest on Wednesday, Dec. 7.