Category Archives: Local News

Skin cancer is one of the most preventable forms of cancer. That’s why sun protection is so important. Dr. Paula Walker King stopped by News Leader 9 Morning to discuss how to take precautions against sun damage

A Savannah business owner was killed in a wreck Sunday night on Victory Drive after another driver ran a red light.

It has been one of the hardest weeks of Emma Dewey’s young life.

Tejano music superstar Emilio Navaira died Monday, friends of the family confirmed on Facebook. Details of his death are limited but we know Navaira died from a heart attack. Navaira had recently played at Our Lady of

Monday night was the last time the Muscogee County School Board will meet before the students head off for summer vacation. They began with a wrap up of the 2016 school year recognizing various teachers for their

A Columbus man convicted of producing child pornography has learned his fate.  Scott M. Johnson, 60, has been sentenced to serve 360 months (or 30 years) in Federal prison followed by supervised release for the rest of

Some local high school students got some very special recognition Monday night as schools around the area wrap up another year of classes.  Shaw High School held Honors Night for students, handing out awards in a host

Officials say the body, which was found by a grass-cutting crew along I-10 in the median between Prairieville and Gonzales, could possibly be a hit-and-run victim.  

A private plane crashed near the Tupelo airport just before 9 a.m. Monday, killing four people on board.

Officials said the 4.5 foot copperhead was in the gardening department.