Category Archives: Local News

A new discount store is now open in Columbus. It’s called "Dirt Cheap" and it’s on Milgen Road next to Planet Fitness. 

COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM) – One person has been arrested after carrying a weapon within a school zone. 

The man who was arrested following a Phenix City police chase that ended in Columbus appeared in court Thursday morning.  

A federal grand jury returned a nine-count indictment charging 15 people with several federal drug trafficking offenses, five of the defendants were from Columbus. 

VALLEY, AL (WTVM) – Valley police has released the identity of the woman who died in a shooting Wednesday afternoon.

Authorities said 16-year-old Sabrina Ray weighed less than 60 pounds at the time of her death, and newly released documents give insight to how her family was involved.

The 18-year-old also made a traffic stop and broke up a fight in uniform, investigators say.

A man saw the makeshift doormat outside the door of the bar over the weekend, took a picture, and posted it online, eventually getting into a heated argument with the bar owner on Facebook.

The Southern Anti-Racism Network (SARN) hosted a forum to talk about crime in Columbus. 

The founder of one of the world’s most recognizable brands Hugh Hefner died Wednesday at age 91.