Category Archives: Local News

The deaths of hundreds of children because of abuse or neglect goes unnoticed every year by agencies that protect kids. Congress and a 45-year-old law are largely to blame.

The number of confirmed cases across the country is 704, up 78 over the last week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Gavin Hapgood, who was vacationing with his family, says it was self-defense and that the maintenance worker was armed and demanding money

With more new cases of Measles now identified in Georgia and the possibility of new cases in Alabama, it deserves to be stated again: vaccinations are safe and effective.

Congratulations to the Muscogee County School Board and Superintendent David Lewis for hiring a school district police chief to meet the goal of stronger and more consistent security for Columbus area students.

Police in Columbus are investigating a shooting on Lawyers Lane.

This first voyage of its kind has the potential to revolutionize the organ transplant process.

The “Impossible Whopper” replaces the traditional beef with a plant-based patty.

Indonesia’s election, held on April 17, was billed as one of the most complicated single-day ballots ever undertaken.

According to the school’s website, BYU’s Honor Code doesn’t ban gay students, but prohibits “homosexual behavior,” including all forms of physical intimacy that “give expression to homosexual feelings.”