Category Archives: Local News

Drivers are being asked to avoid Hwy. 90 while crews remove sand and debris from the beachfront highway. The sand beach is still closed to the public all across Harrison County. 

Chick-fil-A of Columbus is shedding light on an everyday hero who’s helping with Hurricane Irma relief efforts. Chris Villanueva is in the 648 Maneuver Enhancement Division of the National Guard. 

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has declared a state of emergency for counties in the coastal part of the state and areas all across the state are being turned into shelters for evacuees.

Hurricane Nate made a second landfall near Biloxi, MS, early Sunday.

Muscogee County Sheriff Office is responding to what a former county jail inmate has to say about the danger posed by gangs inside the jail’s walls. 

This is a developing story; check back for more updates.

A 31-year-old Veteran of the Muscogee County sheriff’s office says she was fired from her bailiff job earlier this week because of social media posts.  

TAYLOR COUNTY, GA (WTVM) – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested a woman for allegedly shooting and killing her husband in Taylor County. 

News Leader 9 is live on location at the A.J. McClung Memorial stadium ahead of the 82nd annual Tuskegee Morehouse classic.