Category Archives: Local News

News Leader 9 has confirmed with Columbus police that 26-year-old Dewayne Jones has been booked into the Muscogee County Jail. 

Auburn University’s Harrison School of Pharmacy is raising money this week to help fight the opioid epidemic that is being felt across the country. 

Columbus Police confirm through arrest reports six people have been arrested on prostitution charges after a Special Operations unit investigation late Saturday, early Sunday morning. 

The National Naval Museum in Columbus is honoring Black History Month by connecting people to the past with untold stories of Navies in the Civil War. 

COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM) – At approximately 12:30 p.m. Saturday, a two-vehicle collision claimed the lives of two Dadeville residents.  The accident happened at the intersection of US Hwy 280 West and County Road 89 South just inside

A police officer killed in the line of duty was laid to rest Saturday. 

COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM) – Columbus Roadrunners is celebrating their Mile Club members with a cook-off. 

The Columbus Police Department has confirmed the second of three murder suspects in a Wickham Drive shooting this January has been booked into the Muscogee County Jail. 

A 36-year-old man was arrested on his birthday after deputies said he sexually assaulted an 85-year-old woman. 

A South Pacific cruise was interrupted by brawls apparently caused by a 23-member family who threw punches at other passengers, some of whom locked themselves in cabins to escape days of violence.