Category Archives: Local News

One person is dead after a plane crashes in Mitchell County.

Hayden claimed she and Simpson didn’t know Pope. She said they met outside a store on the corner of 26th and Broadway the night Pope was killed. Hayden said he offered the teens a ride home. 

Muhammad Dakhlalla, 24, is at the very start of an 8-year prison sentence for trying to join and help ISIS. His journey to jail began with falling in love. 

The investigation into the man who admits shooting and killing former NFL Player Joe McKnight, 28, last week now includes a road-rage incident involving McKnight’s shooter, Ronald Gasser, 10 years ago at the same intersection where McKnight

A pressing need for foster care families in Columbus is prompting local leaders to turn to churches for help.

For more than 30 years, an Americus organization has spread holiday spirit to kids in need.

The Valley Rescue Mission’s toy store officially opened on Monday, Dec. 5. This store isn’t just for anyone, however – it’s specifically for parents who signed up for holiday assistance in October.

Former sheriff’s candidate Pam Brown took to Facebook to share her endorsement for the incumbent, Sheriff John Darr.  

Youth and police relationships were big talkers for Columbus law enforcement and administrators with the Barber’s Driving School on Monday. The agencies are teaming up to kickstart a campaign later this week called PRAAAY, which stands for

Columbus police are investigating after a female pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on Sunday, Dec. 4 at about 9:22 a.m. Officials say the pedestrian was running northwest on the Fall Line Trace and the driver of the