Category Archives: Local News

City of Charleston Police Chief Gregory Mullen speaks publicly on the deadly church shooting.

Charleston Police have released photos of the suspect accused of fatally shooting nine people at Emanuel AEM Church in downtown Charleston Wednesday night. 

South Carolina Senator Clementa C. Pinckney is among the nine people who were shot and killed inside a downtown Charleston church late Wednesday night, according to local civil rights activist Elder James Johnson.

The Smith family of Columbus opened their front door Wednesday afternoon, shocked to find out their 7-year-old daughter So’Maiya had been chosen as the winner of the Children’s Military Dream Room Makeover.

One lucky Georgia woman is now officially on her way to realizing her dream. The 2015 Miss Georgia competition kicked off in Columbus Wednesday night at the Bill Heard Theater at the RiverCenter for the Performing Arts. 

The prosecution presented physical evidence in the Barbour County capital murder trial of Willie Dickerson on Wednesday. The Alabama Supreme Court moved the 2012 case to Russell County to ensure Dickerson gets a fair trial. 

Twice-a-week trash pickups in Columbus will soon be coming to an end. The city is moving to once-a-week collections beginning September 15 as part of a $265 million budget approved by council this week.

Officials say traffic is still backed up on J.R. Allen Parkway after an accident near Summerville Road in Phenix City. The accident involved an 18 wheeler with its trailer turned over to its side and took place