Category Archives: Local News

One customer at the Backyard recorded a video of employees attempting to remove a snake from a ceiling fan at the business on Saturday.

The race for the District 3 seat on Columbus City Council pits two-term incumbent Bruce Huff against newcomer Juanita Upshaw. 

Primary races for several offices in Georgia will be decided May 22. 

Kensington Palace says Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are requesting “understanding and respect” for Markle’s father after a celebrity news site reported he would not be coming to the royal wedding to walk his daughter down

Columbus police are continuing to investigate the deadly shooting on Alta Vista Drive on Sunday, April 29. 

Muscogee County Sheriff Donna Tompkins is speaking out following the news and passing of former Muscogee County Sheriff, Ralph Johnson.

Police say they removed 10 children from a squalid California home and charged their father with torture and their mother with neglect after an investigation revealed a lengthy period of severe physical and emotional abuse.

Their names are read out loud every year to symbolize their sacrifice will never be forgotten.

A grandfather’s heartbreak is inspiring the invention of a special toy one that the youngest patients at Piedmont Columbus Regional will use to give them a sense of mobility. 

The Troup County Sheriff’s Office is on the hunt for a man this afternoon.