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In less than one week, Columbus saw four homicides resulting from three shootings and a stabbing.

The Old Russell County Courthouse Commission prepared the barbecue for this year’s event as their fundraiser.

Columbus Fire Station 3 and Station 11 were both treated to free lunch in between calls.

“Someone You Thought You Knew” will air on Investigation Discovery and will focus on Lisa Graham, who’s on death row in Alabama.

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“Buried in the Backyard” airs Monday night at 8 p.m. EST/7 p.m. CST and features interviews with News Leader 9’s Jason Dennis and Opelika detectives.

Brittany Vidal is wrapping her home in plastic and securing it with about 300 sandbags and duct tape.

Imagine relocating after hurricane Katrina, only to begin college more than a decade later and immediately have to evacuate for another major hurricane.

Rev. Dan Reehil of Nashville’s St. Edward Catholic School said he consulted exorcists in the U.S. and Rome who recommended removing the books.

The new law brings harsher punishments for those caught littering in the state.