Category Archives: Local News

News Leader 9’s Dave Platta and Kim Smith will be all over the River Valley on Wednesday to see where the best players in our areas will spend Saturdays making big plays. 

On Tuesday, a packed chamber watched as the Auburn City Council was unable to unanimously pass an ordinance that would impose a six month moratorium on multi-family housing.

The UFC says former middleweight champion Anderson Silva has tested positive for steroid use.

Columbus Police are looking for the person who wounded a 15-year-old male on Roman Drive in Columbus. The EMS was dispatched to Roman Drive on Tuesday in regards to a teen suffering from gunshot wound.

News Leader 9 has learned a longtime Chattahoochee County coach is no longer on the job. Superintendent David McCurry has confirmed Frank Saunders’ employment ended on January 31.

Volunteers with the Fresh Coat Painters Club in Columbus recently worked together to paint 10 medical rooms at Camp Twin Lakes in Atlanta. The Columbus group worked alongside four other fresh coat locations in Georgia to revamp

A car collided with an Enrichment Services Program, Head Start bus Tuesday afternoon.It happened at the corner of 2nd Avenue and 35th Street.

The Opelika Police Department is searching for a man accused of using counterfeit money at Target in Tiger Town. Police responded to the store on Dec. 14 at approximately 3:15 p.m. in reference to someone passing counterfeit

A new app will help secure your child’s safety.KidsLink is a private and secure app that secures who sees information about your child over the internet.

An 11-year-old used a shotgun to scare an intruder away from their home.