Category Archives: Local News

Eight people have been found dead in a tractor-trailer outside a Walmart in Texas in what police are calling a tragic human trafficking case.

The baby’s mother used heroin and prescription pain medication during her pregnancy, and the baby was born addicted to drugs, police say.

The people inside rented the home from a mystery person on Craiglist while owner Keith Mills was on vacation.. As the law stands, because the renters refuse to leave, Mills now has to go to court to prove

On Thursday, a six-day long manhunt for Jeremy Stroupe II, who Transylvania County deputies said led them on a chase, robbed a victim at gunpoint and then took off with the victim’s bike into the Pisgah National Forest

A story you saw first on News Leader 9 – The Lee County Coroner’s office confirming a man was killed after he was struck by lightning while in a boat on Lake Harding.  

In light of the recent gun violence and deaths across Columbus and Phenix City, one woman is hoping to cut back on the violence with a take back the community rally. 

Non-profit organization Access 2 Independence held a community day to help other people with disabilities come together and learn from each other. 

Columbia Police have released surveillance images of the two suspects wanted in connection with an armed bank robbery in the Five Points area. 

Reid Holcomb was in Recorder’s Court Saturday morning for felony child molestation charges. Holcomb was arrested Friday on an outstanding warrant.