Category Archives: Local News

Drugmaker Insys paid doctors in hundreds of thousand of dollars in kickbacks if they prescribed an opioid painkiller made for cancer patients. Of the doctors indicted, only one was a cancer specialist – the others were plastic

Parents and personnel of Hannan Elementary reported hearing gunshots near Hannan Elementary Magnet Academy Tuesday.  

Parents and personnel of Hannan Elementary Magnet Academy reported hearing gunshots near the school Tuesday evening. 

Columbus State University’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will host a 5K race to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. 

A program  to remember leaders who passed away was held at the Columbus Government Center Tuesday evening.

Columbus State University’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will host a 5K race to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. 

A remembrance program is underway at the Columbus Government Center.  

March is poison safety month. Medications are the leading cause of child poisoning – a majority of children are getting into medicines during a moment alone. 

March is poison safety month. Medications are the leading cause of child poisoning – a majority of children are getting into medicines during a moment alone. 

News Leader 9 will be on the road to Panama City Beach, FL on Wednesday, March 21 starting at 5p/4c.