Category Archives: Local News

"My daughter didn’t die, she wasn’t killed, she was murdered." Powerful words from a heartbroken mother. Jacqualine Moore’s family is trying to remember the way she lived, not the violent way she died. 

The best, to Erica, was for her child to become a permanent part of Tammy and Ed Dalsing’s family. The couple had been fostering Braelynn since she was 3 weeks old.?

This season the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say there have been more than 31,000 confirmed cases of influenza. 

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office confirms a teenager was shot and killed by a deputy Tuesday evening.

The Columbus Police Department has made an arrest in connection to the fatal shooting at 5 Corner Lotto last November.    

Tuesday, Feb. 7 marks National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 1.2 million people in the U.S. are living with HIV. Of these people, 13 percent did not

The Columbus Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating a missing teen. Officials say Tre’undez Daveon Nelson, 14, was last seen on Tuesday, Feb. 7, in the Shepherd Drive area wearing a black and white

A House committee voted Tuesday to terminate an independent election commission charged with helping states improve their voting systems.

Some Muscogee County School District parents are concerned their children are not receiving a regular school lunch. One parent says his child is receiving “alternative lunches” that are determined by income.

A heavy police presence is at the West Point motel. News Leader 9’s Elizabeth White is on the scene and we will bring you the latest.