Category Archives: Local News

We’re learning more about 27-year-old Derrick Dearman, the man accused of killing five people, including a pregnant woman, early Saturday morning at a home in Citronelle.

The city’s Heritage Association unveiled a marker for the Crescent passenger train, making it the first marker along the route from Atlanta to Montgomery. 

Football fans planning to attend to an Ole Miss Football game in the fall will notice something is missing – the 155-year-old anthem known as ‘Dixie’.

A man was arrested in connection to a Facebook Live broadcast of underage sex.

What should have been a time of joy and excitement for a family dropping for their son at the University of Virginia took a tragic turn as three family members hit by a car, killing one.

The Columbus Police Department needs your help finding a missing boy. Zayvion Robinson, 11, is a black male standing 4’11” tall and weighs 80 pounds. 

The Red Cross is hoping to clear up confusion about donations at a Baton Rouge shelter.  Viewers have told 9News about the Red Cross denying help or throwing away donations at the River Center.  The organization said

A five year old Dougherty County boy remains hospitalized Sunday at the Pediatric Intensive Care unit in Macon after he overdosed on sleeping pills Saturday afternoon.

Victoryland owner Milton McGregor and Tuskegee Mayor Johnny Ford announced on Sunday that VictoryLand Casino will reopen at 2 p.m. on Sept. 13, according to a press release sent by McGregor’s office. 

Family members as well as the Mobile County Sheriff’s office have confirmed the identities of the victims murdered in what authorities described as "one of the most gruesome crime scenes they have ever seen."