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A rally was held in Columbus Saturday protesting against Planned Parenthood and urging lawmakers to take some kind of action.

How to handle a person who is autistic during and emergency situation is what Dustin Chandler is teaching a group of first responders, families, and community members in East Alabama.

The Chattahoochee County Sheriff’s Office announced on Saturday the arrest of a Cusseta man with drugs in his possession related to an illegal narcotics sale.

The man injured in the officer-involved shooting in Phenix City on Monday, August 17 is now out of the hospital. Brandon Stinson spoke to News Leader 9 about the ordeal in an exclusive interview.

A Columbus woman appeared in court Friday after police say her 5-year-old son shot her 19-month-old infant. Dakina Fortson, 20, originally told police her baby was shot in a drive-by shooting on Wednesday August 19.

A former U.S. president and a retired general are set to appear at Columbus State University next week to headline the 10th annual Jim Blanchard Leadership Forum.

"Rangers lead the way." Their motto may have never been truer than it was Friday, as graduates of the famously- grueling Ranger school led the way with a historic feat.

The "Freedom From Religion Foundation" says they sent a letter to Auburn University’s president, requesting he cut the chaplain’s position within the tiger’s football program because they believe it’s unconstitutional.

If you wear contact lenses, you’re probably doing it wrong, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

While serving a search warrant, Phoenix police officers noticed a dog and puppies in a yard. Two of the puppies were dead, two were fine and one had fallen into an uncovered 3-inch pipe. The days-old puppy