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Officials have made an arrest in the homicide of an elderly Lanett woman. 

Georgia on Tuesday executed a man who killed a fellow inmate despite arguments from his lawyers that his execution was prohibited by the Constitution because he was intellectually disabled.

Hershey’s has the license to create Cadbury treats in the U.S. and wanted to block the original articles from being imported to prevent taste confusion. Hershey’s doesn’t use the same recipe as the UK product.

Home for Good and the United Way are on a 10-year plan to end homelessness in Columbus. On Tuesday Jan. 27, they took steps to find out what’s needed to make that plan happen.

According to Lieutenant Clyde Dent with the Columbus Police Department, the incident began shortly after 2 p.m. Two officers were on Moon Road enforcing traffic violations when they observed a car driving by with three blown tires

Two bodies that were found in Telfair County on Monday were identified as the missing Marietta couple police spent days searching for.

The Aflac Children’s Department at the Columbus Public Library has reopened after renovations. A grand reopening will be held Thursday, Jan. 29 beginning with Time for Tots at 10:30 a.m. and Books Before Bedtime at 6:45 p.m.

Police were dispatched to Family dollar on Buena Vista Road in regards an armed robbery that happened Monday Jan. 26 around 8:15 p.m.

Midtown Medical Center was presented a rebate check for $27,600 for making energy efficiency improvements as part Georgia Power’s Commercial Energy Efficiency program.The program included upgrading 3,800 lighting fixtures to higher lighting, installing 10 occupancy sensors and

The U.S. Army is denying reports of a decision to charge Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl with desertion.