Category Archives: Local News

A 49-year-old Meriwether County man is being held in the Troup County Jail accused of rape, child molestation and enticing a child for indecent purposes.

A police tasing incident turned deadly for one Columbus teen Monday morning. Officials say that teen tried fleeing after a high speed chase came to an end.

A Columbus teen was reported missing Friday when she didn’t come home after school. Mercedes Mims Nwogbo, 14, was last seen getting on the school shuttle at Edgewood Student Services Center where she attends an alternative school.

Corporal Bruce Robinson turned over a new leaf on Monday when he officially retired from the Columbus Police Department. The decision to retire came after 47 years on the job. While it’s been a wonderful career, Robinson said it’s also been stressful

The company behind embattled "cheating" website "Ashley Madison" says everything is fine despite a massive hack that revealed the identities of its users.

Saint Francis Hospital has filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed against it by a former perspective buyer, Community Health Services.

You can count the days until the games return on one hand. South Carolina and Vanderbilt start play Thursday night, but not against each other. The real action gets going Saturday.

A Connecticut woman was arrested after she allegedly keyed two peoples’ motor vehicles, but misspelled the insult. 

The Auburn Police Division is investigating a burglary that occurred Saturday, August 22 at residence located in the 900 block of W. Magnolia Avenue.