Category Archives: Local News

After breakfast at a Cracker Barrel with his toddler, Kevon Smith, Sr. noticed something on his windshield.

One child remains hospitalized in Atlanta and six others have since been released following the Muscogee County bus accident on Monday that killed bus driver Roy Newman.  

A Columbus agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation has confirmed the agency is assisting the Harris County Sheriff’s Office investigate a death that happened in Waverley Hall on Thursday. 

Recent polling shows a dead heat between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in Georgia. Now both campaigns are rolling out their ground games for the battleground state this fall, and Trump unveiled his Georgia campaign team on

Police mistakenly shot man at his home in response to a reported robbery.

Tamera Wiener, 25, graduated the University of Cincinnati in 2013. Now living in Texas, she was horrified to see a graphic sexual message on display at an off-campus house of her alma mater. 

Columbus Technical College brought some comic relief Thursday afternoon.  Comedian Gibran Saleem entertained students at McCaulley Auditorium. Saleem has appeared on MTV, TBS, and TV Land. His performance was the grand finale of Welcome Week at Columbus

The new Clearview Hall Student Housing Center officially opened Thursday morning at Columbus State University. This new dorm is now one of three housing options at the main campus, a one of nine including the RiverPark campus.  

The man who police say disappeared with his children appeared in court for the first time on Thursday, Aug. 25.  Jarvis Brown was scheduled to be in Recorder’s Court at 9 a.m., but his attorney never arrived. 

 In case you were wondering if you were a good boyfriend, here’s your sign: you’re not as good as a kid named Cole.