Category Archives: Local News

Reading schools are closed Friday due to a clown threat, police confirmed.

The Columbus Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Bethany Dowdell.   

The remains were found in the Pageland Mount Croghan area of Chesterfield County Tuesday.

The Urban League of Greater Columbus is marking a milestone this weekend hosting their 20th annual Equal Opportunity Dinner, and the guest speaker will be Dr. Bernice King, daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. WTVM’s Barbara

Immigration has been a hotly-debated topic this election season, but it was all celebration and no politics on Thursday for Hispanic-Americans on Fort Benning, as they celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. As guest dancer Natasha Ruiz-Freeman moved to a Mark

Dr. Bernice King, the daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., will make her way to the Fountain City this weekend.  King will serve as the keynote speaker for the 20th annual Equal Opportunity Day Dinner. Susan Cooper,

It’s not just jailers and deputies who put in hard work down at the Muscogee County Jail.  On Thursday, the Muscogee Sheriff’s Office held its fifth annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon to thank the people who volunteer their

Two kittens who were recovered from a street drain are getting a new chance at life.  On Thursday, a team from Roto Rooter rescued four newly born kittens from a drain on Drew Avenue in Columbus.  

As September wraps up, it also brings an end to Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month.  However, doctors at Saint Francis are making one last push to inform the valley of its dangerous symptoms.  

Another installment of the business speaker series took place at Columbus State University. On Thursday, Goodwill Southern Rivers President and CEO Jane Seckinger made a visit to the Turner College of Business School.