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More than 2.5 million Americans are living with an artificial hip. For those with a failed hip replacement, many are either too afraid to have a revision or don’t know what can be done and instead live

(Franklin, GA) A Heard County Teacher and Coach was formally charged Thursday for having inappropriate sexual relations with a female student after a week long investigation lead by the Franklin Police Department, Heard County Sheriff’s Office, and

The man at the center of a March drug bust in Columbus was arrested by law enforcement on Wednesday.

Nearly half of returning veterans say they suffer from chronic pain and are four times more likely to develop sleep disorders. But instead of treating them with medications with heavy side effects, researchers are shedding some light on

It’s been one week since the world learned about the death of music icon Prince. Fans in Columbus gathered Thursday afternoon to publicly celebrate his life and legacy with a candlelight vigil. 

The Columbus Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating an at-risk missing elderly couple.  Robert and Mae Bell, both 86, were last seen in his red 2008 P.T. Cruiser with Georgia tag DV558S outside of

A Columbus fire station that was heavily damaged five months ago is still on the mends, but there’s a slight delay in getting firefighters back into the station at 4617 Warm Springs Road. 

The fourth annual Hope Harbour Silent Auction took place on Thursday evening.  The event is held annually to benefit the local domestic violence shelter, with money raised going to help victims of domestic violence at the shelter.

The verdict is in for three men charged in the shooting death of a Lanett man in 2014. Thomas Brent Starkey, 23, has been found guilty of murder. His brother Rocky Starkey, 18, and Paul Teague, 25, were