Category Archives: Local News

More and more people are shopping online to find a place to stay when they visit the fountain city. With the growing popularity of rental sites like Airbnb, a Columbus city council member is looking for a way

AFLAC continues its annual Bold Moves Summer Program. It’s a program that was designed by AFLAC President Teresa White as part of Girls Inc to inspire young girls to be strong, smart and bold. 

Officials with the North Charleston Police Department say the Don Holt Bridge will remain closed and is expected to re-open Thursday morning. 

Russell County EMA has a dive team together searching a lake off Sandfort Road in Ladonia after a possible drowning.

A non-profit in Columbus is hoping to impact young lives through tennis. The Columbus Regional Tennis Association received a $5,000 check from the fitness facility. The nonprofit will use the donation to promote and attempt to change the stigma around

A Phenix City man was arrested Wednesday after being indicted by a federal grand jury in an alleged $19 million stolen identity refund fraud scheme. 

The Upatoi triple murder trial set for September 12, could be facing another delay. 

Funeral arrangements are underway for a Carver High School student who passed away. Richard Cummings Jr., 18, was shot and killed Saturday, July 15 on Farr Road. 

The Columbia police announced that James Kester, 64, has been charged with 12 counts of attempted murder after he allegedly hit several people who were attending a graveside service on Wednesday afternoon at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Columbia.

New details have been released in connection with a Russell County woman accused of stealing money from a youth baseball league.