Category Archives: Local News

Think you’ve got what it takes to bowl over the competition? Stars and Strikes is now hiring in the Columbus, GA area, and they’re looking to fill more than 100 positions.  

Have you heard of the "banana peel challenge"? If you’re assuming what it could be, it’s exactly what you think it is. 

A technicality has kicked two candidates off the ballot in the race to the Muscogee County Sheriff’s office this May…at least for now. Candidates being disqualified from the ballot isn’t something that happens often says Nancy Boren,

A portion of Auburn Road from US Highway 80 West (Crawford Road) to the Russell County and Lee County Line is being resurfaced beginning March 31, 2016. Resurfacing is expected to take two weeks, depending on the

A police department in Georgia did not shed itself of its humor in a Facebook post about a herd’s escape early Wednesday morning. 

What if you could lead a healthier lifestyle by incorporating the lessons learned in what many have called the ultimate guide to self-improvement? That’s what one federally funded study is aiming for, looking at how faith, knowledge

March 31 is the 91st day of 2016. There are 275 days remaining until the end of the year.

Georgia is set to execute a death row inmate convicted of beating another man to death in 1994.

Thursday is National Prom Day and many high schoolers are still struggling to find the perfect prom dress. Daphne Hill with Daphne’s Bridal Boutique in Columbus stopped by News Leader 9 Morning to give some inspiration and

For the first time since the Alabama Attorney general office made a decision in the fatal accident of a Phenix City man, News Leader 9 is hearing from his family and also the attorney who would have represented