Category Archives: Local News

Back-to-school vaccinations should not be the last thing on your school to-do list – parents can get their kids ready before the rush starts. 

A boy’s soon-to-be stepfather said he abused the boy, who died after being on life support, because the boy’s bedroom was messy. 

One group of Columbus residents is proving you’re never too old to have a little fun.  Muscogee Manor held their second ever senior prom Friday evening for their residents.  

People around the world are rallying behind the story of one Memphis teen trying to make it out of poverty. 

Officials are investigating after an Opelika man drowned Friday, June 24. Early Friday afternoon, Opelika Police received a 911 call to a possible drowning at the Quality Inn on Columbus Parkway. Upon arrival by Opelika Police and

Community members of Lee and Russell counties met on the steps of the Justice Center in Opelika Friday afternoon to commemorate Elder Abuse Awareness Month.

(CNN) – Another case against Bill Cosby was dropped Friday. Kristina Ruelhi, 72, dropped her defamation suit against the former comedian. A judge ruled against Cosby’s attorney’s motion-to-dismiss yesterday, allowing Ruelhi to continue her case. A statement from

A man served two tours in the Middle East only to be shot and killed back in his hometown.

The Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office needs your help locating a man accused of failing to register as a sex offender. Officials say Dwayne Cullins, 26, has four prior convictions for failure to register, and his original charge was

Bernie Worrell, the ingenious "Wizard of Woo" whose amazing array of keyboard sounds and textures helped define the Parliament-Funkadelic musical empire and influenced performers of funk, rock, hip-hop and other genres,…