Category Archives: Local News

On March 28 around 3:55 p.m., police responded to the area of the 800 Block of 14th Street regarding a shooting.  When officers arrived, the victim on the scene was suffering from a gunshot wound to the

The Auburn University family is mourning the loss of a legend who broke racial barriers in the Deep South both on and off the football field. James Owens was the first African American scholarship player for the Auburn Tigers.  

Officials at the Columbus Police Department are speaking out about security measures in and around the Peachtree Mall following this weekend’s shooting that left one dead and possibly hundreds in fear. 

The Lee County Sheriff’s Department is searching for an escaped inmate. On Monday, March 28 at approximately 12:30 p.m., Edwin Dee Dennis II escaped from custody while on an inmate work detail.

One of the people arrested during a raid of a Columbus home pleaded not guilty Monday morning.  Twain Griffis is charged with failure to register as a sex offender and obstruction of a police officer.  

One of the authors of Georgia House Bill 757 reacted swiftly and strongly following the veto of House Bill 757 by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal on Monday. 

Seven people are now charged in the shooting death of a recent lottery winner in Fitzgerald more than two months ago. The arrests were all made after the lengthy investigation into Craigory Burch Jr.’s death. 

The Opelika Police Department needs your help identifying four suspects accused of using counterfeit checks. On Jan. 29, the Opelika Police Department received a complaint of criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree and

The Auburn Police Department has arrested a second suspect in connection to a robbery on March 4.  On Friday, March 25 the Auburn Police Division arrested 19-year-old Rashone K. Efford from Opelika on warrants charging him with