Category Archives: Local News

 The iPhone 7 is now in Verizon stores, and several local locations opened to plenty of fanfare today.

The 2016-2017 Partners in Education held their kick-off conference in Columbus Friday morning.

Melanie, a Brandon native, joined WJTV in April of 2016. She graduated from Tougaloo College. WJTV reports that Dotson hadn’t been feeling well and was admitted to the hospital recently.

One man is injured following an early morning shooting Friday in Midtown Columbus.

The frequently occurring shortage of ambulances in Columbus came to light this week, after Fire and EMS responders rushed an infant to the hospital in a fire truck, instead of wasting precious time waiting for an ambulance. 

A judge ruled Friday against Bobbi Kristina Brown's partner, Nick Gordon, in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by her estate, though the decision doesn't answer any of the questions surrounding her mysterious death.

A Columbus man who tried to cash a forged check allegedly tried to grab a Columbus police officer’s stun gun during his arrest, according to an arrest report. 

Between 252,000 and 336,000 gallons of gasoline have leaked in Shelby County, AL Colonial Pipeline officials said in an update on Friday afternoon.

All Hale County schools are on soft lock down because of recent threats from clowns on social media, the superintendent confirms. 

A Georgia man was arrested after police say he was stopped on an Alabama interstate and found to be in possession of a stolen gun and more than $3 million in cash.