Category Archives: Local News

The Coweta County Coroner’s office has confirmed that three Columbus residents have died following a crash on I-85 near exit 56 on Friday April 1. There was a total of seven people who occupied a Ford Expedition

The city’s first walking food tour, Columbus Eats Food Tours, stops by five local eateries every Saturday for lunch. Columbus Eats owner Shannon Zimmerman joined News Leader Nine Saturday morning to talk about the new food tour, which debuted March

After months away, it’s home sweet home for approximately 40 soldiers. Unit 463rd Medical Detachment is now home after 9 months of deployment in Kuwait. The unit has a double mission of providing animal care for military

According to Alabama State Troopers, a two-vehicle crash at 340 p.m. Friday, April 1, claimed the life of a Phenix City teen. Rameshe Gabrielle Weaver, 18, was killed when the 2007 Buick Lacrosse she was driving collided

Warrior Outreach is hosting it’s 3rd annual Operation Song this weekend in Columbus. The event pairs professional songwriters with selected veterans, active duty military and their families to help them tell their stories through song. 

The third annual Cougarthon was held Friday night at CSU. It’s a 12-hour dance marathon event held in the school’s recreation center from 6 p.m. until 6 a.m., and the goal is to raise money for the

More than a 1,000 people a year in Columbus are affected by homelessness in some way, but there was a benefit to help those without a home Friday night. 

An annual tradition that brings thousands to the city is underway in Eufaula. The city is hosting its 51st annual Eufaula Pilgrimage.  It’s the oldest tour of homes in Alabama, giving people an opportunity to walk through

President Barack Obama said Friday that suggestions from people like Donald Trump that nuclear weapons would help South Korea and Japan show a lack of understanding of the world.

Emergency crews are on the scene of a deadly crash in Macon County along Highway 80 near County Road 65. The Macon County Sheriff’s Department confirms one person has died in the two-vehicle crash.