Category Archives: Local News

A UGA swimmer who competed in the Rio Olympics has been detained at the airport by police in Brazil. Gunnar Bentz, 21, was detained along with his American swimming teammate Jack Conger, 20, at Rio de Janeiro

A suspect featured on our Most Wanted segment in April has been taken into custody. Muscogee County Sheriff John Darr says 26-year-old Alexander Green was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 17. 

WLBT was the first to tell you about the officer recorded in a video soliciting a 17-year-old while in uniform in his patrol car and since then, the video has gone viral on social media.

Midtown Medical wants to increase the space for families to spend more time with their babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, or NICU.  

A little girl is fighting for her life after a police car hit her when she darted from an ice cream truck into the street. The 3-year-old suffered "a massive head injury" and was taken to Phoenix

While area golfers will soon enjoy a long Labor Day weekend on Alabama’s Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, they will be helping flood victims in Louisiana.  From Saturday, Sept. 3 through Monday, Sept. 5, the RTJ Golf

Taquairius McDonald,11, killed himself Monday, and many people are blaming his untimely death on bullying.

A Columbus animal shelter is doing their part to help one type of overlooked shelter animal find a loving furr-ever home.  In honor of Black Cat Appreciation Day, PAWS Humane waived all adoption fees to any black

A local school has announced a new partnership that will allow students to earn college credit while still in high school. St. Anne-Pacelli Catholic School is partnering with Columbus State University to expand the Move on When Ready

A Columbus company recently stepped in to help local law enforcement. Golden Foundry cooked a great lunch for Columbus police officers on Wednesday at the public safety building.