Category Archives: Local News

News Leader 9 has learned that a tornado did occur somewhere on Ft. Benning on May 1st. 

The Muscogee County Sheriff’s office is partnering with The Communication Workers of America to raise money for five homes across the state. 

An Opelika woman was a participant of the ‘Travel Trivia’ on the ‘Live with Kelly and Ryan’ show on Friday.

An Edgewood Middle School student was handed a 10-day suspension for “liking” a picture of a gun on Instagram with the caption “ready."

Forty-three people are facing a total of 743 indictments in Henrico resulting from a year-plus long investigation into illegal cigarette trafficking resulting in millions of dollars worth of cigarettes, according to Henrico police.

Defense attorneys are questioning the collection of DNA evidence in the trial of three Columbus men accused of murder.

Troup County Board of Commissions votes to lay off 73 employees and close Troup County Correctional Institute to give county employees a pay increase. 

Columbus State University’s President Chris Markwood has responded to the ‘campus carry’ bill that was signed by Gov. Nathan Deal on Thursday. 

A former Marion County Elections Supervisor employee has been arrested for  child molestation and other charges.

Columbus police have a released a photo of a woman wanted in connection to the deadly hit-and-run of Kassie Hollinhead.