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Former G. W. Carver High School All-American, Columbus native, and current Cleveland Browns running back Isaiah Crowell is teaming up with South Columbus United Methodist Church to feed 100 local families.

A man wanted for questioning in a September murder was shot and taken into custody.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes initiative announced the three finalists for their annual award and a Columbus veteran is one of them.

Columbus police are searching for a missing teen last seen on Oct. 24. Aishah Kiona Kambrya Joiner, 15, was last seen on Bunker Ridge Lane. 

As families in the Valley experience more cold weather with winter approaching, the Georgia Department of Transportation wants to warn drivers about their sprinklers at home, and the danger they can pose on neighborhood streets. 

A young boy who was nearly choked to death by his own father gets a happy ending to his story, for himself and his siblings.

Macon County Sheriff’s Office gave an update on the Atlanta rapper and his cousin who were found dead in a wooded area near County Road 13. 

In the midst of a nationwide opioid addiction crisis, a different type of drug may be slipping in under the radar.

It’s a cold start to this Monday with sunshine and 60s expected this afternoon. Clouds will build in tonight leaving us with partly sunny skies for Tuesday and Wednesday.