Category Archives: Local News

Specialist Dan Lowe out of Fort Benning will participate in 10-meter air rifle qualifiers Monday morning in Rio. Lowe is one of two members of Team USA participating. It’s his first Olympics, and now he’s going to compete with

With school kicking off on Monday, some local organizations wanted to make sure kids in Columbus had the right tools to start strong.  Dozens of elementary school children spent Sunday at Carver Park for the Back to

Two Columbus men are behind bars facing multiple drug charges.  John Nalls, 20, and Jacob Bullard, 19, were arrested Saturday afternoon in Columbus.  The two men are facing a slew of drug-related charges: Nalls is charged with

The disturbingly vulgar exchange between a Georgia superior court judge and a man accused of murder has been turned into an animated sketch. 

She said she sent the photos from the shoot to WBTV because she wanted to be able to tell Jerry Richardson how much it meant to her that he took the time to make her already special

The father of the young girl who died of the "brain-eating" amoeba Naegleria fowleri is grieving the loss from the Beaufort County jail.

Think we’re lying when we say Kevin Hart was out and about in the Chattahoochee Valley earlier? Well, you gon’ learn today.  The actor and comedian got a taste of life in Columbus and Phenix City, mere

Kansas City, Kansas police say a child died on a popular water slide at a local water park Sunday.

This weekend in Opelika, law enforcement from across Lee County were shown some appreciation from the community.  

A group of children gathered in Opelika on Saturday morning for the fourth annual Sportsplex Kids Triathlon.    The triathlon saw athletes ranging from six to 15 years old running, pedaling and swimming their way through courses