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Regular consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables is associated with a lower risk of developing a wide variety of diseases. According to the CDC, fewer than one in five adults are consuming enough fruits and vegetables in

In what's being called the largest gift ever for Columbus State University's Turner College of Business, TSYS has given the school $5 million to help prepare students for careers in cybersecurity in Georgia and across the country.

Longtime Columbus State basketball coach Herb Greene died Monday night after battling heart issues the past few months. Greene was 71.

A firefighter from East Alabama answered a very different type of emergency call recently when he attempted to save a life of a complete stranger. Auburn firefighter Stephen Bradford, 23, traveled to Washington D.C. two weeks ago

A downtown park owned by Columbus Water Works, known as an area to feed the homeless by many organizations across the Valley, is asking residents to stop feeding the homeless there by the end of the month.

A Troup County football player got the surprise of a lifetime when his older brother, who has been deployed overseas, showed up in an unexpected place. News Leader 9 was there for the big reunion at a

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday:

The digging would have caused noise. The planners would have needed blueprints and maps. The entrance would have to be in a place beyond the view of security cameras at Mexico's toughest prison.

 After Amazon announced a Black Friday-style day for Wednesday, July 15, other retailers decided to follow suit.

There are at least fiveunsolved murders in Columbus that have occurred during the second quarter of the year, and police need the public to come forward with information.