Category Archives: Local News

A Columbus man was arrested for allegedly abusing his 2-month-old daughter. According to a report, 23-year-old Nijil Alston was arrested July 4 and charged with aggravated battery and cruelty to children in the first degree. 

Officials with the Department of Corrections say they are currently on the hunt for an inmate who escaped a South Carolina prison. 

Officials with the South Carolina Department of Corrections say 46-year-old Jimmy Causey has been captured.

The Baxley Police Department says the infamous pair responsible for attacking a mother and daughter at their chicken stand have turned themselves in. 

Russell County Coroner has confirmed that a man has died after being attacked by a dog.

A well-known local attorney was arrested on Monday. According to the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office, 48-year-old Mark Casto was arrested on a simple battery. 

OPELIKA, AL (WTVM) – The Opelika Police Department arrested a man in connection to a shooting on Raintree Street. Ivan Nelms Jr., 29, was charged with attempted murder and arrested on July 3. 

The Muscogee County Coroner’s Office needs help finding a dead woman’s family.

After nearly three days of recovery efforts, the body of a missing man has been recovered in the Chattahoochee River.  

Two 18-year-old girls were arrested by Myrtle Beach Police Wednesday after police received Snapchat video of them trespassing at Myrtle Waves Water Park after hours, eating Italian ice cups without paying for them, and admitting to jumping