Category Archives: Local News

Day five of the murder-for-hire retrial began with more video evidence of Lisa Graham and ended with an acquittal request from the defense. 

The Columbus Police Department arrested a Phenix City woman early Tuesday morning after officers were dispatched to 101 4th Street in Columbus at 12:15 a.m. in reference to a traffic accident.

The motion, filed in Lee County Circuit Court on Feb, 19, makes a handful of claims on why the man accused of killing three in Auburn in June 2012 should be granted a new trial. 

You can have breakfast all day at IHOP by taking part in their 10th annual National Pancake Day. The offer of a free (and delicious) short stack is in exchange for participants leaving a voluntary donation for

Dr. Randy Hanna addressed a crowd of a couple dozen people Monday at the Columbus State University Riverside Theatre Complex answering questions as to why he should become CSU’s fifth president.

The Columbus Chapter of the NAACP spoke about the SPLOST at its monthly “Moral Monday” forum.

In court on Monday, jurors watch a DVD of Lisa Graham’s interrogation. In the video, Graham initially denies knowledge about the 2007 murder of her daughter, Shae Graham.

Literacy advocates took the time to remember beloved author Dr.Seuss on his birthday while amping efforts to improve childhood literacy. Library associates read Dr. Seuss classics to eager children Monday afternoon at Columbus Public Library.

The Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department is currently conducting an investigation regarding a threat against District Attorney E. Paul Jones of the Fifth Judicial Circuit.

A 22-year-old Lee County man is on trial for murder. Investigators say just before Andrew Jones died from a gunshot wound to the chest, he named Montavious Askew – who was 19 years old at the time