Category Archives: Local News

The Opelika Police Department are investigating a counterfeit check complaint that happened at a business.

Funeral arrangements for a Georgia marine gunned down in Chattanooga have been announced. 

Two Alabama men have been arrested by Lee County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday morning on various drug trafficking charges.

Growing Hope, Thursday, July 30 at 11 p.m. ET/10 p.m. CT on News Leader 9.And join the discussion on social media by using #GrowingHope.

Valley Police Chief says they have upgraded charges on Stacy Demar Gray to capital murder, kidnapping and capital murder rape.

INVERNESS, Fla. – A 52-year-old Florida woman jumped into a pond and battled a gator that grabbed and tried to eat her beloved dog.

For the first time ever, doctors at the University of Pennsylvania have successfully used personalized gene therapy in a dozen patients with HIV, knocking the virus down to the point where it was almost completely undetectable. 

A wanted sex offender is on the loose and Muscogee County Sheriff officials need your help locating him. Otis Porch, 51, is wanted for failing to register as a sex offender. Originally arrested for rape, kidnapping and

Wednesday night was the third "Thaw the Freeze" tax forum, held at the Comer Recreation Center. Mayor Teresa Tomlinson explained her proposed alternative to what's commonly known as a "Property Tax Freeze." 

Controversy over untested rape kits have victims' rights groups calling the protocol of law enforcement agencies across the country into question. Officials at the Columbus Police Department tell me they typically issue a rape kit to anyone