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Brock Turner, a former Stanford swimmer, received six months in county jail and three years of probation for his conviction on three felony sexual assault charges.

A young boy is expected to make a full recovery after doctors say he was internally decapitated.

A court document released Monday said Octavia Rogers, 29, gave her brother, Marquis Perkins, different answers when he asked her where her children were. “For all I know, they can be in the closet,” she told him.

One person has been arrested after attempting to rob the Wells Fargo bank on the 1000 block of 18th St. in Columbus.

Multiple arrests have been made in connection to a May shooting that left three people injured in Grantville. The Meriwether County Sheriff’s Office has arrested and charged 21-year-old Zaquavier Bonner, 20-year-old Deontravious Bonner, and 19-year-old Tiffany Jones

Tropical Storm Colin was gaining speed and strength Monday on its way to strike Florida, threatening rains forecasters said could cause some serious flooding along much of the state's Gulf coast.

Columbus Police is investigating a dead body found in the woods behind the Cagneys Party Shop in the 5700 block of Milgen Rd.

The baby was dropped off with a caretaker with one soiled diaper and a bottle of spoiled milk. The child had diaper rash so bad and was so sick she called 911.

Congratulations are in order for little Miss Cailyn Marie Long— she racked up several trophies at a local pageant competition.

Publix’s prepackaged containers were sold in several states in the South.