Category Archives: Local News

LaGrange police are searching for two black males after the robbed a woman at gunpoint outside her apartment building early Sunday morning.

Starting Monday June 5, a section of Waterford Road will be closed to all traffic.  The closure will allow a contractor to make improvements to an existing bridge.

One person is dead following a police chase in Phenix City Saturday night, the Russell County Coroner’s Officer confirms.

AUBURN, AL (WTVM) – Former Auburn University President Emeritus, Dr. James E. Martin, has passed away. Dr. Martin, 84, died on Saturday, June 3. Martin was the university’s 40th president and presided over the school from 1984

News Leader 9 is live on the scene in Phenix City after receiving reports of a large police presence along 13th Street. Stay tuned to WTVM for the latest developments on this breaking story. 

Phenix City Police are continuing to investigate a rash of car burglaries throughout the city Saturday evening.  

The world paddle association took over the hooch this morning for Columbus’ first paddle boarding competition. 

LEE COUNTY, AL (WTVM) – Lee County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call at 4:46 a.m. Saturday morning reporting a medical issue involving a child from a residence off Lee Road 427 (Pierce Road) in Huntington Hills Subdivision north

News Leader 9 is learning information of heavy police presence on the Uptown Columbus River Walk area and Columbus State University’s RiverPark campus. 

LaGrange Police Department responded to Wellstar Medical Center in reference to an assault that occurred on Jarboe Street at 9 a.m.