Category Archives: Local News

Some homeowners in East Alabama are spending big bucks for new homes they say are now crumbling to the ground.

An organization based 2-thousand miles away from Columbus is doing their part to help special operations soldiers on Fort Benning.

Georgia’s governor is for now withholding judgment of congressional Republicans’ health care bill as it heads toward a House vote.

Thursday afternoon Epworth United Methodist Church in Phenix City held its annual community-wide service for the National Day of Prayer.

A Columbus resident has reached out to News Leader 9 concerning a large tree that fell on her home. 

The shopper thought a stranger wanted to kidnap her 11-year-old child. Yet police say she did not contact them immediately. 

While it is common to see Fort Benning soldiers in the Columbus area, something you may not hear often are soldiers singing and harmonizing at a local restaurant. 

For the first time, the Georgia Repertory Theater is announcing a summer theater festival to attract tourism and provide job opportunities for recent graduates of Columbus State University.

The Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office was on site at the CVS on Double Churches Road to collect expired, unused, or unwanted prescription medication.

The Alabama Department of Public Health’s Immunization Division is investigating an outbreak of six laboratory-confirmed cases of pertussis (whooping cough) at multiple schools in Chambers County.