Category Archives: Local News

Columbus City Council is continuing in its efforts to support community non-profits and efforts in crime prevention. 

The 2017 Barbasol Championship will be underway starting on Thursday, July 20. 

An apparent road rage incident involving a motorcyclist and another driver on a California highway injured an uninvolved driver and was all caught on camera.

The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that the unemployment rate in the River Valley region in May was 6 percent, up one-tenth of a percentage point from 5.9 percent in April. In May 2016, the rate

There are multiple reports of damage from folks in west Jefferson County, Alabama after a possible tornado touched down near Fairfield as the remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy passed through Thursday afternoon.

Get your golf clubs ready for the 38th Annual Purple and Gold Golf Tournament sponsored by the men of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.

French authorities are investigating the death of a fitness blogger reportedly hit by an exploding whipped cream canister that was withdrawn from the market in 2013, officials and the company that makes the product said Thursday.

There have been several reports of SunTrust Bank sending out text messages to receive information, but News Leader 9 has confirmed the message is a scam. 

Two armed robberies were reported at Circle K gas stations on Macon Road early Thursday morning. 

Columbus police responded to a reported armed robbery a Waffle House located on Victory Dr.