Category Archives: Local News

A social media firestorm has erupted in the wake of the elevator video with NFL player Ray Rice, and the focus is on domestic violence. News Leader 9's Brittany Dionne spoke with a local woman who crossed

The long-awaited Second Annual Columbus Children's Book Festival returns to the grounds of the Columbus Public Library on Macon Road on Saturday, September 20. The event is free and open to the public.

Sometimes it seems paying off your student loan debt can last a lifetime—and for more and more people, it's true.  Since 2002, there has been a spike in the number of older Americans paying off their

A law enforcement official says he sent a video of Ray Rice punching his then-fiancee to an NFL executive five months ago, while Commissioner Roger Goodell has insisted the league didn't see the violent images until…

One person has been confirmed dead in a house fire in the 400 block of Liberty St. in Steward County, Ga. The Georgia Bureau of Investigations says crews responded to the fire around 4:35 a.m. on Wednesday,

President Obama will lay out his strategy to combat the ISIS terror threat. He is expected to discuss the expansion of U.S. air forces in Iraq, targeting the brutal Sunni militants. News Leader 9's Roslyn Giles spoke

One victim was rushed to the hospital after shots rang out in Opelika. According to Opelika Police, they received a call about multiple gunshots being fired in the 300 block of Cherry Ave. around 2:28

Uptown Columbus announced Wednesday, Sept. 10, that the zip line connecting Georgia and Alabama across the Chattahoochee River is officially opening. “We are thrilled to add this new component to the

Students at Columbus State University are tapping to the beat of a new piano! Tuesday, Sept. 9 was the debut of the new instrument with a free concert on CSU's RiverPark campus. CSU is calling the digital

State representatives join forces with an environmental health group to keep clean waterways throughout the state of Georgia. The team met today along the Chattahoochee River in Columbus. News Leader Nine's Tyrone McCoy was at that meeting