Category Archives: Local News

Car accident injuries are the leading cause of death among children in the U.S. Recent studies show that a large number of kids were not properly restrained in vehicles. Locally, Safekids Columbus is stepping in to help.

Despite some safety improvements, bullying, violent crime and sexual assault on campuses remain a problem.

A Panamanian man dies while in ICE custody at the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin.

Officials say they are now treating the boy’s death as a possible homicide.

The family’s attorney made serious accusations about excessive force and has photos that he says show bruising from the boy being hit with a baton on the legs. He claims marks on the boy’s back came from a taser.

Georgia’s parole board has declined to spare the life of a death row inmate who’s scheduled for execution Tuesday.

May is National Women’s Health Month and Monday night, local women were encouraged to "be their own breast friend". It was a free seminar sponsored by St. Francis Hospital.

The Muscogee County School District’s Board of Education has voted against the Camelot alternative program taking over Muscogee County School District’s alternative education program.

A Shaw High School graduate made an appearance in immigration court Monday at the Stewart County Detention Center.

Police say a man was having sex with a woman in a van when he was fatally shot in North Charleston.