Category Archives: Local News

A Columbus man will represent his country and Nike as a brand ambassador and torch bearer at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio. 

What’s a final round without some drama? There was plenty of it at RTJ Grand National in Opelika Sunday, as we needed a playoff to decide a winner of the Barbasol Championship. 

People from around the globe are responding to the officer shooting in Baton Rouge. 

Sgt. Dareall Thompson says Reed is the primary suspect in the shooting death of Smith.

There are reports of a shooting at Sims Park in Euclid.

The Russell County Coroner has confirmed that one person has died after an apartment shooting Saturday night.  Phenix City police responded to the scene at Fred Douglas Homes at about 11:35 p.m. 

Columbus police are investigating an armed robbery that happened at an AutoZone store on Flat Rock Road. 

Columbus police are investigating a shooting that happened Saturday afternoon. According to investigators, the shooting happened at a home on Calvin Avenue around 1 p.m.  

The man suspected of fatally shooting three law enforcement officers in Baton Rouge Sunday morning attended the University of Alabama for a semester in 2012.