Category Archives: Local News

Tourism doesn't just bring outsiders to our area, it provides jobs for thousands of people in Columbus.

The Columbus Police Department confirms with News Leader Nine that a missing elderly woman has been found. Ella Barr, 81, went missing around 5 p.m. on Thursday near her home on Marathon Drive in Columbus. She suffers

The 75th Ranger Regiment is celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the activation of the Regiment on Friday, Oct. 3, beginning at 9 a.m. A ceremony will be held at the Ranger Memorial beginning with an airborne

The LaGrange Mall announced that Dry Falls Outfitters, a premium outdoor specialty store with unique southern style, will be opening in the Mall. The grand opening of Dry Falls Outfitters will be on Friday Oct. 3 beginning

Assembling one of America's deadliest guns just got a little easier to do. A safe-like box called the Ghost Gunner allows you to create a semi-automatic rifle at home which doesn't require a serial number. News Leader

In day nine of the Desmonte Leonard capital murder trial, jurors heard testimony from several witnesses saying Leonard was not being attacked when he fired the shots that killed three men and injured three

A local council member accused of bigotry speaks out for the first time exclusively to News Leader 9.

U.S. Senate candidate Michelle Nunn stopped by Columbus State University on Thursday, Oct. 2. Nunn toured the campus this morning and met with students in leadership roles. She also spoke with faculty and staff about the importance

One Phenix City resident is going above and beyond to provide a life saving service cancer patients in the Chattahoochee Valley area. Fred Brown drives cancer patients to and from their treatments—free

Government and business leaders gathered today in Columbus to discuss the future of technology within the Columbus community.