Category Archives: Local News

The 2016 Billboard Music Awards will air Sunday, May 22 at 8 p.m. on WTVM News Leader 9 – and you can stay up-to-date with the winners and the performances here! 

The family of a 2-year-old who was placed on life support after choking on popcorn lost a critical court battle in the fight for her life on Friday.

The Columbus State University Police Department is looking to the public for assistance in identifying two suspects who were involved in a string of property crimes earlier this week.

An appeal has been granted for Muscogee County sheriff candidate Donna Tompkins. The appeal was granted after Tompkins, along with Mark LaJoye, Pam Brown and Robert Smith, after they were disqualified for allegedly not filing documents on

Two men were arrested after the Chambers County Drug Task Force found a meth lab at a residence. Agents from the Chambers County Drug Task Force received information of a burn victim at West Georgia Medical Center.

A motion for a bond hearing was held on Friday for the three suspects accused of beating three family members to death in Upatoi. 

Instead of grabbing the car keys today, grab your bike helmet instead because Friday is National Ride your bike to work day. Jason McKenzie, owner of Ride on Bikes, stopped by News Leader 9 Morning to talk

Meet Candace Payne – a happy mom who just went to Kohl’s to return a few items and found her happy place in a Star Wars: The Force Awakens Chewbacca mask. 

Breathing deeply isn’t just for yoga class. A specialized method of deep breathing is keeping some breast cancer patients from getting unintended doses of radiation to the heart. Imagine if the side effects of radiation could be reduced,

Pixee Fox’s list of procedures includes a brow lift, a Brazilian butt lift, two eye lid surgeries, three nose jobs and four breast augmentations. Her latest trip under the knife left her without six ribs – three