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Several wrecks across the Chattahoochee Valley backed up traffic Wednesday as rain continued to fall, which includes a fatal accident in the 5300 block of Woodruff Farm Rd. in Columbus.

At least three people were injured following a severe thunderstorm in Cuthbert, Georgia Wednesday.

Police officers and firefighters made multiple attempts to rescue the victims, but the lake’s frigid temperature forced them to retreat before divers came in.

Central-Talbotton’s late surge wasn’t enough to overcome Wheeler County in the A-Public Girls State Championship.

Two games. Two sites. Same results. Both the Columbus State men’s and women’s basketball teams beat USC Aiken in the quarterfinals of the Peach Belt Conference Tournament on Wednesday to advance to the conference’s semifinals this weekend.

crews are working to repair the damage and traffic is being rerouted to Georgia 39 and Georgia 1.

Federal prosecutors say 81-year-old Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff should not be released early from prison even if kidney disease kills him within months.

In an open letter posted on the company’s website, Executive Vice President Rossann Williams said that the company will temporarily suspend the use of personal cups.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is sounding the alarm about security vulnerabilities in some medical devices.

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