Police locate missing Columbus woman
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Columbus Police have found a critically missing woman. According to officials, 63-year-old Freda Moore was located in good health. No further details were released surrounding his disappearance. Moore was reported missing on June 13 after she was last seen in the 1100 block of Lawyers Lane.
Two people killed in head-on crash in Lee County
LEE COUNTY, Ala. (WAKA) – A man and a woman have been killed in a head-on crash in Lee County that left another person injured. Alabama State Troopers say 80-year-old William C. Smith, Jr, of the Salem community of Lee County was driving a car that hit another car head-on. The other car was driven by 32-year-old Sir St
Dear Pastors: We’ve Done Our Part. It’s Up to You Now.
Early voting ends today, and we at the Courier Eco Latino Newspaper, along with Davis Broadcasting, Inc., believe we have completed our assignment. For weeks, we have informed, educated, interviewed candidates, hosted forums, challenged misinformation, and provided voters with the facts they need to make informed decis
Hot and humid, number of storms starts to increase over the weekend
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A ridge of high pressure that has prevented too many showers and storms the last few days starts to break down over the weekend and especially early next week. This will allow more scattered storms over the weekend. It looks even more unsettled early next week as a front stalls out right on top o
Miss Georgia contestants arrive in Columbus for 2026 Meet the Crowns event
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Contestants competing in the annual Miss Georgia Scholarship Pageant traveled from all across the state for the introduction event in Columbus. 98 young women representing the different areas in Georgia gathered at the Columbus Trade Center Friday morning for the 2026 Meet the Crowns presentation
3 fugitives arrested on felony warrants in Muscogee County
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office Collaborative Intelligence Group arrested three wanted fugitives on felony warrants. Leon Clayton was arrested on a charge of aggravated assault. Jermaine McCoy was arrested on two counts of violation of probation for theft by taking, violation of probation fo
2-year-old dies in Chambers County
CUSSETA, Ala. (WTVM) - A 2-year-old girl died Friday morning after deputies and paramedics responded to a home in the Cusseta area. Deputies and Lanett EMS were dispatched at approximately 9 a.m. to a residence on County Road 187 in reference to a child who was not breathing, according to the Chambers County Sheriff’s
‘Fabulous.’ Multimillion-dollar attraction opens along river in Columbus
Overlooking the banks of the Chattahoochee River, the Chattahoochee Promenade and the Clifford and Bobsie Swift History Trail are now open in the Columbus Historic District. The Historic Columbus Foundation celebrated the project’s completion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday afternoon. The $5 million project is
Columbus barbecue worker dies after medical emergency following shooting
An employee of a popular Columbus barbecue restaurant has died following a medical emergency after a shooting Saturday morning in Columbus, according to the Columbus Police Department. Police said officers responded shortly after 1:30 a.m. to the 2900 block of Peabody Avenue in reference to shots being fired into a res
Small Business Spotlight: Gatewood Prosthetics
Small Business Spotlight: Gatewood Prosthetics George Gatewood has spent much of his life helping people become mobile. Not with transportation in the usual sense, but with prosthetics and orthotics. When he attended Auburn University, George studied physiology. “I was an athlete and became interested in at

















