Cooler temperatures and afternoon highs in the 90s ahead
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Happy Sunday! We are tracking a few pop up showers this evening. Those rain chances are ramping up in the First Alert Forecast. Rain chances will return to the forecast by midweek. Another front will stall across the region, bringing more storms starting Tuesday. Rain will become more widespread
Tropical depressions possible in Atlantic this week
Two areas in the Atlantic show potential for developing into Tropical Storm Dolly over the next week.
Georgia school district accused of illegally delaying enrollment of foster children
A state agency is accusing the Muscogee County School District of violating state and federal law by delaying the enrollment of foster children. The Georgia Division of Family and Children Services says the disagreement centers on the interpretation of a bill signed into law this year intended to help get kids in foste
Smiths Station High School to have virtual school day Monday, August 24 due to...
SMITHS STATION, Ala. (WRBL) — Smiths Station High School (SSHS) announced on Sunday evening that students and staff will not meet in person on Monday, Aug. 24 due to a ‘major exterior water leak.’ SSHS says all students and staff will not report to the campus on Monday. Students and staff will have a virtual […]
Multi-state law enforcement initiative enforcing roadway safety with ‘Hands Across the Border’
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Law enforcement officers from Georgia and four neighboring states kicked off the 35th Annual ‘Hands Across the Border’ enforcement campaign on Sunday night. According to the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, law enforcement officers from Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee and South Carolina
Benning Hills Shooting Kills 24-Year-Old, Second Deadly Attack in Six Weeks
A 24-year-old man is dead after a shooting Saturday evening in Columbus’ Benning Hills neighborhood, the second fatal shooting to strike the same south Columbus community in less than six weeks. DeMarcus Grimes was shot around 7:15 p.m. in the 2100 block of Shelby Street, just south of Monaco Drive, and later died at t
CMCA announces major contemporary painting exhibition Because the Sky is Blue
Bo Bartlett, Blue Sky, September 11, 2012, Wheaton Island, Maine, 2012, Oil on panel, framed, 18 x 18 inches, (unframed); 25 x 25 inches (framed), Courtesy of the artist and the Bo Bartlett Center, Columbus, Georgia. ROCKLAND, ME.- CMCA announced Because the Sky is Blue, a rich examination of critical...
Coroner identifies victim of deadly shooting in South Columbus
Coroner identifies victim of deadly shooting in South Columbus The Muscogee County Coroner has identified the victim of a deadly shooting in South Columbus Saturday evening. Demarcus Grimes was pronounced dead at Piedmont Midtown Hospital shortly after the incident. The 24-year-old was shot multiple times a
One man dead in Columbus homicide on Shelby Street
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — A man has been killed in a Columbus homicide that took place in the 2100 block of Shelby Street on Saturday night, according to the Columbus Police Department (CPD). RELATED: Woman found dead in Phenix City’s first homicide of 2026 Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan says the victim has been iden
Relief from the heat next week, rain chances increase as well
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The heat continues this weekend with highs in the middle 90s. Some good news though, there are no heat advisories for the area as heat indices will be closer to the actual air temperature. I can’t rule out a stray storm or two this afternoon but most look to stay dry for Saturday.
