Columbus GA

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — A local author stopped by WRBL News 3 on Friday, June 26, to discuss his book entitled, ‘Ten Lessons from a Praying Grandmother.’ Local author, Marcus Johnson, of Americus, says the book honors the legacy his grandmother, Lillie Belle Johnson, left on not only him, but all who knew her. Johnson [

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — A Columbus house fire broke out on Amos Street near Brown Avenue on Friday, according to Columbus Fire and EMS Deputy Chief Daniel Macon. Several law enforcement including the Columbus Police Department and Columbus Fire and EMS, were present at the scene. Macon says 16 firefighters reported to t

Justice delivered for honor student shot dead through apartment door Justice was delivered for an honor student who was shot and killed through her apartment door nearly ten years ago in Columbus. Destiny Nelson's killer will spend the rest of his life in prison for the murder according to a press release f

ATLANTA, Ga. (WTVM) - A Columbus woman has died after being shot and killed in a hotel room in Atlanta. According to the Fulton County police report, Jermiya Richardson and her 2-year-old daughter caught a Greyhound bus to Atlanta on June 20 around 3:30 p.m. According to Richardson’s grandmother, she...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Good Thursday morning! We are starting the day with partly to mostly cloudy skies and temperatures in the low 70s, making for a warm and somewhat muggy start across the area. As we move through the day, a weak weather system will pass through the region, bringing the chance for a […]

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - K9 Havoc, a Columbus police K9, was reunited with his handler, Cpl. Brent Wilson, following surgery related to injuries sustained in an officer-involved shooting. Havoc was not permitted visitors immediately after surgery, but Wilson waited until he could see his partner. The reunion was benefici

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The Chattahoochee Valley is preparing multiple Independence Day events to celebrate America’s 250th birthday, with festivities beginning this weekend and extending through the Fourth of July. The America 250 Parade in Uptown Columbus will kick off Friday, July 3rd at 6:30 p.m. down First Avenue,.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The Columbus Police Department is asking for the public’s help in determining the whereabouts of a runaway teen. 16-year-old Aaliyah Phinazee was last seen in the 2100 block of Comer Avenue on June 24. According to officials, she had on a black bonnet, a brown hoodie with white lettering, black t

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — A Columbus man involved in a string of 2021 Beallwood-area robberies against Hispanic victims that led to one man’s murder was sentenced Thursday afternoon. Derek Riley rolled the dice in Muscogee County Superior Court this month. He turned down a guilty plea in connection with the murder of 41-y

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Columbus community is coming together for Alexis Hill and her family, following the Tuesday shooting death of the Dollar General store manager. Authorities said that Hill was straightening out two crumpled dollar bills handed to her by a man buying hamburger buns when he shot her in the head.