Columbus GA

On Saturday, August 8, the town of Hamilton was filled with activity. The Second Saturday event was in full swing, but across the street on the steps of the Court House a very special event was taking place. Chairs were filled and people stood along the street to see this special activity.

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WRBL) — The Phenix City Department of Engineering and Public Works is cautioning motorists of a few upcoming striping projects set to begin on Monday, Aug. 17. According to officials, a Phenix City contractor will be doing striping work at several streets and intersections throughout the city. RELATE

On Monday, Judge John Martin of the Superior Court in Muscogee County set a hearing date for the Keep It Rural LLC lawsuit challenging the Columbus Council’s process of creating the technology overlay district ordinance signed into law June 16 . The ordinance comprises rules allowing a hyperscale date center to be buil

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Two men have been charged with murder in connection with the June shooting death of 21-year-old Jay’Veon Bell, the Columbus Police Department announced. On June 22, 2026, Columbus police officers responded to the area of 31st Avenue and Delta Street for a reported shooting. Officers...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Healthcare professionals with Piedmont Columbus Regional performed their first Barostim procedure, improving the quality of life for a patient experiencing heart failure in their early 50s. According to officials, Barostim is an implantable device that delivers gentle electrical pulses to barorec

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WRBL) — A man riding a bicycle in Phenix City died Thursday night after he was struck by a motor vehicle near 13th Place. Phenix City Coroner Arthur Sumbry identified the cyclist as 49-year-old Eddie Jessie. The crash occurred near 1510 13th Place. Authorities pronounced Jessie deceased on the scene

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — A senior living organization is now providing its services to the Columbus and Auburn region. Next Level Senior Advisors is an organization that helps senior citizens across the nation choose a senior community in the area that is best for them. The city of Columbus and the city of Auburn are […]

DA, sheriff and prosecutor speak outside Holman Prison following lethal injection.

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WTVM) - Jeremy Williams is the what Russell County District Attorney calls an “elite class of criminals” - not because of anything great he’s done, but the wrong he’s committed against young children and women. Those crimes include suffocating, killing, and raping kids...

Two things are true at the same time in Columbus, Georgia right now, and they belong in the same conversation even though no one has officially put them there yet. The first: a police captain warned, in writing, that the department's own productivity system was pushing officers toward violating citizens' civil rights.