Columbus GA

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A search is underway to locate a 57-year-old man listed by police as critically missing. James Richey was last seen in the area of the 5000 block of Old Post Road on July 4 just after 1PM ET. He was last seen wearing a blue t-shirt...

A quiet residential stretch of North Boulevard in Oak Park became the backdrop for a multi-state fugitive arrest after federal investigators tipped off Cook County detectives about a woman wanted in an armed store robbery out of Russell County, Alabama. The stop ended with the suspect taken into custody and booked into

Marion County cancels July 4th Celebration after fireworks accident Marion County Board of Commissioners abruptly announced the cancelation of Saturday night's planned 4th of July celebration on social media. The cancellation comes after an accident injured a worker with their fireworks contractor according

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Phenix City and Columbus residents gathered in the streets of Columbus Friday evening to celebrate America’s 250th birthday with the help of a Fourth of July parade. According to officials, this is the first Fourth of July parade to march along the streets Columbus in 50 years. Approximately 75 e

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — On Saturday night, when many of the eyes in Phenix City and Columbus are aimed skyward watching the riverfront fireworks, one local grandmother will be working overtime. Hard at work will be a Phenix City woman who has been blowing things up for half a century. Meet Pat White. “It’s an […]

LEE COUNTY, Ala. (WRBL) — A Lee County house fire that took nearly five hours to put out and left one firefighter in need of treatment for a heat-related illness is shedding light on the extreme heat residents are experiencing across the Chattahoochee Valley. According to Salem Volunteer Fire and Rescue, volunteers rec

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The Development Authority of Columbus has been awarded a $2 million rural development grant for site improvement work at Technology Park, city officials said. The funding will be used to clear land at the park, located off Chattsworth, so businesses can move in without the delays...

Independence Day falls on a Saturday this year, so many places will be observing the holiday on Friday the third. With both days being a federally observed holiday, you should know what is open and closed this weekend. City services and government offices Closed July 3: Columbus Consolidated Government 311 Citizens Ser

U.S. Marine Capt. John Sax was 8 years old when he fell in love with flying while growing up in California during the 1990s. A family friend invited him as a child to ride a Yak-52 monoplane. Since that day, John surrounded himself with all things aviation, going to the Reno Air Races , aviation museums and airplane si

OPELIKA, Ala. (WTVM) - The Lee County Commission dedicated two Liberty Trees outside the TK Davis Justice Center War Memorial Friday morning as part of the America 250 commemoration. The Liberty Tree Project honors the original Liberty Tree in Boston, where the Sons of Liberty rallied to ignite the American...