Columbus GA

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — A reminder for Columbus-area locals: Lock your vehicles. The Columbus Police Department (CPD) says vehicle break-ins tend to go up as the warmer summer months hit, although as CPD’s Lt. Jane Edenfield explained, these incidents are “through the roof year round.” Edenfield said, “Anytime we have s

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Lt. Jane Edenfield with the Columbus Police Department joins WRBL to discuss how to avoid jury duty scams and solutions to a missed summons. Jury duty scams are on the rise in the area. The scammers rely on people’s fear of being arrested, and if they can convince others that they have missed […]

A new tenant has moved into the former Barberitos location at 1012 Broadway in Columbus. Signage for Tacos El Paisa’s first restaurant is on the building. Tacos El Paisa has been a food truck based out of 1649 Elvan Ave . The restaurant will serve Mexican dishes like tacos, tamales and quesadillas, as well as some fast

Default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by that certain mortgage executed by Taylor Bagwell to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for CMG Mortgage, Inc., dba CMG Financial, its successors and assigns, dated October 29, 2019 said mortgage recorded in the Office of the

OPINION — On Aug. 15, 2014, my 23-year-old son, Jamie Hubbard, died while in the custody of the Lee County Detention Center. Jamie was a good person who, like many young people, did not always make the best choices. That night, he was serving the first of three weekends for a DUI charge. A friend dropped him off at the

A Columbus public school will have a new principal next school year if the Muscogee County School District Board approves the superintendent’s recommendation next week. During is May 18 meeting, the board is scheduled to vote on Superintendent David Lewis ’ recommended appointment of Ebony Robinson as principal of Davi

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Democratic front-runner in the race for Georgia’s governor, Keisha Lance Bottoms, made a stop in Columbus on Tuesday for a meet and greet. Keisha Lance Bottoms held a meet and greet to share her plan for protecting voting rights in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling that makes it more difficu

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A cold front to our south and an area of low pressure will provide some rain Tuesday. It should mostly dry up Wednesday and especially the rest of the workweek. We’ll be heating up over the weekend and next week. Clouds and very limited sun...

It was a sunny day in downtown Columbus when I got the urge to eat some tacos after seeing a post from Agave Bar & Grill for a $2 taco special to celebrate Cinco De Mayo. Knowing a good deal when I see one, it was impossible for me to not take advantage of it. So, I recruited Ledger-Enquirer visual journalist Mike Hask

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Columbus police have issued a missing person alert for a man who family members say graduated from basic training at Fort Benning on Friday. According to police, 23-year-old Kiernon Swann was last seen around 7 a.m. Sunday in the area of the 2800 block of Airport Thruway.