Columbus GA

Northside grad shot dead at Lee County party remembered fondly A recent Northside graduate who was shot and killed at a Lee County party early Saturday morning July 11, 2026, is being remembered fondly by those who knew him best. Anthony Onochie was pronounced dead from gunshot wounds at 11:33 am at Piedmon

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Columbus officials are searching for a critical missing man. Louisous Smith, 67, was last seen in the 2000 block of 3rd Avenue on July 11 around 3:45 p.m. Smith was last seen wearing a military style hat, black and white plaid jacket, brown pants, and brown...

Isolated storms are expected to continue this afternoon, with a chance of severe storms, and temperatures will cool off due to the widespread rain, with a wet and cool trend expected to continue into the beginning of next week.

An 18-year-old Columbus man has died after being shot during an overnight gathering in Lee County, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. The shooting happened at approximately 1:21 a.m. CDT on Saturday, July 11, 2026, in the 800 block of Lee Road 197 in unincorporated Lee County. According...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — One person has been killed and two others injured in a Columbus shooting that happened in the Benning Hills neighborhood, according to the Columbus Police Department (CPD). Officials say this scene is connected to the fatal Little Drive shooting that happened earlier Saturday afternoon around 12:

Police investigate homicide in South Columbus UPDATE: The Columbus Police Department is investigating a homicide after a triple shooting in South Columbus Saturday July 11, 2026. The Muscogee County Coroner pronounced JaQuaivious Jordan dead on the scene in a Benning Hills neighborhood at 1:10 pm. The 23-ye

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - There is currently a police presence in the Benning Hills neighborhood in Columbus. According to Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan, one person is dead after being shot on Little Drive in Columbus. The victim has been identified as 23-year-old JaQuairious Jordan. Bryan says there was a...

For decades, firefighters in Russell County, Alabama, responded to emergencies where putting out hazardous fuel fires was a higher priority than documenting every product used during an incident. Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) became a standard tool for combating flammable-liquid fires long before concerns emerged ab

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - More than a year after the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper installed the first wetland trash trap in Columbus, officials say the device has collected over 300 pounds of trash at Cooper Creek Park — and a second trap could be in place before the end of the year.

LEE COUNTY, Ala. (WAKA) – A bridge replacement project in Lee County will soon be underway. The bridges over Choctafaula Creek, south of Exit 50 on I-85 north and south, will be replaced starting Monday. Crews will limit lane closures to Sundays through Thursdays from 7 p.m. to 5...