Columbus GA

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Columbus Parks and Recreation facilities will be open to the public amid extreme hot temperatures. Residents can visit these facilities Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. According to officials, there will be limited hours available on Saturday. People are encouraged to use these...

The University of Georgia Extension Peanut Team recognized Georgia’s top peanut producers last weekend at the annual Georgia Peanut Achievement Club meeting at Jekyll Island. Peanut farmers and farming operations were recognized from four different regions and presented plaques for their production accomplishments. Sco

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Several law enforcement officials were reported near Waverly Hall just after 5 p.m. Authorities, including the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), were at the scene located in the 9300 block of 208 Waverly Hall. So far, officials have not confirmed any details as to what they were doing at the

Phenix City Little League enjoying ‘once-in-a-lifetime experience’ The Phenix City Little League team representing the Southeast in the upcoming Little League World Series is in Williamsport, Pennsylvania "taking it all in, putting in the work, and enjoying every second of this once-in-a-lifetime experience

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A Columbus church will be giving away free gas on Saturday. The Holsey Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church will be at Speed Track gas station, located at 800 9th Avenue in Columbus, from 12 p.m. until 4 p.m. According to representatives, the first 100 people will...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - We’ve had a lot of heat and humidity lately, but we’re going to turn it up a couple notches for the start of the workweek thanks to a strong ridge of high pressure. Temperatures should be a little more seasonable toward the end of the week and the week as rain chances climb a bit.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Miss Georgia Scholarship Pageant held the ‘Miss America Send-Off Brunch’ on Sunday morning in the Grand Ballroom of the Green Island Country Club. According to Miss Georgia officials, the brunch was intended to highlight and celebrate Miss Georgia 2026 Sophia Wootten, and Miss Georgia’s Teen

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Two people have been injured in a shooting that took place in the 5700 block of Cameo Street off of Amber Drive on Sunday, according to the Columbus Police Department (CPD). Several CPD officers and their Violent Crimes Unit were present at the scene. RELATED: 1 person injured in shooting near […

A Phenix City man is dead after his motorcycle struck a vehicle Saturday morning. According to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Senior Trooper Gregory Corble, Ray L. Burnham, 63, was operating a 2014 Harley-Davidson FLHXS Street Glide Special motorcycle when it struck a 2000 Ford F-150, driven by Reid C. Giardina, 18, of

Dangerous heat hit Columbus on Saturday, triggering heat advisories in Georgia and Alabama that are expected to persist into early next week before rainfall provides some relief.