Columbus GA

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WRBL) — Some high school students in Phenix City felt like dancing Thursday night at the Idle Hour Park Community Center. 60 students representing Central High School, Russell County High, and Glenwood High School received scholarships as a result of monies raised through the Phenix City Mayor’s Ball

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Columbus Technical College cut the ribbon on its new Ralph Puckett Workforce Development Center. After almost a year of construction, the Ralph Puckett Workforce Development Center is opening its doors. The more than $12 million, 13,000 square foot facility aims to provide workforce training oppo

STEWART COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) — An investigation is underway following the death of an inmate who was held in the Stewart Detention Center in Stewart County. Stewart County Coroner Sybil S. Ammons said the death remains under investigation, but that it appears the inmate died of natural causes. An official cause and manne

Multiple first responders are on the scene of an overturned vehicle crash Friday afternoon. The crash occurred on Alabama Highway 169 just south of Lee Road 201 around 1:53 p.m. on Friday, July 31, 2026. According to witnesses at a used car dealership, a silver Toyota 4Runner lost two tires...

HAMILTON, Ga. (WRBL) — Officials with the Hamilton Police Department are warning parents to be aware of colorful pills after arresting an individual found in possession of suspected drugs and multicolored narcotics on Friday. The arrest occurred while officers were conducting a proactive traffic enforcement that led to

The weight room at the YMCA of Metropolitan Columbus D.A. Turner branch will be closed during much of August. That’s because, starting Aug. 3, the facility at 4384 Warm Springs Road will undergo a renovation costing a more than half a million dollars, according to the YMCA’s news release. Private donations entirely fun

A cooling trend will bring lower temperatures and potential scattered storms to Columbus, Georgia, throughout the weekend before conditions warm up again next week.

A Lee County judge denied bond for a Columbus teen charged in the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Anthony Onochie.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Muscogee County Sheriff Greg Countryman has applied to join the 287-G program, a federal initiative that allows local law enforcement to partner with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration laws. What the 287-G program does. According to the U.S. Immigration and Cu

‘School’s Open, Drive Carefully Tour’ stops in Columbus The "School's Open, Drive Carefully Tour" made a pit stop in Columbus Thursday morning July 30, 2026. For nearly eight decades, AAA has been working to promote school bus and crossing zone safety through their 'School's Open, Drive Carefully Tour' held