Columbus GA

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — A repeat offender who ran from sheriff’s deputies and scaled an airport fence during a chase was found guilty of firearm possession on Tuesday. Reginald Weeks-Lewis, 29, was found guilty of illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon on Dec. 9, before U.S. District Judge Clay Land....

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — City of Columbus Finance Director Angelica Alexander told the Council on Tuesday that the city’s reserve funds are shrinking. That information came as the council was closing the books on the Fiscal Year 2025 annual budget, which ended on June 30 of this year. The fund balance is the city’s...

A man is in jail after a shooting incident over the weekend in Phenix City. The incident occurred around 2 P.M. EST on Sunday, December 7, 2025, in the 400 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway — in the area of the Quality Inn hotel and Marathon gas station.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The new Raising Cane’s in Columbus is hosting open interviews for several shifts and positions. The restaurant, located at 5720 Whittlesey Boulevard, is hiring for restaurant crew members, customer service associates, cooks and cashiers. The open interviews will run from Thursday, Dec. 11 –...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - We’re changing the pattern from the gloomy last several days to more sunshine and drier weather through the workweek. That will lead to warmer afternoons and more seasonable temperatures. Patchy frost and fog Tuesday morning as the sun mixes with clouds otherwise. Chilly with highs...

Sometimes the most revealing legal actions involve not the accused criminal but the bystanders caught in law enforcement’s potentially excessive response. On Monday, Terence Crawford’s head of security filed a federal lawsuit against Omaha’s police chief and more than a dozen officers, alleging they violated...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Enrichment Services Program, a community action agency, is hosting a energy town hall to ensure Chattahoochee Valley residents have the information they need about keeping warm this winter. The town hall, which we also be livestreamed, will take place at the Columbus Public Library (3000 Macon...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Local philanthropist Wanda Amos, with help from Scott Ressmeyer and the Miracle Riders, spread holiday cheer to children in need in Columbus on Monday. In the annual ‘Wanda Amos annual toy donation’, toys, cards, and Aflac ducks were donated to pediatric patients and their siblings. Doughnuts...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Good Tuesday morning! We’re starting off on a cold note, with temperatures dipping toward freezing—and even slipping below it in a few spots. You may notice a few clouds drifting in around daybreak, but they won’t stick around for long. Sunshine makes a comeback today, mixing with some passing...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — After more than five years of financial struggles, Historic Westville Inc. took a significant step Tuesday morning to bring the 1850s working village back to viability. The Columbus Council approved a new 10-year lease with Historic Westville to use the city-owned property off South Lumpkin...