Columbus GA

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - With school days away, families in Georgia and Alabama are being reminded to complete several requirements before the first day of class. In Georgia, health officials say pre-K, kindergarten and new students need vision, dental, hearing and nutrition screenings. Seventh graders must receive a Tda

PHENIX CITY Ala. (WRBL) — There is a program in the Russell County Jail that is designed to give inmates the tools and opportunity to stay out of trouble when they are released. WRBL talked to Sheriff Heath Taylor and two inmates about the IGNITE program. “This is the opportunity to do something better with […]

LEE COUNTY, Ala. (WRBL) — Several commercial truck drivers traveling through Lee County have recently been cited under a decades-old federal regulation requiring commercial drivers to be able to read and speak English, as federal officials have stepped up enforcement of the rule during roadside inspections. Court recor

Montgomery, AL – Attorney General Steve Marshall announced Alabama’s participation in the 2026 National Healthcare Fraud Takedown, a nationwide enforcement effort led by the U.S. Department of Justice targeting fraud in government-funded healthcare programs. The annual initiative brings together federal and state law e

Controversial traffic signal activated at busy highway interchange A controversial traffic signal is now active at a busy highway interchange connecting East Alabama to Columbus, GA. Hundreds of commuters have vented over the new traffic pattern to the Alabama Department of Transportation's Southeast Region

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – An Alabama death row inmate is closer to his execution date next month. As Action 8 News has reported, Jeremy Williams was given four death sentences for killing a 5-year-old girl in 2021. Kamarie Holland was kidnapped, raped and brutalized before she was strangled to...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — School begins in less than a week for Muscogee County students, and schools are continuing to put safety at the forefront. Select Muscogee County schools, such as Shaw, Spencer, and Jordan High School, among many more, have implemented a clear bookbag policy. Last year, the state of Georgia recor

The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, an environmental watchdog, filed in May a lawsuit against SCorUSA, a Phenix City contractor working on a multifamily development project in Columbus, alleging “deplorable” construction site conditions violate the Clean Water Act’s best management practice for sediment control. Two months

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WRBL) — The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) Southeast Region is warning residents of an upcoming roadway restriction coming to US-280 West. RELATED: US-280, US-80 traffic signal modifications expected to be completed Thursday, July 23 According to ALDOT, they will be implementing a ‘No T

After hearing criticism from residents during Tuesday’s Columbus Council meeting, Muscogee County Sheriff Greg Countryman defended his decision to enter the sheriff’s office into a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) program The MCSO joined ICE’s 287(g) Program on July 7, according to ICE’s list of participa