Columbus GA

Bicycle Columbus rolls on with a new Executive Director After forming in 2012 as a volunteer-led organization, Bicycle Columbus now has a full-time Executive Director. As Now Georgia reported in January, the position was made possible by a grant from the Georgia Office of Highway Safety. Stacy Roberts start

Following dangerous heat index readings recorded today, temperatures are set to decrease throughout the week with scattered storms possible over the weekend.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Wednesday is National Chicken Wing Day, and several popular fast-food restaurants are serving up delicious deals!. Whether you’re craving bone-in, boneless, or something saucy, here’s a list of various chains giving out free or discounted wings:. Wingstop. Get five wings free with a $10...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A Columbus Police Department K-9 will soon have added protection on the job. The department says K-9 Olive will receive a new bullet and stab-resistant vest donated by the nonprofit Vested Interest in K9s. Vest awarded based on Olive’s specialized role. Department officials say vests...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — A tree has fallen near 13th Street and is blocking the roads, causing drivers to take alternate routes. The incident occurred between Munro Avenue and Eberhart Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. Officials with the Columbus Police Department (CPD) were reported on the scene around 3 p.m. No cause of t

Residents and Muscogee County Sheriff Greg Countryman voiced differing perspectives on the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office’s participation in the federal 287(g) program during Tuesday’s Columbus City Council meeting. The discussion centered around the Sheriff’s Office entering into a memorandum of agreement with the U

OPELIKA, Ala. (WRBL) — What started as one family’s search for a beloved pet has turned into an East Alabama community effort to bring a beloved tortoise home. Five-year-old Squirtle, an African Sulcata tortoise weighing just over 30 pounds and measuring about 17 inches long, disappeared from his Opelika home along Mar

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Muscogee County School District officials answered questions about registration. District Director of Communications Kimberly Wright told WRBL that central registration appointment availability is currently booked through just after the start of the school year. However, Wright pointed out that f

The daily commute through a well-traveled corridor in Columbus is about to become brighter and more colorful. Artist Chris Johnson is painting a new mural on the 11th Street underpass, or what some folks call the railroad viaduct, between Seventh Avenue and 10th Avenue. Michael Burke is helping Johnson paint the mural.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Three Columbus residents spoke out Tuesday at Columbus City Council against the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office’s new 287(g) agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, citing concerns about racial profiling and fear in immigrant communities. Sheriff Greg Countryman pushed back, say