Columbus GA

A Muscogee County teacher charged with simple battery after allegedly choking a student waived her arraignment hearing Friday in State Court and entered a plea of not guilty, according to the Muscogee County Solicitor General’s office. The accusation filed with the court claims Jody Russell “on or about the 10th day...

The final defendant in a multi-million dollar pandemic-related tax fraud investigation entered a guilty plea last week. Christopher Upshaw, aka “Troub,” 26, of Columbus, pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud on Feb. 4, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Georgia announced. The scheme involved trying to...

Columbus Fire and EMS and Police are working a vehicle fire and crash Friday morning. The incident happened on JR Allen Parkway near Moon Road heading westbound since the early morning hours of Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. All lanes of JR Allen are shut down between Moon Road and River...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Owners of a local bar are cherishing a jersey displayed on their wall a little more since the passing of James Van Der Beek, who lost his battle with cancer on Wednesday. Since its opening last year, Super Regular on Broadway has displayed a Jersey worn by James Van Der Beek, […]

A large response is underway by fire officials in Crawford. The response is for a large brush fire that broke out in the woods behind a home in the 4200 block of U.S. Highway 80 West in the Crawford community of Russell County. CNAW2News.com happened to drive up on the scene and saw heavy smoke and flames coming from...

The Lee County Sheriff's Office is on the lookout for two suspects in an armed robbery that happened Saturday night, Feb. 7. Police received a call about the robbery at 10:41 p.m. that night. The convenience store, located at the 16000 block of U.S. Highway 280 in the Smiths Station...

When Bryan and Sanna Bonner first envisioned their business, this Columbus couple didn’t see sugar rimmers or cocktail mixers in the cards. They saw yurts. “We were originally going to do yurts, like glamping yurts,” Bryan told the Ledger-Enquirer. “But in the middle of getting that started, we found out [Sanna] had...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The Boys and Girls Clubs of the Chattahoochee Valley crowned its Youth of the Year, the highest honor from the organization for a member’s leadership and community involvement. This year’s finalists were named as: Treasje Bell, Edwin Brown, and Breyana Anyaegbunam. The Boys and...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - This month we’re highlighting locally owned Black businesses on our morning shows.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A healthcare enrollment event for military veterans will soon be held in Columbus. The free event will provide help with accessing VA healthcare and benefits. Goodwill Southern Rivers will host the event on Feb. 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will be in person...