Columbus GA

Pine Mountain celebrated its newly renamed Fall Fest on Saturday with a mountain race, local vendors, and a display of a new 70-foot ladder truck by visiting firefighters.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is seeking the public’s input on a recently proposed project designed to improve four Columbus intersections. GDOT is inviting residents to join them for an in-person Public Information Open House at Blackmon Road Middle School on Tuesday, Oct. 13 f

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WRBL) — A local tradition is returning to Phenix City to continue catering meaningful relationships among the community and law enforcement. The annual ‘Faith and Blue’ event is making a comeback on Sunday, Oct. 11 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Crawford Baptist Church located at 4503 Hwy 80 W. RELATED: […

LEE COUNTY, Ala. (WRBL) — The Lee County Highway Department is giving residents a heads up of two upcoming road closures. According to the Lee County Highway Department, Lee Road 106 will be closed to motorists throughout the day starting Tuesday, Sept. 22, until Thursday, Sept. 24 due to roadway repair work. The road

Severe storms wreak havoc in Columbus After Saturday’s severe thunderstorm, there are still almost 4,500 homes without power. Georgia Power estimates they will be restored by 5:00 pm. The skies grew dark around 3:36 PM. Winds kicked up. Thunder rumbled from the bowels of the earth. Rain was blowing sideways

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) -A thunderstorm that moved through the Chattahoochee Valley Saturday afternoon knocked down trees at multiple locations in Columbus, causing a gas leak at one home and striking a house at another. Tree breaks gas line on Woodland Drive. A tree fell at the intersection of Woodland Drive...

Damage from a hellacious afternoon storm We have debris and scattered power outages across Columbus. The force of an afternoon thunderstorm can cause high winds, heavy rain, and intense lightning. We had all of that and more. A wind speed of 66 mph was measured at the Columbus airport during the severe stor

A Georgia man is behind bars after shooting and killing another man who intervened in a dispute to protect a woman, according to police and witnesses. The post 'He saved me': Man shot and killed defending fiancee during altercation over 'women being disrespected,' witness says first appeared on Law & Crime .

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Strong storms knocked out power for more than 12-thousand Georgia Power customers across Muscogee County on Saturday. The storms moved through the area just before 3:00 pm ET on Saturday. Current estimates from Georgia Power indicate more than 12-thousand customers are without power across Columb

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Severe Saturday evening storms left more than 13,000 Columbus residents without power, according to Georgia Power. Columbus Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director Chance Corbett said residents also suffered from roughly 80 downed trees across the city. A neighborhood on Madden Drive