Columbus GA

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Columbus police say one person was critically injured following an early Friday morning shooting. According to police, it happened in the area of Irwin Drive and Ida Way. An exact time of the incident wasn’t immediately released. Authorities have not detailed a possible motive or...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — A Muscogee County School District Special Education teacher appeared in State Court Friday afternoon seeking immunity from criminal prosecution. Jody Russell is facing misdemeanor simple battery charges for a November incident involving a student at Fort Middle School. “I didn’t harm him. I didn’t mean any harm by it. I just […]

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WRBL) — Firefighters have contained a brush fire on U.S. 80 in Phenix City on Friday afternoon. Witnesses on the scene confirm the fire was burning on U.S. 80, near 40th Avenue. At least three agencies are currently on the scene — Phenix City Police Department, Smiths Station Fire Protection and the […]

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The Boys and Girls Clubs of the Chattahoochee Valley hosted its Women’s Creative Collective Luncheon today, celebrating art and creativity. The event featured a panel of four Columbus-area artists who shared their journey into the arts and their experiences engaging with young people through programs at the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Chattahoochee Valley.

Columbus residents have come together to put down roots — and pick up trash — on Warm Springs Road. Living Mosaic Collective , a newly formed nonprofit organization, aims to turn a vacant piece of the former Jordan Mill property at 1311 Warm Springs Road into a community garden and art space. The nonprofit was founded by Kristin Andris, a social studies teacher at Veterans Memorial Middle...

Preparing for Severe Weather: Supporting Columbus Hospice Staff and Families

AUBURN, Ala. (WTVM) - Southern Union State Community College and Auburn University held a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new aviation hangar at the Auburn University Regional Airport. Southern Union’s aviation maintenance program is attracting more interest each year. The new facility is expected to encourage more growth. According...

LEE COUNTY, Ala. (WRBL) — Lee County Schools (LCS) has been recognized with the Best Communities for Music Education nomination from the NAMM Foundation for their continuous commitment to music education. According to the Lee County Board of Education, Lee County Schools is one of nine school districts in Alabama and one of two county […]

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Miles Crossing Senior Residences held its grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday in downtown Columbus. The community is designed for people 55 and up and allows seniors to live affordably in the city. After several years of discussion, blueprints and construction, Miles Crossing Senior Residences is...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Good Thursday morning! We are waking up to a hazy and seasonable start, with temperatures hovering in the mid-50s. As the day goes on, those hazy conditions will gradually improve. Temperatures will climb into the 80s, and sunshine will take over, with just a few high clouds drifting by. It will […]