Columbus GA

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - More unsettled at times Friday and Saturday as occasional showers and storms swing through the area. While it won’t be a washout, you will need to head inside when thunder roars. The second half of the weekend looks drier. That will crank up the heat again.

The Phenix City Police Department logged a total of 82 incidents during a nearly 24-hour operational period running from 7:34 a.m. on Sept. 9 to 5:42 a.m. on Sept. 10, 2026, handling a continuous stream of calls ranging from routine traffic stops and property checks to shots fired, domestic violence, and early-morning

A heavy police presence is underway Friday evening. The presence is happening on S. Andrews Circle, which is in a residential area off of N. Lumpkin Rd. The presence has been ongoing since around 5:40 p.m. on Friday, September 11, 2026. A crime scene has been established at a home...

A cat colony in a Columbus subdivision has become a flashpoint in a standoff between the Columbus Consolidated Government and Paws Humane Society. Officials and residents are debating how to handle the colony — and Paws executive director Courney Pierce warned that removing the cats as requested could result in mass eu

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — For Columbus residents who have yet to receive their passport or are currently planning a trip overseas, this upcoming weekend might be the perfect time to jumpstart the process. The Muscogee County Clerk of Superior Court is holding their annual ‘Pop-Up Passport’ event on the second floor of the

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The Georgia Department of Transportation is asking for public input on a project to widen a stretch of Williams Road in north Columbus. At an open house Wednesday night, GDOT officials laid out plans to widen Williams Road between I-185 and Veterans Parkway. The project includes a center turn lan

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - This Friday will mark 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks that forever changed America and those who serve our nation, propelling them into decades of war. We sat down with two retired Army generals, former top leaders at Fort Benning, to talk in depth about that tragic day and its impact on sold

AUBURN, Ala. (WRBL) — A report released on Wednesday by Auburn Athletics stated that the FIFA Friendly hosted by the university in June generated more than $27 million for Lee County. The study, done in partnership with Collegiate Consulting and Auburn-Opelika Tourism, analyzed lodging data, event-generated revenue and

The Music Man, George Corradino, has left the bandstand If you’ve never seen the award-winning 1962 musical and movie, The Music Man, the famous line is, “I always think there’s a band, kid.”  Robert Preston was the band “professor” in the movie. It could just as easily have been George Corradino. If you lo

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Muggier air is increasing and that will bring back the rain chances the rest of the week into the weekend. It won’t be a washout, but have some inside plans ready just in case. Patchy morning fog is possible Thursday. Otherwise, we’ll have a mostly...