Columbus GA

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL)- Happy Sunday! It has been an overcast and rather gloomy day across the area as a front moves through. While there have been scattered showers, most of this rain is light. Rainfall totals will not be impressive from today’s rain. Monday & Tuesday: A low pressure system is set to move through […]

Combat veteran Steve Kelly officially launched his campaign for Mayor of Columbus this Sunday in front of a handful of supporters. Kelly told those gathered he has five priorities, not talking points but priorities. “They are crime and public safety, poverty and homelessness, then you have youth engagement which...

Smiths Station Fire Protection District firefighters responded to a structure fire Saturday night. The fire began around 8:50 P.M. CDT on Saturday, November 29, 2025 on Lee Road 560. Immediately, Smiths Station, alongside Beulah and Salem firefighters, were dispatched to the scene for an an outbuilding on fire...

ALABAMA — A man is in custody following the shooting death of 43-year-old Marcus Jacquez Strickland. Authorities responded to a home off Lee Road 41 around 1 a.m. Sunday, where they found Strickland’s body. A death investigation was immediately launched. Police identified 44-year-old David Lavar Preston, an...

SUNDAY:Today we’ll see mostly cloudy skies with some isolated showers around until a front comes through later today. Highs today will be in the low 60s. Tonight, expect skies to remain mostly cloudy, but we should be dry. THIS WEEK:Monday will start out dry, but we could see some isolated showers in the afternoon....

Columbus, Ga Saturday PM Forecast (11/29/25) - Kaylee Barbee.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL)- Happy Saturday! Your temperatures this morning got down into the 20s for many. Over the next few days, we will experience a temporary warm-up. Sunday: A cold front will arrive tomorrow. Unfortunately, this weaker front will not significantly reduce our rainfall deficit. Stray showers are...

BEAUREGARD, Ala. (WRBL) – The Lee County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an Opelika man in connection with a deadly shooting early Sunday morning in the Beauregard community. According to investigators on November 30, 2025, deputies responded to a 1:03 a.m. 911 call reporting a possible shooting at a residence in the...

As the Black community prepares for a Mass Blackout of spending from now Until December 2 Stacy M. Brown our Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent addresses the effort in his column, A Black Friday of Resistance as Americans Push Back. In this week’s Sunday Conversation, we sit down With...

Three juveniles were arrested for the shooting death of Joseph Tassoni in Phenix City, AL. According to a press release from the Phenix City Police Department on November 26, 2025, at approximately 02:14 PM the Phenix City Police Department Patrol. Division responded to 42 Cricket Dr. in reference to a...