Columbus GA

MIDLAND, Ga. (WRBL) — Officials with Columbus Fire and EMS welcomed the community to the new Fire Station 5 during an uncoupling ceremony Tuesday. Attendees met personnel, and got to see the new equipment firsthand. Pratt and Whitney, an aircraft manufacturing company, donated the property on which a new fire station...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Jury deliberation has begun in the trial of two co-defendants accused in the shooting death of a teen in 2023. The defendants, 18-year-old Akiareon Reed and 22-year-old Andrew Crowell, were teens at the time 16-year-old Dayton Willis was shot to death on Double Churches Road in 2023. Crowell’s...

Hope in Action: Supporting the Salvation Army Center of Hope

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Longtime Columbus journalist, author, and historian Billy Winn passed away on Tuesday. Winn was a Columbus native, who graduated from Columbus High School. He attended Emory and Georgia State in Atlanta, where he earned his college degree. Winn’s reporting career started in 1963 with the...

More than two decades after a fatal shooting claimed the life of a young father and U.S. Army veteran, authorities and family members are renewing their plea for information in hopes of finally bringing closure to a long-unsolved case. On Friday, September 26, 2003, at approximately 5:45 a.m. EST, police...

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WTVM) - A cyclist was killed Monday morning after being struck by a pickup truck, according to the Russell County coroner. Marcus Fuller, 68, was riding a bike when he was hit by a Chevrolet 2500 pickup truck at the intersection of Sandfort and Dawson roads at approximately 6 a.m.

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WRBL) — A four-year-old female has been shot, and three people have been arrested following an incident at Whispering Pines Apartments in Phenix City on Sunday. According to officials, the Phenix City Police Department responded to the apartment complex located at 1200 12th Street in reference to a...

Estate of Catherine Williams, deceased. Court of Probate, Lee County. Letters testamentary of said deceased having been granted to the undersigned on the 24th day of February, 2026, by the Honorable Jere Colley, Judge of the Probate Court of Lee County. Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims against...

The Smiths Station Fire Department has launched a new online billing portal designed to make it easier for residents and property owners to manage their fire district accounts. Fire Chief Blake Green said the portal, which went live in February, allows customers to view account balances, access past bills and...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Residents voicing their opposition of the proposed data center in northeast Muscogee County are now organizing next steps. A group called ‘Stop Hyper-Scale Data Centers in Muscogee County’ hosted a meeting at the Columbus public library. Their goals were not just to talk about concerns, but to...