Columbus GA

THIS WEEKEND:Hopefully we can get a few showers and storms over the weekend, because next week is looking hot and mostly dry! We’ll have some isolated showers and storms around for Saturday and Sunday with highs Saturday in the low 90s thanks to some additional cloud cover, then warming into the mid 90s on Sunday […]

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The City of Columbus filed a 400-page legal response Friday to a lawsuit challenging a recently adopted overlay district, arguing the zoning measure does not rezone any property or authorize construction of a data center. The lawsuit was brought by the group Keep It Rural Muscogee...

PEACHTREE CITY, GA — Georgia is heading into a stretch of unsettled weather that could bring isolated severe storms, frequent lightning and pockets of heavy rain through the middle of the week and into the weekend. The National Weather Service office in Peachtree City has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for much of

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The Columbus Police Department has arrested five suspects in connection to multiple auto theft burglaries. These suspects have been connected to a series of entering auto and stolen vehicle investigations. The cases stem from reports received over the past month across Columbus. The investigation

Several volunteer firefighters responded to an RV fire Friday afternoon in the Ladonia community of Russell County. Firefighters from Ladonia, Uchee Creek, and Crawford volunteer fire department were dispatched to the scene around 2:55 p.m. on Friday, July 24, 2026, on Ponderosa Drive. The roadway is in a residential a

OPELIKA, Ala. (WTVM) - An Opelika man has been arrested after he allegedly stole $10,000 worth of merchandise from a business. Officials responded to Boost Mobile on Pepperell Parkway in reference to a burglary on July 22. Surveillance footage revealed that a suspect entered the business at approximately 3:35 a.m....

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Columbus police have arrested five teens in connection with a series of entering auto and stolen vehicle investigations, after receiving several reports over the past month. The Columbus Police Department’s (CPD) Property Crimes Unit officials arrested the juveniles after the investigation reveal

The owner of the now-closed Gigi’s Cupcakes a t 2511-B Airport Thruway has revealed the new owner taking over the former bakery. On the Gigi’s Cupcakes Facebook account, Patrick Cooper announced the bakery will transition to The Sweet Shop Baking Co . “We couldn’t be happier knowing this space will continue serving the

After years of planning and nearly three years of construction, the City of Columbus is preparing to open the new John D. Allen Judicial Center, a $207.5 million project that city leaders say will modernize the local court system for decades to come. The 342,000-square-foot judicial complex is scheduled for...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Dozens of people gathered Wednesday night to remember Anthony Onochie, an 18-year-old Northside High School graduate killed in a Lee County shooting earlier this month. Family members said Onochie carried a 4.3 GPA and had planned to begin attending Georgia State University next month. Shooting u