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Sherrie Aaron formally launched her campaign Tuesday for the Columbus City Council District 3 seat, citing persistent infrastructure gaps, public safety concerns and unequal access to opportunity across the district. Aaron said that while Columbus continues to grow, too many District 3 neighborhoods are being left...

Columbus, Georgia – A 17-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with a shooting at the Shirley B. Winston Recreation Center that left two men injured, according to the Columbus Police Department. The incident has renewed safety concerns at the facility, which has now seen two shootings within five months,...

Firefighters are working to extinguish a structure fire Saturday night. The fire was reported at a home on Mercer Drive in the Crawford community of Russell County. CNAW2News.com began receiving word of the blaze around 6:15 p.m. eastern standard time. Crawford, Ladonia, and Uchee Creek volunteer fire departments are...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — It’s commonly believed that drivers should warm up their cars before driving them in the cold weather, however, some say that it’s a myth. WRBL spoke with a local mechanic who says it’s not mandatory. General mechanic Scotty Sanders said, ” There’s probably some sluggish feeling from not...

Russell County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man Friday afternoon following a high-speed chase. The chase ended on Summerville Road near 23rd Street around 5:30 p.m. on Friday, when the black sedan lost control, hit a concrete wall, obliterated multiple mailboxes, and crashed into a power pole. The driver, identified...

COLUMBUS, GA. (WRBL) — Longtime Columbus State head cheer coach and senior associate athletic director, Jimbo Davis, has announced he will retire later this year in May. Davis got his start at Columbus State as a student, where he served as CSU’s mascot, Cody the cougar. He later took over the cheer program in 1994,...

SMITHS STATION — Two brothers who were hit by a vehicle Wednesday afternoon say they believe the driver struck them intentionally and are upset the suspect has been released on bond. The brothers, who asked to remain anonymous, were walking along Lee Road 240 around 12:30 p.m. when they...

A Columbus woman has died after a house fire. The fire occurred on Thursday, Jan. 29, in the 5600 block of Lexington Drive. Several firefighters and members of the Columbus Fire and EMS Community Risk Reduction team were spotted on scene. Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan said 74-year-old Janice Ferguson...

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WRBL) — A Russell County man was sentenced to 80 years in prison Friday morning for the 2019 deaths of an elderly couple that had befriended him. Ricky Mack Morris received two 40-year-sentences from Circuit Court Judge Zack Collins for the deaths of Abner Garnto, 80, and his wife, Martha Garnto,...