Columbus GA

The efforts put in by our local law enforcement toward professional development is important to our community, so it is important for us to recognize those achievements. Cpl. Vintel Thomas of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office graduated March 6 from the National Command and Staff College’s Command and Staff Leadership...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — After more than two years, we finally get to see and hear how an officer-involved shooting played out along a Columbus expressway. Two Columbus Police officers are asking a Muscogee County Superior Court Judge to give them immunity for their actions on Feb. 4, 2024, during a traffic stop. The...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Officials with the Columbus Police Department joined Rally Point Harley-Davidson in a dual check presentation on Thursday, where funds benefit the Boys & Girls of the Chattahoochee Valley and the Special Olympics Georgia. Columbus police gathered at Rally Point Harley-Davidson (3230 Williams...

On paper, Teens Empowerment Awareness with Resolutions Incorporated (TEARS, Inc.) is a substance abuse and prevention agency in Phenix City serving adolescents and adults who are addicts, unhoused, or in crisis. The headquarters lobby, located in a modest house on South Railroad St., looks more like a crowded living...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The Columbus Police Department is searching for a critically missing man. 31-year-old Cole Garner was last seen on March 5 in the 6200 block of Starlight Drive. Police say he was wearing a tan University of Georgia jacket, light blue sneakers, and gray jogging pants. Garner...

It was an unusual rescue on a road trip across Georgia.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — One person has been left severely injured after an SUV and motorcycle collided on Macon Road on Thursday night around 6:20 p.m. According to the Columbus Police Department, the motorcyclist sustained severe injuries and is currently being treated at Piedmont Columbus Regional. No further...

More than 100 jobs will be available at a job fair to be held at the National Infantry Museum in Columbus.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Feeding the Valley Food Bank is experiencing a food shortage it says has been building for the last several years, tracing a lull in its distribution line back to the COVID-19 pandemic. Members of the food bank’s team said several factors are contributing to the shortage,...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The cold weather continues for another 24 hours before a warm up kicks in Thursday afternoon, Friday and especially over the weekend. It stays dry for the next several days. After the morning freeze Wednesday, it will be partly cloudy. Still cool but with light winds,...