Columbus GA

SALEM, Ala. (WRBL) — A 54-year-old man is dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound following a brief vehicle pursuit Tuesday evening in Lee County.   Sheriff Jay Jones says deputies were called to the area of Lee Road 831 in Salem in response to a domestic disturbance between a man and a woman who were […]

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — A Georgia Tech study presented to the Columbus City Council on Tuesday found that the city faces a growing shortage of affordable and available housing — especially for middle-income residents — as the region expands its economic development efforts. Senior Economic Developer Alan Durham with...

MUSCOGEE COUNTY, Ga. (WRBL) — The Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office and the Russell County Sheriff’s Office concluded a joint operation Tuesday that resulted in the arrest of the alleged leader of a local drug trafficking operation. Muscogee County Sheriff Greg Countryman says his office identified Jonathan Provo as...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Good Tuesday morning! We’re waking up to clear skies across the region, with temperatures starting out in the mid to upper 40s — though a few chilly spots are dipping into the 30s. Expect a gorgeous day ahead, as high pressure remains firmly in place over the southeast. Sunshine will dominate […]

Columbus State University’s Archives & Special Collections has planned a day-long celebration on Thursday, Nov. 6, to mark the end of its year-long series of events celebrating its 50th anniversary. University students and employees, along with patrons and community members, are invited to a daytime open house and...

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WRBL) — Newly elected Phenix City Council members officially took office Monday, marking the start of a new term for city leadership. During the organizational meeting, council members appointed Councilmember-at-Large Jasponica Florence as mayor pro tem. Florence is the only new member of the...

LEE COUNTY, Ala. (WRBL) — A complicated rescue unfolded early Sunday morning after a vehicle went off U.S. Highway 280 and landed in a creek roughly 50 feet below a bridge between the Shelton Mill Road and Ashton Park areas. According to the Farmville Volunteer Fire Department, crews were dispatched for reports of a...

Thanks to community support, Neicy’s BBQ of Columbus , 359 23rd Ave , has reopened. The restaurant closed last month due to declining business from the Spiderweb intersection road construction project, designed to relieve traffic congestion by building a bridge over the train tracks at Buena Vista Road. The closure...

COLUMBUS, GA — Afrobeat Restaurant and Bar, owned by Olatunji “TJ” Aiyeola, is preparing to open soon at 5727 Moon Road, Ste. G–K, Columbus, GA 31909 . The restaurant is expected to debut by December, or no later than Valentine’s Day 2026, according to Aiyeola.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — A local university is on the way to becoming a top choice for archiving military history documents. But why? The Columbus State University archives received its largest contribution to date over the summer. It gained 20 pallets of boxes, full of materials from the longest serving Secretary of...