Columbus GA

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Columbus-based Synovus Securities, Inc. was fined over $300k by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) following several alleged incidents of forgery and falsification of electronic signatures. Synovus Securities, Inc. is the investment division of the financial service company, and it is...

J.M. Smucker plans to spend $120 million to expand production at its Hostess manufacturing plant in Columbus, Georgia. The investment will go toward the construction of a new building, renovation of certain areas of the facility and new equipment, according to Pace Halter, chairman of Choose Columbus, the city’s...

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WTVM) - Dutch Bros, one of the fastest-growing names in the coffee category, is brewing another location in east Alabama. The drive-thru coffee chain confirmed that its first Phenix City shop is on track to open in the first quarter of 2026. Construction is well underway at...

Erica Anderson, a Columbus State University theater professor and mother of three, was accidentally shot and killed by her roommate in Georgia.

Columbus record store owner Brian Cook wants to put to rest the rumors about his store’s relocation. “There’s a lot of different ideas about why I might have moved,” he said, “but, really, it comes down to money.” Blue Canary Records , formerly at 1250 Broadway , started moving Sept. 30 from its standalone...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The family of a Columbus father who was gunned down in front of his family on Stone Park Drive is seeking information or camera footage to share with authorities. 40-year-old William Tatum was shot on Oct. 10 in front of his fiancée and two youngest children....

Voters will have the opportunity to meet some candidates running for seats in Columbus or across the state Tuesday night.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL)-Temperatures remain steady over the next several days, staying in the low to mid-80s — still running above average for this time of year. Dry conditions also persist, with the region’s rain deficit continuing to grow. Relief is on the horizon.A cold front is expected to move in early Sunday...

COLUMBUS, Ga. — Investigators with the Columbus Police Department are taking a fresh look at a cold case that has remained unsolved for nearly three decades. Laura Chaney, 37, was found shot to death on Jan. 4, 1998, outside the former Peabody Apartments on Talbotton Road. The complex is now known as Ashley Station....

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — A Columbus restaurant owner took his frustration with magnolia trees blocking his business sign straight to Columbus City Council Tuesday morning. The Vallarta Mexican Restaurant on Fort Benning Road has been serving Columbus for 29 years — but for 17 of those years, its sign has been covered...