Columbus GA

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WTVM) - Phenix City authorities are investigating the city’s first homicide of 2026 after a woman was shot and killed Sunday night. According to the Russell County Coroner’s Office, 52-year-old Contina Robinson was shot at a home on 103 17th Avenue South. She was pronounced dead on the scene around...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A Columbus organization wants to help you find the perfect prom night dress and accessories!. Project Prom - hosted by Junior League Columbus - is a one-day event where high school juniors and seniors can select a gorgeous gown and accessories - all for free!. The...

GEORGIA — A multi-agency drug investigation led to the seizure of more than $126,000 worth of illegal drugs, along with cash and vehicles, during a coordinated operation conducted earlier this month. On Feb. 12, 2026, the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office Collaborative Intelligence Group carried out “Operation No...

Throughout the month of February, The Courier Eco Latino honors Black. History Month by spotlighting one local African American leader—past or. present—each day. The series features trailblazers, educators, entrepreneurs,. artists, advocates, and unsung heroes whose contributions have helped shape the. soul,...

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is investigating a car crash that killed a Camp Hill man on Valentine’s Day. At 10:08 p.m. Saturday, Marcus S. Edwards, 44, was fatally injured when the 2013 Dodge Durango he was driving left the roadway on U.S. Highway 280 near the 97-mile marker, approximately eight miles west of...

First responders across Lee and Russell counties responded to several fires Saturday afternoon. Mount Olive Fire Department and Fort Mitchell Fire Department responded to a brush fire threatening structures on Griggs Road around 1:00 p.m. central standard time. Crews were able to extinguish the blaze before it...

A Columbus, Georgia, woman has died from injuries she suffered in a two-vehicle collision on Feb. 14, in which a Prattville man was injured. Capt. Jeremy J. Burkett with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said the crash happened at 4:14 p.m. on U.S. 80 in Russell County near the 200 mile marker, about 14 miles west...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – When the U.S. Department of Education discontinued its long-running National Blue Ribbon Schools program last year, five Alabama schools were already in the running. On Thursday, during their regular meeting, the State Board of Education chose to recognize them anyway. The schools were among more...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Chances of scattered showers starts in our early morning hours on Sunday. Once we get to mid morning more wide spread showers and storms will push through the Chattahoochee Valley. Behind the initial spread of showers and storms, a secondary wave will push through in the...

RUSSELL COUNTY, Ala. (WTVM) - A Columbus woman is dead following a car crash in Russell County. On February 14, around 4:15 p.m., a Nissan Rogue collided head-on with a different SUV. The driver of the Rogue was transported to a Columbus hospital where she died from her injuries. She...