Columbus GA

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...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — For many people, Valentine’s Day brings flowers, cards, or candy. For Marquette McKnight and her four sisters, it brings something more meaningful, a familiar gold box of chocolates that carries decades of love behind it. What started as a simple gesture from their father has become a lasting...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a vehicle near the intersection of Miller Road and Pittman Street, according to Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan. The victim, 42-year-old Brent Hart, was pronounced dead by Bryan at 3:31 a.m. Hart’s next-of-kin has been notified and charges are...

COLUMBUS, Ga. – Taylor Lloyd became the Montevallo All-Time Career Wins Leader on Friday, picking up her 42nd career win, as the Montevallo softball team secured a pair of wins over Eckerd (7-2) and Mars Hill (8-0) to open the Cougar-Hurricane Classic. GAME ONE. Taylor Lloyd picked up the...

THIS WEEKEND:Valentine’s Day is starting out chilly with temps well into the 30s, but in some spots where clouds have starting increase, temps are in the mid 40s. We’ll see mostly cloudy skies with some breaks of sun for today. There could be a sprinkle, but for the most part, we should be rain-free today. […]

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL)-Happy Friday! It has been a pleasant end to the work week, with clear skies and nice temperatures. Across the area, we had several controlled burns and a few wildfires ongoing this afternoon. This is affecting air quality for those near the burns. The Weekend: Clouds will build early Saturday...