Columbus GA

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Barbara interviews Muscogee County Coroner, Buddy Bryan, on this episode of On the Record. Watch the full interview above.

Production began this week on “Southern Scares,” an ambitious horror mystery that brings acclaimed actress Dee Wallace to the Columbus area for a locally-helmed feature film shooting in the region. Wallace, known for her iconic roles in Steven Spielberg’s “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,” Stephen King adaptations “Cujo”...

The heat and humidity will continue to grip the region with heat index values in the upper 90s and lower 100s. The forecast calls for showers and storms by the end of the week helping to cool us down into the mid 80s.

A mostly dry forecast early this week and we are tracking the tropics

AUBURN, Ala. (WTVM) - There are mixed feelings about a new roundabout set to be built in Auburn at the intersection of Moores Mill and Society Hill Roads. And local business owners are speaking up, saying they’re concerned the traffic may cause a decrease in customers. “I mean I...

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WRBL) — A car crash in Phenix City Monday resulted in one fatality. Phenix City Police, along with troopers from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, responded to the scene on Fontaine Road. Fire and EMS along with the Russell County coroner were also on scene. ALEA officials say the deadly crash...

LEE COUNTY, Ala. (WRBL) — The Lee County Emergency Management Agency has announced a giveaway of a limited amount of weather radios to residents in Beulah and Beauregard, Alabama on Saturday, Aug. 23. In a post to social media, the Lee County EMA says residents that need a weather radio, will be able to obtain […]

Multiple local law enforcement agencies were involved in a metro-Atlanta card skimming operation headed by the U.S. Secret Service. According to the Secret Service, personnel visited nearly 550 businesses in metro-Atlanta and Columbus and conducted nearly 3,500 inspections. They were checking for illegal skimming...

OPELIKA, Ala. (WRBL) — The Opelika Police Department (OPD) is currently searching for two women accused of stealing from a Piggly Wiggly. According to OPD, at approximately 11:15 a.m., two Hispanic women entered the Piggly Wiggly at 1515 Second Avenue and stole 13 cans of baby formula. The women left the store in a...

COLUMBUS, GA — As a persistent ridge of high pressure settles across the Southeast, residents in Columbus should brace for searing heat and limited rain chances to start the week, while Hurricane Erin is expected to restrengthen into a Category 4 storm offshore. Dangerous Heat Builds Across Columbus Area.