Columbus GA

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COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Back on August 29, 2025, at about 2:30 p.m., Columbus police officers were called to the Shirley B. Winston Recreation Center for reports of a shooting. According to Detective Bobby Jackson with the Columbus Police Department, officers arrived to find 22-year-old Jacarie Charles dead in the...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The driver in a Columbus high-speed crash has ties to Fort Benning, according to Fort Benning officials. The Fort Benning Public Affairs confirmed that Clifford Castillo is an Army soldier assigned to the military base. Castillo is accused of traveling 100 mph in a Corvette as he fled from...

George Staudinger has been with the Phenix City Police Department since 1992 – a total of 33 years. He went from Senior Captain to Assistant Chief in 2021, taking the office formerly held by Assistant Chief Gail Green-Gilliam, who tragically lost her life to COVID-19 in 2020, and took on the role of Phenix City...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Food is a central part of Latinx cultures across the world. For local Hispanic restaurant owners, the case is no different. Evelyn Veloz is one of the business owners bringing her heritage to downtown Columbus through food. She has owned and operated Agave for nearly five years. “I’m from...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — A Box Springs man was killed this morning in a one-car crash on Macon Road near Callumet Drive. The Columbus Police Department says on Tuesday at about 9 a.m., the SUV driven by Sammie Seldon, 73, was in the westbound lane of Macon Road when it crossed into the median and […]

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Columbus police say modern technology played a key role in the swift arrest of a suspect who’s accused of Monday night’s deadly shooting on Brookstone Boulevard. Assistant Police Chief Lance Deaton said investigators took just under 12 hours to identify and arrest 26-year-old Antanavious...

The Columbus Police Department has announced a significant crackdown on property crimes across Muscogee County, Georgia, with 28 individuals arrested in September 2025 on a combined 220 charges. The arrests stem from a variety of criminal activity, including auto break-ins, car thefts, burglaries, stolen firearms,...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — A South Columbus elementary school is taking a new approach to motivate students to show up for class. Dorothy Height Elementary School on Benning Drive has opened the PAW — Perfect Attendance Award — store, where students with perfect attendance can shop for items ranging from cleaning...

Highs will start in the upper 80s, but drop to the low to mid 70s later in the week. Overnight lows post-front will dip into the mid to upper 50s, bringing cooler, more fall-like mornings.