New POW MIA monument installed in Russell County
RUSSELL COUNTY, ALA (WRBL) — On Veterans Day, the Russell County Veterans Memorial unveiled a new $15,000 POW MIA monument. Jerry Simmons, a Vietnam veteran, is now the chairman for the Russell County Veterans Memorial Committee. He says the committee has worked for two years to get the monument. The Russell...
More seasonable temperatures ahead
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Temperatures are closer to average in the days ahead; some afternoons will even get much warmer than average. Dry weather is now forecast to take hold of our area through the weekend and early next week. Mainly sunny on this Thursday. Not as cold from the...
Local radio icon returns to airwaves after health scare
Local radio icon Bear O’Brian is returning to the airwaves Monday, November 17 after back-to-back health battles. It all started in the summer of 2024 when his doctor discovered a lump under his arm was cancerous. “Well, praise God for the cancer because he had no idea my heart was in the shape it was in,” O’Brian...
The first scrambled dog was born in Columbus. Vote for the restaurant with the...
According to hometown lore , the scrambled dog was born right here in Columbus, Georgia, and there are as many ways to eat one as there are places to find a good one. Now it’s up to you guys to declare a winner for Columbus’ Best Scrambled Dog. The history of the scrambled dog The very first scrambled dog was...
Columbus Council OKs use of ex-Georgia State Farmers Market. Here is what’s coming
After a years-long process to clean up the site of the former Georgia State Farmers Market, the Columbus Counci l voted to transfer ownership of the land back to the state, allowing it to be subleased to a private soccer club. The Columbus Consolidated Government acquired the property from the state in 2018 with deed...
FBI increases reward to $20K in 2021 homicide of Columbus businessman Amit Patel
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The FBI has increased the reward for information in the 2021 killing of Columbus businessman Amit Patel, raising it to $20,000, the agency announced Friday. Patel was shot and killed Dec. 6, 2021, outside a bank on Buena Vista Road, where he had gone to deposit money from his business....
‘My baking heaven.’ Caterer opens her first restaurant in historic Columbus building
A longtime baker in Columbus has opened her first brick-and-mortar restaurant. Kate Williams , owner of the Painted Gyspy catering company , has been a popular provider of sweet treats in Columbus since 2017. She got her start serving baked goods at the Uptown Columbus Market Days. “Within the first couple months I...
Semi-truck catches fire at Midtown intersection
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A semi-truck caught fire tonight at the corner of Wynnton and Buena Vista Road in Midtown, prompting road closures in the area. Reports of the fire came into the newsroom around 9:40 p.m. No injuries were reported. Video showed flames spreading quickly before firefighters extinguished the...
Morehouse College admissions director speaks to Shaw High students
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Shaw High School’s 11th- and 12th-grade young men heard from Morehouse College Director of Admissions Michael D. Gumm today during an assembly focused on overcoming personal barriers to success. Gumm spoke to students about internal obstacles that limit achievement, including fear,...
Opelika man arrested on first-degree rape charge; police say evidence supports case
OPELIKA, Ala. (WRBL) – Opelika Police have arrested a 61-year-old man on a first-degree rape charge stemming from an alleged sexual assault reported late last month. Investigators say Pelle Alvin Jolanda Degucci was taken into custody Thursday on an outstanding warrant connected to an incident that reportedly...
