Columbus GA

One person is dead after a shooting Tuesday in Columbus, according to a post on the Columbus Police Department’s X page . The post says officers are in the 4300 block of Warm Springs Road in reference to a deadly shooting. Public information officer Brittany Santiago later confirmed the shooting happened at The Lakes...

Investigation underway after one dead at apartment complex in Columbus. Lafayette City Council Candidate arrested on misdemeanor charges. Lafayette City Council Candidate arrested on misdemeanor charges. Three arrests made with 16 total charges in Sumter County aggravated assault investigation. Three arrests made...

Interior construction is underway for a new Mexican restaurant in the Columbus area. Saborcito Mexican Cocina is scheduled to open in November in Phenix City at 3462 Crosswinds Drive, Suite C, off Highway 431. The restaurant’s owners, Jose Altamirano Jr and Modesto Crecencio Torres, sent a Facebook message to the...

LEE COUNTY — The Lee County Board of Education announced its policy for free and reduced-price meals for children served in schools under the National School Lunch Program and/or School Breakfast Program. For School Year 2025/2026, Lee County Board of Education will continue participation in the Community Eligibility...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Good Tuesday morning! We’re starting the day off with overcast skies, humid conditions, and light showers developing across the region. Expect clouds to linger through the morning and into the early afternoon. Scattered showers will continue to be possible throughout the day, with off-and-on...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Uptown Columbus area is one step closer to getting a long-awaited pickleball facility. Demolition is now underway at the future site of the 28-court pickleball complex on 3rd Avenue, a project that city leaders and the Columbus, GA Pickleball Association have been working toward for more...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Columbus Police Department is seeking the public’s help in a search for 65-year-old man who was last seen near Maryland Court. Officers are searching for David Wesley Cannon, who is described as a white male, standing 5 foot 9 inches tall, weighs 240 pounds, with gray and white hair, and […]

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Columbus Police Department is on the scene of a vehicle versus pedestrian collision that occurred Tuesday afternoon. Traffic is currently shutdown on US-27, also know as Veterans Parkway, from 23rd Street to River Road. CPD says one person is injured. Reports from the scene show remnants of...

The Muscogee County School District announced Monday the theft of a school bus during the weekend. The news release says MCSD is aware of the theft of a “district vehicle” Sunday. Columbus Police Department public information officer Brittany Santiago confirmed to the Ledger-Enquirer that the vehicle is a school bus....

Columbus has received another dubious distinction by landing on a list for “ 100 Ugliest Public Buildings in the US .” The Columbus Consolidated Government building is 79th on the list of “100 most unattractive public buildings across the country” as voted by 3,012 Americans. The results, dominated by courthouses and...