Columbus GA

Russell County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man Friday afternoon following a high-speed chase. The chase ended on Summerville Road near 23rd Street around 5:30 p.m. on Friday, when the black sedan lost control, hit a concrete wall, obliterated multiple mailboxes, and crashed into a power pole. The driver, identified...

COLUMBUS, GA. (WRBL) — Longtime Columbus State head cheer coach and senior associate athletic director, Jimbo Davis, has announced he will retire later this year in May. Davis got his start at Columbus State as a student, where he served as CSU’s mascot, Cody the cougar. He later took over the cheer program in 1994,...

SMITHS STATION — Two brothers who were hit by a vehicle Wednesday afternoon say they believe the driver struck them intentionally and are upset the suspect has been released on bond. The brothers, who asked to remain anonymous, were walking along Lee Road 240 around 12:30 p.m. when they...

A Columbus woman has died after a house fire. The fire occurred on Thursday, Jan. 29, in the 5600 block of Lexington Drive. Several firefighters and members of the Columbus Fire and EMS Community Risk Reduction team were spotted on scene. Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan said 74-year-old Janice Ferguson...

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WRBL) — A Russell County man was sentenced to 80 years in prison Friday morning for the 2019 deaths of an elderly couple that had befriended him. Ricky Mack Morris received two 40-year-sentences from Circuit Court Judge Zack Collins for the deaths of Abner Garnto, 80, and his wife, Martha Garnto,...

COLUMBUS, Georgia – A 17-year-old suspect has been taken into custody following a shooting that left two people injured at a Columbus park earlier this month. According to the Columbus Police Department, officers responded to Shirley B. Winston Park on January 18, 2026, at around 6:50 p.m. after receiving reports of...

TROUP COUNTY, Ga. (WRBL) — A man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for a 2023 shooting that occurred while he and the shooting victim were traveling on the interstate towards Columbus. According to Troup County Superior Court documents, 32-year-old JonThomas Oliver Cloud was found...

A possible chase has ended in a crash in downtown Phenix City. The chase ended in the 2300 block of Summerville Road, just north of 23rd Street. It appears a black sedan wrecked out and damaged multiple objects along the roadway. The front end of the sedan appears to have damage.

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WTVM) - A man was arrested today after a vehicle pursuit ended in a crash on Summerville Road, leading to the seizure of methamphetamine, marijuana and cash, according to the Russell County Sheriff’s Office. Jarez Ashford crashed his vehicle in the 2300 block of Summerville Road...

An extreme cold warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Friday at 10:53 a.m. valid from Saturday noon until Sunday noon for Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Talladega, Clay, Randolph, Coosa, Tallapoosa, Chambers, Elmore, Montgomery, Macon, Bullock, Lee, Russell, Pike and Barbour counties. The weather...