Muscogee County adds two early voting sites for final week
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The Muscogee County Board of Elections added two early voting sites for the final week of early voting. More than 1,200 people have cast votes at the former Georgia Military College on Blackmon Road, while 200 have voted at Valley Healthcare System. Officials said they believe turnout will remain steady throughout the week.
Woman arrested in Coweta after stealing U.S. Postal Service van
COWETA COUNTY, Ga. - A woman is facing state and federal charges after allegedly stealing an unoccupied U.S. Postal Service mail truck in Columbus and driving it 80 miles to metro Atlanta before being caught. What we know:. Columbus police said Marie Schuler jumped into an unoccupied U.S. Postal Service...
Phenix City officials respond to fire at Hallmark Phenix Apartment Homes
PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WRBL) — Officials with the Phenix City Fire Department are responding to a structure fire at the Hallmark Phenix Apartment Homes leasing office. Approximately 16 individuals, including fire personnel, police, and investigators, are at the scene of the fire, located in the 1000 Block of 28th Avenue. According to the fire department, […]
Dress for Success takes career help on the road, aiming to reach women statewide
Dress for Success was one of the nonprofits Jovita Moore was passionate about. Channel 2’s Fred Blankenship shares they are now serving all of Georgia with the new “Sprint-Her.”
Columbus man sentenced to probation after burning 108 acres
Columbus man sentenced to probation after burning 108 acres A Columbus, Georgia man has been sentenced for deliberately setting a wildfire that burned more than 100 acres in Talbot County. Law enforcement officers with the Georgia Forestry Commission took William Shane Harvey into custody near the fire in March. He was charged with arson in the second degree…
Victim identified in fatal shooting near 2nd Avenue and 23rd Street
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The man who was killed in a fatal shooting on Friday evening near 2nd Ave. and 23rd St. has been identified, according to Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan. According to Buddy, 62-year-old Robert Haygood was shot multiple times in a vacant lot at the intersection of 2nd Ave. and 23rd St. […]
Eight fire departments from Lee, Russell counties respond to multiple brush fires
Eight fire departments from Lee and Russell counties responded to multiple brush fires in the Crawford community Saturday afternoon. At approximately 12:05 p.m. Eastern time on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, multiple wooded areas along Bleeker Road, also known as Lee Road 179, caught fire. Around the same time, another fire broke out along U.S. Highway 80 West near Pharris Road.
Columbus residents ‘strolling to the polls’ for early voting
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The annual Stroll to the Polls got underway Saturday morning in Columbus. The event is organized each year by the Columbus Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. RELATED: Columbus residents “Stroll to the Polls” for early voting The stroll to the City Services Center, an early voting site, began […]
Smiths Station Mayor Richard Cooley dies
SMITHS STATION, Ala. (WTVM) — Mayor Richard Cooley died Saturday, Oct. 24, the City of Smiths Station said in a statement. The city said Cooley passed away peacefully surrounded by his family. Cooley served more than 20 years in city government, first as a council member and most recently...
Columbus man sentenced for setting 108-acre wildfire in Talbot County
A Columbus, Georgia, man has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to deliberately setting a wildfire that burned 108 acres in Talbot County. According to the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC), William Shane Harvey was taken into custody by GFC law enforcement officers near the fire in March. He was charged with arson in the second degree.
