Columbus GA

Damage from a hellacious afternoon storm We have debris and scattered power outages across Columbus. The force of an afternoon thunderstorm can cause high winds, heavy rain, and intense lightning. We had all of that and more. A wind speed of 66 mph was measured at the Columbus airport during the severe stor

A Georgia man is behind bars after shooting and killing another man who intervened in a dispute to protect a woman, according to police and witnesses. The post 'He saved me': Man shot and killed defending fiancee during altercation over 'women being disrespected,' witness says first appeared on Law & Crime .

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Strong storms knocked out power for more than 12-thousand Georgia Power customers across Muscogee County on Saturday. The storms moved through the area just before 3:00 pm ET on Saturday. Current estimates from Georgia Power indicate more than 12-thousand customers are without power across Columb

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Severe Saturday evening storms left more than 13,000 Columbus residents without power, according to Georgia Power. Columbus Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director Chance Corbett said residents also suffered from roughly 80 downed trees across the city. A neighborhood on Madden Drive

Bobby Coleman completed 23-of-31 passes for a career-high 422 yards and 4 touchdowns to lead second-ranked Central-Phenix City to a 42-10 rout of No. 6 Auburn in a Class 6A, Region 2 showdown Friday night at Garrett-Harrison Stadium. The win was the fourth straight for the Red Devils. Coleman threw...

Multiple first responders were dispatched to an early Friday morning crash along busy Highway 280. Salem volunteer firefighters responded to a crash involving a tractor trailer and a passenger car in the area of U.S. Highway 280 and Lee Road 184 around 8:06 a.m. on Friday, September 18, 2026. Smiths...

Multiple first responders were dispatched to a Friday afternoon crash in the Beauregard community of Lee County. The two-vehicle crash occurred around 12:30 p.m. Central Time on Friday, September 18, 2026, near the intersection of Alabama Highway 169 and Lee Road 146. Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputies, Beauregard Vo

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The Associated General Contractors of Georgia is hosting their annual Georgia Skills Challenge, a hands-on trade skills competition for high schoolers that is judged by real construction companies. Columbus’ regional event, The West Georgia Skills Challenge will be at the Columbus Convention and Trade Center on Novembe

Widespread storms are expected to bring unsettled weather through the weekend before a cooling trend arrives next week just in time for the start of fall on September 22nd.