Columbus GA

It all added up at Westview Elementary School in Phenix City! Fourth grade math teacher Shaunlonnicka Upshaw has been chosen as the Kinetic Credit Union Golden Apple Award winner. Clint Perkins of Kinetic Credit Union presented the award. Upshaw is an Alabama State University graduate and has been with the...

A Columbus Fire and EMS presence has been reported at a fire scene. The scene is located in the 3800 block of St. Mary’s Road at Bondwood Drive. Smoke and fire damage can be seen at the front of the residence. It is unclear if anyone was injured in the Thursday night blaze.

The city of Columbus will hold its annual surplus equipment auction this Saturday from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the parking lot of the Civic Center. Items up for auction include construction equipment, tractors, buses, pickup trucks, cars, mowers, tools and more. Interested individuals can preview the items until...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — A Muscogee County jury convicted a man of murder and criminal street gang activity Thursday, relying in part on social media posts and videos depicting suspected gang involvement. That same jury acquitted a second man of the same charges. The visual evidence against him was not as strong. WRBL...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A senior correctional officer with the Alabama Department of Corrections has resigned after being arrested, the ADOC is confirming. Joshua Joyner worked at Kilby Correctional Facility prior to his arrest in a traffic stop out of Lee County, the ADOC said. Auburn police took Joyner into...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL)- September 11, 2001 made an indelible mark on the students of Blanchard Elementary in Columbus. The school’s unique approach to dealing with the national tragedy is still on display today at Columbus State University. That’s where Rhonda Kees and Mona Griffin went earlier this week to reminisce....

Your taste buds are about to embark on an adventure they didn’t see coming, courtesy of a steakhouse in Hamilton, Georgia, where surf meets turf in the most unexpectedly delightful way possible at Hunters Pub and Steakhouse. Let’s start with a confession: finding exceptional seafood in landlocked Georgia towns...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Scammers are continuing to evolve, and experts at Columbus-based Synovus bank say government impostor fraud is one of the fastest-growing threats. Caleb Callahan, the Senior Director of Financial Intelligence at Synovus, says check fraud and account takeovers are still common, but what’s...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Columbus police confirm two people were injured Thursday night in an uptown shooting. The incident prompted a presence of law enforcement officers at Zelmo’s Zip In / Liberty gas station on Veterans Parkway. Authorities cordoned off the convenience store with police tape, which extended to...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Columbus Police Department announced on Friday that a shooting investigation has been launched after a shooting that happened near Veterans Parkway. CPD posted on its X (Twitter) page saying that an investigation is underway after two people were injured following a shooting that happened...