Columbus GA

COLUMBUS, GA. (WRBL) — On Tuesday, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler J Harper announced that Feeding the Valley Food Bank in Columbus was one of eight food banks chosen to receive nearly $100,000 to address food insecurity. Harper says the funding will help Feeding the Valley and other regional food banks provide

Two CSU professors honored with excellence awards Two Columbus State University educators, Dr. Kerri Taylor and Dr. Reba Wissner, were among the University System of Georgia faculty honored recently at the 2026 USG Foundation annual black-tie gala. The Regents’ Awards are the highest honors given for outsta

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — A Muscogee County Superior Court judge has granted immunity to two Columbus police officers for a February 2024 officer-involved shooting. Columbus Police Cpl. Kenneth Rammage and Officer Xavier Perez fired 28 rounds into a car driven by Jermaine Hernandez. The shots came after Hernandez’s car ap

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside Emergency Department is expecting the unexpected from nurses inside the hospital in addition to the normal day-to-day patients coming through the ambulance entrance. 11 registered nurses are bringing little ones into the world, creating an unexpected but e

The Heat Dome Shifts: Rain chances rise as temperatures finally ease

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The Columbus Police Department is investigating a shooting that left one person dead in uptown Columbus late Monday night. According to police, officers were dispatched to the 3200 block of 1st Avenue regarding a reported shooting. Our crew found a heavy presence of first responders at Lofts at R

Barbecue and the Midnight Express is a Country’s tradition Forrest Gump said that one day he just felt like running. If he had known there was a barbecue sandwich and sweet tea waiting for him, he might have run even faster. The 46th annual Midnight Express is coming Saturday, August 29, and the starting li

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Small businesses in the Chattahoochee Valley are feeling the effects of a 50% U.S. tariff on Canadian imports, which covers roughly $20 billion in goods. Canada has vowed to retaliate with its own tariffs on U.S. goods. One local business feeling the impact is a Columbus...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Happy Sunday! We are tracking a few pop up showers this evening. Those rain chances are ramping up in the First Alert Forecast. Rain chances will return to the forecast by midweek. Another front will stall across the region, bringing more storms starting Tuesday. Rain will become more widespread

Two areas in the Atlantic show potential for developing into Tropical Storm Dolly over the next week.