Flu and RSV cases spiking in the Chattahoochee ValleyÂ
From Thanksgiving to ringing in the New Year, celebrations create great family memories but also bring on the dreaded flu season. It’s worse this...
Columbus man arrested for solicitation of a child in Opelika
On December 22, 2025, the Opelika Police Department began investigating a report that 33-year-old Don Anthony LeBoeuf, from Columbus, GA, was sending inappropriate text...
Newnan Mega Millions player claims largest prize in Georgia history
Georgia Lottery Corp. President and CEO Gretchen Corbin today announced that the $983 million jackpot winner from the Nov. 14 Mega Millions drawing came...
Students return to school across the Chattahoochee Valley
Students are back to school across the Chattahoochee Valley including Muscogee County and Phenix City. Educators returned to the classroom on Monday.
Law enforcement is...
Salem teen dies in Russell County crash
A single-vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 6:38 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, has claimed the life of a Salem man. Corbin Lendy Regan, 19,...
Missing man found dead in West Point Lake
On December 25, 2025, the Troup County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a missing person, Fernando Ortiz, who was last seen on Liberty...
Off duty Fire & EMS employee rescues seven in severe car crashÂ
Piedmont Columbus Regional has named Richard Barfield Jr. with Columbus Fire & EMS as the organization’s First Friday Hero for January.Â
Barfield came upon the immediate aftermath of a severe...
Police traffic detail results in multiple arrests
The Columbus Police Department conducted a Special Operations detail focused on criminal activity and crime reduction, along with a Traffic Unit DUI detail on...
Cataula fire victim identified
The victim of a deadly New Year's Eve house fire in the Cataula community of Harris County has been identified. The fire on Macon...
Synovus now Pinnacle Financial Partners after bank merger
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. (NYSE: PNFP), a Georgia corporation, today announced the completion of the merger of Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc., a Tennessee corporation,...
Stranger Things finale draws big crowds in Columbus
The season five Stranger Things finale drew big crowds at the AMC theater in Columbus over the New Year holiday. Ismael Tolayo drove from...
Charitable giving tax deductions for 2025 end todayÂ
No money, no mission. Donations to charity are generally highest from Thanksgiving through the end of the year, and most nonprofit organizations rely on those gifts to fund...