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BAY COUNTY — Florida Highway Patrol officials said a man was arrested on Saturday afternoon after he allegedly stole a 2022 gray BMW and sent Bay County law enforcement on a high-speed chase into Jackson County. Daquan Jamel Johnson, 31 years old from Columbus, Georgia, was charged with felony...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) -A Georgia man is behind bars after allegedly stealing a BMW. Florida Highway Patrol Troopers said the Tallahassee Regional Communication Center got a notification that a stolen 2022 Gray BMW was traveling east on the Hathaway Bridge in Panama City. FHP troopers said they were able...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Last Sunday night, three-year-old Kendrick Engram, Jr. was found dead inside of a vehicle in the parking lot of Wendy’s on Wynnton Road in Columbus. Saturday, his family honored the three-year-old with a balloon release. Family and friends gathered in front of the restaurant’s parking...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Columbus Police Department’s Traffic, Patrol, and Special Operations divisions carried out a traffic enforcement and a “hot spot” detail on July 1. In a press release focused on the detail, Columbus Police said the following: “This detail was focused on enforcing traffic safety as well addressing Hot Spot locations in […]

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Columbus police are still searching for a man who disappeared just over two years ago. Authorities said John Lamar Craft, 60, was last seen on the evening of June 25, 2020 at the Liberty gas station located at 5022 River Road. According to police, Craft was...

Two Springboro men serving in the U.S. Army were killed Saturday in separate motorcycle accidents in different states. Dakota “Cody” Pelfrey, 27, and Sgt. Seth P. Vision, 21, both died last weekend from injuries suffered in motorcycle crashes, according to law enforcement agencies in Alabama and in Miami Twp.

AJ Kehoe watched the pieces fall into place. There was the buy-in during the offseason. There was the growth for the Central-Phenix City baseball team from a contender to a champion. There were the area battles with Smiths Station and Auburn High, then the epic rematch in the state semifinals.

In the pressure-packed Game 3 in the Class 7A state championship series, there was nobody better to get Central-Phenix City going. There was nobody better in the big moment. Jax Yoxtheimer hit the one-out triple that led to Central’s go-ahead run in the state championship finale against Hewitt-Trussville, and for his clutch performances at the plate all season long, Yoxtheimer has been named Hitter of the Year as part of the 2022 Opelika-Auburn News All-Area Baseball Team.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - There is currently a police presence on Whittlesey Blvd. The Columbus Police Department is in front of Ross Dress for Less in Columbus Park Crossing. However, it is unknown at this time what is causing this presence. Stay with News Leader 9 as we learn more...

Two local schools received the 2021-22 Georgia High School Association Cooperative Spirit Sportsmanship Award, announced recently by the organization and Georgia’s Electric Membership Cooperatives. Woodland earned the honor in Region 4-AAAAA, and Hampton was recognized in 5-AAAA. A total of 64 high schools, one winner from each region, were...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The daughter of the man arrested in connection to a body found buried in a Columbus backyard spoke out. The 17-year-old identified herself as having “Catron” as her last name as she didn’t want to reveal her first name. On June 29, we...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) – An early morning altercation between two females led to the stabbing of one and the other in police custody. Columbus Police say around 2:00 am on Sunday morning, two females got into a verbal altercation at the Denny’s located at 3239 Macon Rd., Columbus, GA 31907 in the Cross Country Shopping […]

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Columbus Police Department is asking for further help in finding Ebony Giddens who was last seen on Montclair Drive in Columbus on Mar. 12, 2018. When Ebony Giddens was last seen, she was 27. Today, she would be 31. Columbus Police say that Giddens is a black female who stands […]

Clarence Catron Jr., was arrested Wednesday evening after a body was found in his backyard. His wife, Julie Catron, was last seen in November 2021. Here’s what we know

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Columbus Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a woman who went missing on June 19, 2022, sometime during the half-hour of 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Columbus Police say that Jwane’ Simone Price, 27, went missing from the 6600 block of Kitten Lake Drive, and she […]

LaGRANGE, Ga. (WRBL) — The Troup County Sheriff’s Office responded to a potential stabbing on June 30 at around 7:11 p.m. Upon arriving, deputies found the victim with severe injuries on his neck. The victim advised that a Joey McClendon had struck him with a shovel. Deputies found McLendon in the nearby woods and proceeded […]

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PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WRBL) – The Phenix City Police Department is requesting public assistance locating Ethan Alexander Boyt. Boyt is wanted for shooting into an occupied building and unoccupied vehicle; both are felony charges. The incident occurred on June 24 at Dolphin Drive in Phenix City, Alabama. According to law enforcement, it is unknown if […]

COLUMBUS, Ga. — A Georgia community has raised more than $5,000 to help the family of a 3-year-old boy who died in a hot car in Columbus last week. Kendrick Engram Jr. died on June 26 after he was found in a family member’s car outside a Wendy’s.