Americus, GA

Columbus, GA

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A Columbus man accused of killing a 63-year-old woman at his mother’s house faced a judge this afternoon. Dominique Vangue faces murder charges in the shooting death of Sharon Johnson. Wheelchair-bound after being released from the hospital, Vangue was sent back to the Muscogee County...

Joy Road murder suspect faces Muscogee County judge

Muscogee County, GA

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Four individuals are behind bars, and a significant amount of illegal drugs and firearms were seized in recent arrests by the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office. According to Sheriff Greg Countryman, several local law enforcement agencies executed a search warrant at a Columbus home that resulted...

4 arrested, multiple drugs and guns seized by Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office

Phenix City, AL

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office held a press conference Thursday afternoon in reference to contraband being distributed within the jail. Attorney Allen C. Jones has been arrested for distributing contraband to an inmate inside of the Muscogee County Jail. The Muscogee Co. Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the attorney does have an office in Phenix City.

Local attorney arrested on multiple felony warrants

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The man accused in the Phenix City Riverwalk double homicide in 2022 has officially been indicted. An arraignment date for Damon Daniels Jr. is currently set for next month. News Leader 9 reported that Daniels was denied bond as the case was bound over to Superior...

Suspect in Phenix City Riverwalk double homicide arraignment date set for April

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - St. Francis-Emory Healthcare in Columbus ended a temporary lockdown after it was placed following reports of suspicious activity. The hospital said the activity occurred in the building’s parking garage around 5 p.m. on March 29, and they were placed on a temporary lockdown for extra precaution.

St. Francis in Columbus announces ‘all-clear’ from lockdown

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Forrest Road Elementary School was placed under a temporary secured perimeter Thursday morning. According to the Muscogee County School District, on Thursday morning, March 30, the school received a report of shots fired in the neighborhood surrounding Forrest Road Elementary. All students and staff are safe....

ALL CLEAR: Forrest Road Elementary School secured perimeter lifted after shots fired in area

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A heated city council meeting Tuesday night in the Fountain City. Several people took a stand, approaching city leaders to speak about the future of the Columbus Police Department. This comes as Police Chief Freddie Blackmon has been in the middle of controversy surrounding his leadership...

Citizens voice concerns about Columbus police chief & city manager

Alabama State

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COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Market Days on Broadway returns to Uptown Columbus. The new season will begin on Saturday, April 1 and run through the end o November, from 9 a.m. to noon on the 1000-1200 block of Broadway. Market Days feature over 150 regional vendors selling a variety of...

Market Days on Broadway returns to Uptown Columbus this Saturday

Georgia State

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Tim Hortons is opening its first Georgia location in Columbus. The coffee shop is under construction at 6741 Veterans Parkway in Columbus. In preparation for its Columbus grand opening, Purple Square Café Inc. is looking to hire 50 locals for positions ranging from shift managers to entry-level.

Georgia’s first Tim Hortons under construction on Veterans Parkway in Columbus

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Middle school students from Saint Luke School got a behind the scenes look at what it takes to put a newscast together. About 50 7th grade students got a tour of the entire station including a stop in the studio where students got the opportunity to stand behind the anchor desk and read from the teleprompter.

7th grade students from St. Luke School visit WTVM

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - After two virtual years, Feeding the Valley Food Bank is back hosting its annual Outrun Hunger 5K and Fun Run. You’re invited to run to solve hunger on Saturday, April 1, bright and early. “We feed two thousand kids a day in and around the...

Feeding the Valley to host annual 5K race in Columbus

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Heading into Saturday morning, rain and storms will be back in the forecast, and some of those storms could be on the strong side. We expect the main severe weather concerns to be pretty low, but we’ll still keep an eye on storms in the 8 AM to 2 AM ET time-frame, and encourage you to stay alert too! Highs will top out in the lower 80s in the afternoon and it will dry out for the late afternoon, evening, and night. Sunday will be a dry day with sun and clouds and highs back in the low to mid 70s. Next week promises to be a bit unsettled with a good chance of rain and storms again on Monday, and lower rain chances (10-20%) for Tuesday through Thursday. Good Friday and into next Saturday look like another chance of rain and thunderstorms before things dry out by Easter Sunday. Temperatures next week on the drier days will climb back into the mid 80s, and we might even see some upper 80s in the warmer spots! We’ll fine-tune the timing and coverage of rain for Easter weekend as we get closer.

Weekend Starts Stormy; Ends Dry

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - One more dry day now that the warmer weather is here. A quick shot of rain and a few storms Saturday. Partly to mostly cloudy on this Friday. After temperatures start off in the 50s, the south breeze will send our temperatures into the 80-84 degree range by the end of the afternoon. Gusts up to 20 or 25 mph are possible at times.

Toasty temperatures return, Rain around part of Saturday

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - As one of only a few African American women leading Fortune 500 Companies in the United States, Aflac President Teresa White has made an indelible mark on the company, Columbus and the Chattahoochee Valley. Tomorrow is her lady day on the job as she retires after...

Aflac’s first African American female president retires

Lagrange, GA

Chattahoochee County, GA

CUSSETA, Ga. (WTVM) - Slade Parker, a Chattahoochee County High School senior, has announced his decision to play college football at LaGrange College. Extending his football career was never a guarantee. “I used to hate it,” Slade said. “My ninth grade year, something clicked in me. I’m like, I love...

Slade Parker: Playing with a purpose

Opelika, AL

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WTVM) - Central High School is midway into the 2023 Baseball season with one thing on their mind, winning back-to-back state titles. A season ago, the Red Devils claimed their first baseball state championship after a 35-10 season culminated in defeating Hewitt-Trussville in the AHSAA 7A Championship game.

Central’s A.J. Kehoe celebrates 600th career win

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Americus robbery suspects apprehended and charged

AMERICUS, Ga. (WTVM) - On January 25, around noon, the Americus Police Department responded to an apparent armed robbery. Authorities responded to the...

Americus robbery suspects apprehended and charged

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