Columbus, GA

Georgia State

Troup County, GA

West Point, GA

TROUP COUNTY, Ga. (WTVM) - The Troup County Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster is helping those in need after the disastrous West Point tornado. They’re also offering information for those who want to volunteer. Temporary shelter is being offered at the Point Univesity Gym on Avenue D in West...

Ways to assist Troup County storm victims

Phenix City, AL

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WTVM) - Local officials are taking the necessary safety precautions after a tornado tore through parts of the southeast. Due to the severe weather, the Summerville Road closure dates have changed. The Phenix City Utilities Department will close down a section between 21st Street and 22nd Street...

Closure dates for Summerville Rd. in Phenix City change due to recent weather

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

Opelika, AL

OPELIKA, Ala. (WTVM) - The 12th Annual Going Blue for Autism event is taking place on Saturday, April 1, at the Lee County Courthouse, where they will be having live music, a petting zoo, games and more. The event coordinator says this event provides a safe place for families with...

12th annual Autism event to be held Saturday in Opelika

Auburn, AL

Auburn, Ala. (WTVM) - A death investigation is underway in Auburn following the discovery of a body in a construction site located downtown. Lee County Coroner Daniel Sexton confirms the body was discovered on Friday. Sexton also added foul play is not suspected at this time. The Auburn officials recevied a report of an unknown person located near the 100 block of West Magnolia in Auburn.

Body found near Wright Street construction area in Auburn ID’d

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

West Point, AL

WEST POINT, Ala. (WTVM) - West Point community members and volunteers are working together to pick up the damage after a tornado came through the Troup County area Sunday morning. Troup County Sheriff’s Office reported over a hundred structure damages. Multiple people were injured, and luckily no fatalities from the...

Organizations offering supplies for victims of recent West Point tornado

AUBURN, Ala. (WTVM) - Auburn Parks and Recreation will host its third annual ‘Eggcellent Easter Scavenger Hunt’. The scavenger hunt will begin Saturday, April 1, and run through Wednesday, April 5. The hunt will take place at a different Auburn park or facility each day. According to the...

Auburn Parks and Recreation to host 3rd annual Easter scavenger hunt

AUBURN, Ala. (WTVM) - Auburn had their annual Sip and Shop Thursday evening, where residents can go downtown to enjoy some food and drinks, you can take advantage of all that while also shopping around and supporting local businesses who are offering discounts in their stores. Sip and Shop took...

City of Auburn hosts annual Sip and Shop

Alabama State

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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

Pine Mountain, GA

PINE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (WTVM) - Pine Mountain’s Wild Animal Safari is set to hold a press conference Friday morning at 10:30 AM. This press conference comes days after strong storms rolled through the Chattahoochee Valley, leaving extensive damage in Harris and Troup counties.

Pine Mountain’s Wild Animal Safari to hold press conference

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) - 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

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

AUBURN, Ala. (WTVM) - March Madness is still going on and although Auburn was eliminated recently. A local business decided to start its own to help support businesses in the area. A Chinese cuisine restaurant Irritable Bao started a March Madness Bao Tournament where local business owners face off and...

Irritable Bao in Auburn creates its own March Madness with local businesses

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

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

WEST POINT, Ga. (WTVM) - In Troup County, clean-up and assessments continue after an EF3 tornado touched down over the weekend. Victims are still trying to recover from what happened, but they’re thankful to be alive. “You can replace all that’s gone, but you can’t replace your life,” says...

‘You can replace all that’s gone, but you can’t replace your life’: West Point Tornado Victims thankful to be alive

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) - 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

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - On Tuesday, dozens of people filled city council chambers. Many of them had plenty to say concerning Columbus Police Chief Freddie Blackmon and the recent severance package he was offered just one day after he presented the council with a strategic plan. “They constructed his discharge...

Talks on Columbus police chief’s position continue in recent council meeting

LAGRANGE, Ga. (WTVM) - The Troup County NAACP asks Georgia Governor Brian Kemp to investigate the area school system and LaGrange Police Department. Leaders with the Troup County NAACP say this public meeting occurred to “expose an emergency and crisis” in the area. The group held a news conference at LaFayette Square in Downtown LaGrange.

NAACP calling for investigation into Troup Co. School System, police department

Muscogee County, GA

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) - 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

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Mild workweek ahead with rain at times

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The workweek is starting off soggy, and while there is a chance of rain every day, there will be plenty of breaks....

Mild workweek ahead with rain at times

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