Opelika, AL

Columbus, GA

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Hundreds of families in the Chattahoochee Valley have lost loved ones due to gun violence. We’re taking a deeper look into one of the neighborhoods where homeowners tell us gunshots are fired there so often that they have become numb. News Leader 9′s Ashlee Williams...

“Hardcore isn’t picking up a pistol and killing someone. That’s cowardly.” Columbus homeowners talk crime

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Court proceedings will resume Thursday morning in the case of a man accused of walking into an AutoZone and stabbing an employee in what prosecutors call a racially motivated attack. Jury members were sent home after a mental health doctor could not provide testimony on the...

Court proceeding for 2020 Columbus AutoZone stabbing to resume March 22

Auburn, AL

Auburn, GA

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Auburn police arrest a Valley man for multiple charges, including gun possession, after a traffic stop. According to officials, on March 21, 37-year-old Antonio Isiah Key was charged with certain persons forbidden to possess a pistol and failure to appear in court. Police say the arrest...

Valley man arrested in Auburn following traffic stop

Manchester, GA

MANCHESTER, Ga. (WTVM) - The Meriwether Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a woman was shot in Manchester. On March 19, around 11:38 p.m., personnel responded to a reported person shot in the 100 block of Tuskegee Lane in Manchester, according to Meriwether County Sheriff Chuck Smith,. Upon arrival, deputies...

Woman in critical condition after shot on Tuskegee Lane in Manchester

Phenix City, AL

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WTVM) - The Phenix City Police Department is investigating a homicide and is asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect. On December 13, 2022, at approximately 10:31 p.m., police responded to Riverview Apartments, in reference to a shooting. Upon arrival, police located an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound.

Phenix City police, Crimestoppers offer reward for information in Dec. 2022 homicide

Georgia State

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The police department conducted an underage alcohol purchase detail at 19 businesses around Columbus. After the detail, five people were arrested for selling to minors. The operation was conducted on March 17, after the Special Operations Unit received multiple complaints regarding local businesses selling alcohol to...

Five arrested, charged with furnishing alcohol to minors in Columbus

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Following an uptick in shootings and gun-related deaths and injuries in Columbus in recent years, one group of men and women joined forces Tuesday to put boots on the ground to help combat crime. ‘Communities of Peace,’ or C.O.P., is a grassroots organization led by non-Columbus-natives....

Communities of Peace works to combat crime in Columbus

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Columbus Police Chief Freddie Blackmon laid a strategic plan for Columbus City Council on March 14. Now, a week later, local journalist and NAACP President Wane Hailes believe Blackmon will soon be out as top cop. “What we’re hearing in the street is that Mayor Skip...

Possible severance package underway for Columbus Police Chief

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The Columbus police ask for the public’s help finding a missing 16-year-old last seen on March 17. According to the Columbus Police Department, Gracie Cureton ran away from the area of the 4800 block of 20th Avenue at an unknown time in the morning. Authorities...

Columbus police searching for missing 16-year-old runaway

AUBURN, Ala. (WTVM) - Auburn police arrested a man and woman on drug charges. On March 17, Auburn police arrested 20-year-old Trevon Jamar Henderson and 22-year-old Mya Renea Patterson both from Auburn. Henderson was charged with the following:. Drug trafficking. Unlawful distribution of a controlled substance. Possession of marijuana first...

Auburn police arrest man, woman on drug charges

Lagrange, GA

LaGrange, Ga. (WTVM) - Charges have been dropped for a man arrested in December 2022 in connection to a gas station shooting in LaGrange. Police initially identified Marquavious Laye as a suspect following a shooting at the 76 Gas Station in LaGrange on November 12, 2022. He was arrested on...

Charges dropped against man in LaGrange gas station shooting case

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - There was a time when a majority of young people dreamed of getting married but, that’s changed. Overall 48 percent of Americans of all ages are married and today only 29 percent of African Americans are married. Why are so many men and women single?...

Local pastors to host ‘Before I Say I Do’ brunch in Phenix City

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Another violent weekend across the Fountain City with five people shot in less than 48 hours. One person is still in critical condition this evening. Those shootings all taking place in different parts of Columbus: from South and North Columbus to Midtown. The first happening Friday...

RECAP: Violent weekend across the Fountain City

Harris County, GA

Hamilton, GA

HARRIS COUNTY, Ga. (WTVM) - The public is invited to attend or show off their cars, at the Harris County High School “County Cars and Handlebars Car Show” on Saturday, April 8. Admission for spectators is free. The car show event will begin at 10a.m and last until...

“County Cars and Handlebars Car Show” to benefit Harris County student programs

AUBURN, Ala. (WTVM) - Construction is underway for a roundabout in Lee County that’s part of an $8.6 million expansion to the soccer complex in Auburn. According to the city of Auburn, the construction is taking place at the Auburn Soccer Complex on Wire Road. The outside eastbound lane...

Roundabout construction to cause lane closure on Wire Rd. in Auburn

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - It’s been five years since a Columbus woman went missing, and Erin Collier’s family wants to ensure she is not forgotten. Collier’s sister Sarah King-Kemp usually holds an event called March for the Missing. This year she held a gathering with the families of others who are missing as well.

Family of missing Columbus woman holds annual event in remembrance

Chambers County, AL

Tallapoosa, GA

CHAMBERS COUNTY, Ala. (WTVM) - The 3rd annual Motorcycle Ride for the Tallapoosa Girls Ranch is approaching. The third annual Motorcycle Ride for the Tallapoosa Girls Ranch, will be on Saturday, March 25. This year’s event theme and phrase is “It Takes a Village”. This event is...

Chambers Co. community to host annual Motorcycle Ride for Tallapoosa Girls Ranch

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The Chattahoochee Boys and Girls Club is helping middle and high school students turn dreams into financial success - a program called ‘Secure the Bag’. The event is set for March 29 at the Boys and Girls Club on Cusseta Road. The event begins...

Chattahoochee Boys and Girls Club holds resource fair for teens

Troup County, GA

LAGRANGE, Ga. (WTVM) - Residents of Troup County now have a new mayor in town. Back In 1998, Reverend Edmondson was elected to the LaGrange City Council as a representative for District 2. During his tenure, he has helped bring projects to LaGrange like ‘The Thread’ and ‘Great Wolf Lodge’. Edmondson says he is overwhelmed with joy to be the new mayor of LaGrange.

City of LaGrange elects first Black mayor

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A plane had a recent rough landing at the Columbus Airport. Airport official Amber Clark said a Cessna 337 landed without landing gear. It’s causing the main runway to be closed due to staff waiting for a crane to remove the plane. All commercial flights...

Rough plane landing at Columbus airport causes halt on commercial flights

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A nonprofit, Take the City, brought different churches together to bring light and resources to five different communities this past weekend. They call the movement Harvest Day. Blake Russell with Take the City preached a message to the volunteers before hitting the streets. One group went...

Take the City: Harvest Day in the Chattahoochee Valley

Pine Mountain, GA

PINE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (WTVM) - New blooms can be seen in Callaway Gardens. Azaleas have been blooming at Callaway for 65 years, and there are over 700 different varieties of Azaleas - totaling to over 4,000 Azaleas. “The garden is alive right now with beautiful pink, white and red -...

Azaleas bloom in Callaway Gardens, over 700 varieties of Azalea blooms

Salem, AL

Cusseta, AL

Waverly, AL

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Notasulga, AL

Lanett, AL

West Point, GA

Camp Hill, AL

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Fortson, GA

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Seale, AL

Franklin, AL

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Arrest warrant of Lamar Vickerstaff reveals that he knew Amore Wiggins

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - “The community needs answers. We want to know what makes an animal do this,” says the Captain Johnathan Clifton Investigator with Opelika...

Arrest warrant of Lamar Vickerstaff reveals that he knew Amore Wiggins

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