Alabama State

Opelika, AL

Columbus, GA

Muscogee County, GA

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

Auburn, AL

AUBURN, Ala. (WTVM) - An Auburn man was arrested on burglary and theft of property warrants. On March 24, Auburn police arrested 47-year-old Damarius Montrell Morgan on warrants charging him with burglary third degree and theft of property fourth degree. The arrest stems from police receiving a report of a...

Auburn man arrested on burglary, theft warrants

Georgia State

Lagrange, GA

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

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 suspect has been arrested on multiple charges including murder after a 63-year-old woman was found dead inside of a residence. On March 25, around 12:03 a.m., officers responded to the 900 block of Joy Road in reference to a shooting. Officers found a female - later identified as 63-year-old Sharon Johnson - suffering from a gunshot wound inside the residence.

Suspect arrested, charged in death of 63-year-old woman on Joy Road in Columbus

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

Troup County, GA

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

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The suspect in a deadly hit and run pleaded not guilty in Recorder’s Court Monday afternoon. Ashly Lewis pleaded not guilty in the death of a man who’s body was found near I-185 and Macon Road. 34-year-old Robert Carter was found dead in the...

Deadly I-185 hit and run suspect pleads not guilty in court

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 Friday Night, a lady was shot and killed at a convenience store on Brown Avenue. We learn what happened that tragic night. News Leader 9′s Amaya Graham has exclusive reaction from the family. It’s always sad when someone loses their life to gun violence....

‘You took a part of me’: Mother of Brown Ave. gun violence victim speaks out

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - One man is dead following single-vehicle crash on Manchester Expressway in Columbus. According to Columbus police, the crash occurred in the westbound lane of Manchester Expressway near the Warm Springs Road Connector. Muscogee Co. Coroner Buddy Bryan says the victim is identified as 23-year-old Diego Javier...

Single-vehicle crash leaves 1 dead on Manchester Expressway in Columbus

West Point, GA

WEST POINT, Ga. (WTVM) - West Point First United Methodist Church is holding a clothing drive for storm victims. On Sunday, March 26, a tornado rolled through Troup County, leaving many without homes and essential items. Donation drop-off began Monday and will continue to Wednesday from 11 AM - 2...

West Point church holding clothing donation for tornado victims

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

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, 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) - 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

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

LAGRANGE, Ga. (WTVM) - The LaGrange Animal Shelter is offering a free microchip event in April. The event will take place on April 22, from 8 AM - 12 PM, at the LaGrange Animal Shelter located at 1390 Orchard Hill Road. The city has secured a grant for 200 free...

City of LaGrange Animal Shelter offering free microchip event

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

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) - 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

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Auburn head football coach Hugh Freeze, basketball head coach Bruce Pearl, Athletics Director John Cohen and others are set to take part in an engagement tour, held annually by the university’s alumni association. The coaches will make four stops as part of AMBUSH 2023, which...

Auburn coaches, AD to take part in annual AMBUSH engagement tour

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Congratulations to former Kinetic Credit Union Scholar Athlete of the Week, Mya Giles, and several other Northside Patriots who signed to play sports at the next level. Giles will be heading to Trinity Valley Community College to play basketball. Five different players signed to play football...

Northside holds signing for seven student-athletes

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Lee County Sheriffs Office searching for an Alabama man, last seen in 2007

OPELIKA, Ala. (WTVM) -Earlier today, the Lee County Sheriffs Office highlighted one of the missing persons cases that their Investigations Division has been attempting to locate...

Lee County Sheriffs Office searching for an Alabama man, last seen in 2007

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