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Father mourns 16-year-old student-athlete killed in shooting after prom
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM/Gray News) - A Georgia father heartbroken after his 16-year-old son was fatally shot during his prom weekend says the teenager’s bright future was taken away. Manchester High School officials described 16-year-old Daryus Bryant as someone who “excelled both in athletics and academics.” His father told WTVM...
UPDATE: Muscogee Co. Coroner’s Office vehicle on scene at Buena Vista Road
UPDATE 4/24/24 11:10 a.m.: WRBL spoke with Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan who confirmed this incident seems to be a medical-related crash. Coroner Bryan says a 69-year-old man appeared to have cardiac arrest. He was pronounced dead and the coroner’s office is in the process of notifying next of kin. According to Bryan, the man […]
Muscogee Co. Sheriff’s Office: Murder suspect arrested on several charges
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Multiple law enforcement agencies arrested a wanted fugitive on Tuesday. Amarion Boone was wanted by the Columbus Police Department in connection to a homicide from March, according to the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO). He was taken into custody by the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Unit, the United States […]
Advocates call for change after 3 teens shot in metro Atlanta
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Leaders across the nation and right here in Atlanta are taking a stand against violence as part of Youth Violence Prevention Week. It comes less than 48 hours after three teens were shot in southwest Atlanta. “My job as a father is to protect...
Some Georgia residents starting to see cicadas | Pictures
ATLANTA — It's the summer blockbuster playing right outside your door -- cicada-geddon, cicadapalooza, cicadafest 2024; whatever you want to call it, the bugs are coming and they're going to be loud. This year in particular is generating such a hoopla because two periodical broods are emerging from underground...
WEEKEND CRIME: Two Columbus teens killed, plus two injured in separate shootings
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WBRL)— Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan confirms two teenagers passed this weekend; one killed by a gunshot another hit by a car. Two additional individuals were injured as well. Saturday Warm Springs Road The first shooting injured one individual on Warm Springs Road Saturday afternoon. The Columbus Police Department responded to the Super […]
Muscogee County high schoolers recognized for excellence in CTAE programs
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - High school students across Columbus were recognized for their excellence in the Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education OR CTAE programs Monday evening. Foster Lambertus from Northside High School took home the top award of student of the year and received a full scholarship to Columbus Technical...
1 dead, 1 injured in overnight shooting on Macon Rd. near Lake Shore Rd.
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A homicide investigation is underway after an overnight shooting claimed the life of a 16-year-old and left another person injured. Officials say shots rang out from two separate vehicles near Macon Road and Lake Shore Road around midnight on Sunday. While officials were on scene, they found the vehicles that had gunshot defects to them and two individuals inside each car suffering from gunshot wounds.
16-year-old killed in pedestrian-involved crash near Gateway Rd. in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - According to officials, a pedestrian-involved crash has claimed the life of 16-year-old Devonte Cage. Officials say the crash occurred near the Gateway Walmart and caused Manchester Expressway to shut down temporarily. According to Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan, Cage was struck and killed while walking after...
Pike County residents concerned after their home was struck by gunfire for 2nd time in 3 years
ZEBULON, Georgia (WANF) -- A house in Pike County has been shot at for the second time in three years, leaving its owners concerned for their safety. At 4:46 a.m. on Sunday morning, the resident’s Ring camera captured someone walking down their driveway with a gun before firing several shots at their home.
Plastic recycling company plans $1 billion investment in Georgia
A California company on Tuesday announced plans to invest nearly $1 billion in Middle Georgia to build a factory that will take used plastic and turn it into the building blocks to make new plastics, while diverting hundreds of thousands of tons of waste each year from landfills.
Over 4 kilos of meth seized during traffic stop, worth over 400k in street value
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A traffic stop in North Columbus led to the seizure of over 4 kilos of methamphetamine - totaling over 400K in street value. According to officials, on Monday, April 15, the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Unit and the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office (Georgia), were conducting a crime suppression operation in Muscogee County.
Waverly Hall holds parade for recent WNBA Draft pick Jessika Carter
WAVERLY HALL, Ga. (WTVM) - Former Harris County basketball standout Jessika Carter is WNBA bound. Carter was selected by the New York Liberty in the second round of Monday night’s draft. Five days later, a parade was held in her honor by the community she grew up in. “I...
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