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Meet Mike Johnson. The Columbus man is a walking, talking miracle after a 150 foot Oak tree landed in his lap during the morning commute Thursday. The tree fell on the roadway hours…
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Meet Mike Johnson. The Columbus man is a walking, talking miracle after a 150 foot Oak tree landed in his lap during the morning commute Thursday. The tree fell on the roadway hours…
A Muscogee County Sheriff's Investigator told Municipal Court Judge Steven Smith that a Deputy rushed inside the bloody cell where he personally witnessed Jayvon Hatchett on top of inmate Eddie…
It was a failure to communicate the Sheriff said noting her staff wasn't tipped off in police reports or any paperwork that inmate Jayvon Hatchett told detectives he wanted to…
New details are emerging about what happened inside the Muscogee County Jail early Saturday morning when Eddie Nelson was allegedly beaten to death by his cellmate Jayvon Hatchett. Nelson was…
A Fort Benning soldier and his wife are being detained in the Russell County Jail for aggravated child abuse and First News has obtained new details about the allegations. MSG…
A stabbing suspect was allegedly enraged after watching videos of police incidents on social media. The shocking motive behind the random attack at a Columbus Auto Zone was revealed during…
A local autistic teenager who was reported missing by police 24 hours ago appeared in front of a Recorder's Court judge this morning. The 17 year old was charged as an…
A detective with the Columbus Police Department's Special Victims Unit recounted in halting detail court testimony that is too disturbing for our television viewers. The young victim told investigators about years…
A motorcycle driver died and another man continues fighting for his life after a high speed collision in Columbus Friday night. The incident occurred at the intersection of Veterans Parkway and the Manchester…
"I am calling for the immediate resignation of Chief of Police, Rick Boren immediately," Justin Allen said in response to a recent video published on social media showing the arrest of two men…
Some of the most well known local veterans in the Chattahoochee Valley are sounding off over the construction of a new V.A. clinic on River Road in North Columbus. The group of leaders…
In a stunning reversal, the state's medical examiner has officially ruled Hector Arreola's death a homicide. The amended report comes three and a half years after he called local police for help and…
The family of Hector Arreola tells First News they know all to well the anguish that George Floyd's family is experiencing now. They are angry too as they observe a vastly different response…
Evidence is still being collected at the scene in Phenix City and it's too graphic to detail for our television viewers but we got an up close look at the lumber company, a…
Richard Watson was one of ten children and described as a quiet man who stayed in his own lane. When the Good Samaritan allegedly saw a woman being pummeled outside a Cusseta Road…
Two of the most important races in Muscogee County are partisan races and voters have to choose Democratic, Republican or Nonpartisan ballots during the primary election June 9th. Nat "Good morning, thank you."…
Johnny Lee Gates' 43 year saga in the criminal justice system is over. Gates was convicted of killing a 19 year old woman in 1976 but claimed he was wrongfully convicted. His defense…
The decision to move forward with in person graduation ceremonies for Central High School has generated some controversy and thrust principal Thomas Vickers into the glare of the national media spotlight. But this…
An ex-con charged with killing four people in Alabama last week was free on bond in Muscogee County. Derrick Hightower was sitting inside the Muscogee County Jail on drug charges just 2 short…
BWP Cares feeds thousands of local healthcare workers one week after launch. Brooke Peak told First News she was sitting around her house like a lot of other people wondering what she could…
Phenix City Police doled out criminal citations to two City employees for violating the shelter in place order. TJ Bryant and Quadarius Woods were cited for violating a health code after pictures surfaced…
Columbus Mayor Skip Henderson urged people not to panic after word spread that the city officially recorded it's first case of the Coronavirus. "There's no shortage of food. The shelves are getting restocked. Just…
A local debt collector was hauled into court this morning charged with impersonating a police officer. Jason Lovegrove posed as law enforcement on Facebook targeting clients from his work place and others according…
It's about to get real as they say and as this pandemic spreads to our little corner of the Universe. The question everybody has is how will I know if I'm sick and…
A garbage truck driver is behind bars tonight after a scheme to get prison inmates marijuana behind bars. Taurean Steele is employed by the city's Public Work's Department and is now facing felony…
A City worker wants a Muscogee County Judge to set bail so he can return to work. Patrick Conway's defense attorney told the court during last week's hearing that the 53 year old…
Sheriff Jay Jones says even though a year has passed, the worst natural disaster in Alabama's history is still fresh on the minds of people in Lee County. "It's just still even after…
Lorenzo Freeman Sr. and Justin Davidson were both army veterans diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder when their worlds collided according to court testimony. Davidson was hurling racial slurs at Freeman's son during…
The unanimous vote by Georgia Lawmakers to eliminate the Muscogee County Marshal's Office this past week came at the behest of city officials as a budget matter last October. The move also comes…
A Columbus man who was severely beaten after driving through a street basketball game has died. Danny Jones never regained consciousness after the altercation on Wimbish Court last Thursday according to his family.…
A business dispute over money ended with one man dead and another claiming he fired his weapon in self defense. The incident happened February 9th a home on Rice Street. Trey Campbell was…
Columbus Police are investigating a drive by shooting that left one man dead. The incident happened just a few miles from our Buena Vista Road studio on Brighton Road. Patrol officers responded shortly…
An attorney representing Autumn Tillery says the million dollar figure cops assigned to the amount of drugs found in her Upatoi home was formulated using some fuzzy math. Tillery is now facing multiple…
There are new details tonight about a neighborhood fight that left one Columbus man clinging to life and another facing multiple felony charges. WLTZ first reported on the incident last Friday. A Columbus…
A Columbus man is in critical condition one day after he was severely beaten at his family's North Columbus home and now police have a man in custody charged in connection to the…
Dramatic new details about the night a 13 year old child was killed with a shotgun in South Columbus were revealed in court Wednesday morning. That's where the dead teen's brother appeared facing…
A Columbus man was shot dead Tuesday morning right down the street from the Public Safety Building. The incident happened in the 600 block of 5th Avenue. Ronnie Jackson Jr. was shot in…
A Columbus dad charged with the death of his own infant son appeared in Recorder's Court Monday morning. Jikevious Scott told police he shook his baby but not to hurt the seven month…
There are shocking new details about a rape suspect charged with multiple sex crimes involving minors under the age of 18 and how the victims landed in his custody. Patrick Conway was arrested…
A local businessman who weathered his own storm is making a miraculous comeback after a near fatal crash. Mark Jones has spent two years recovering since that crash. You might recognize his name…
Georgia drivers are still using their cell phones despite a concerted effort to educate people about the dangers and now one Lawmaker wants to hit them where it hurts if caught, right square…
The FBI and Lee County Sheriff's Department teamed up to honor one Beauregard Citizen who has gone above and beyond they said since the deadly tornado ripped through that Community last March.…
The teen accused of killing a 13 year old boy was out of jail on a pretrial release for an unrelated felony charge according to court testimony. Jaquayvius Jones is charged with murder…
A drug deal gone bad ended with the death of a Central High School student and another teen fighting for his life. The Lee County Sheriff's Department responded to shots fired in the…
Columbus Police Investigators identified the armed bandits arrested for a deadly home invasion as members of the FNG Gang and testified that these same suspects showed up at the house in Upatoi just…
As friends and family gathered to mourn the loss of Cross Henderson , horrific details are emerging about the home invasion in Upatoi where he was killed and the suspects charged with his…
Severe weather has descended on our area and weather forecasters have been talking about this weekend's winter storm system for several days now but not everyone heeds their warnings, why not? That depends…
A love triangle reportedly sparked a deadly shooting on the Phenix City Riverwalk Monday. According to a source familiar with the case, the gunfire erupted on 1st Avenue and 19th Street where a…
A couple parking prompted a deadly confrontation in Hurtsboro. Russell County Sheriff Heath Taylor initially said he thought a Hurtsboro murder case was personal, indeed it was. Deontra Jones was allegedly engaged in…
Two Columbus teens allegedly killed a man for $70 dollars worth of marijuana according to court testimony. 17 year old Dequarius Richarson and his 16 year old accomplice appeared in Recorder's court charged…