A Columbus man has been charged after allegedly stabbing a woman to death. Saturday afternoon around 12:14 officers received a call in reference to someone being injured. Upon the officers arrival they discovered a female, later identified as DeAnn…
In August 2018, Opelika Mayor Gary Fuller formed a commission to combat crime and violence in the city. He formed four sub-committees: family, education, youth and resources. Thursday, each committee head gave…
The Robbery/Assault Unit of the Columbus Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect to an armed robbery that occurred on December 4, 2018 around 2:10 AM at 3021 Macon Road (Summit Gas Station). If anyone can…
Five murders in Opelika is five too many. “When we had three in a two week period, we had to get right in the middle of this to make a difference.…
In light of the recent murders in Opelika, the mayor has decided to start a task force to fight crime in the area. Three murders took place in less than two weeks. So, in an email, Mayor Gary Fuller…
(NBC News) The FBI says crooks are selling cars online that they don't actually own. The agency is teaming up with the automobile experts at Edmunds to alert consumers about the car-shopping scam.…
Complaints of shootings, suspicious drug activity and excessive speeding prompt the Chambers County Sheriff’s Office to launch an initiative called “Operation Friday Night Lights.” “People said they were trying to…
The Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles has denied clemency for death row inmate Carlton Gary. Attorneys for Gary, known as the Columbus "Stocking Strangler", had asked the board to commute his death sentence. The lawyers said new evidence…
Natalee Holloway took a Spring Break trip with her friends in 2005, but never came home. A look back at the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway.
Columbus, Georgia area law enforcement went on high alert Thursday afternoon after receiving a tip that two escaped inmates had been spotted in LaGrange, Georgia and possibly heading south. A heightened law enforcement presence could be seen on Interstate 185…
