Monday, August 20 2012 5:19 PM EDT2012-08-20 21:19:14 GMT
Columbus Fire and EMS divers recovered a man's body from the Chattahoochee River. Search teams found the body of 23-year-old Jarvis Willis of Phenix City, AL around midnight Monday. More >>
Columbus Fire and EMS divers recovered a man's body from the Chattahoochee River. Search teams found the body of 23-year-old Jarvis Willis of Phenix City, AL around midnight Monday.More >>
Thursday, August 16 2012 11:31 AM EDT2012-08-16 15:31:16 GMT
The third victim in this weekend's drowning has died. Family members tell News Leader 9 David Brown, 3, died after he was taken off life support Tuesday night at Egleston's Children's Hospital in Atlanta.More >>
The third victim in this weekend's drowning has died. Family members tell News Leader 9 David Brown, 3, died after he was taken off life support Tuesday night at Egleston's Children's Hospital in Atlanta.More >>
A national atheist group says it will place its literature in cabins and lodges in Georgia's state parks after the governor's recent decision to allow Bibles in them.More >>
A national atheist group said Monday that it will donate its literature for use in cabins and lodges in Georgia's state parks after the governor's recent decision to allow Bibles there.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 3:10 PM EDT2013-05-20 19:10:07 GMT
Lake Bottom Park in Columbus was the scene of an expansive art fair with activities for all ages over the weekend. Painters and sculptors set up tents filled with their best work, hoping to catch the eyesMore >>
Lake Bottom Park in Columbus was the scene of an expansive art fair with activities for all ages over the weekend. Painters and sculptors set up tents filled with their best work, hoping to catch the eyes of patrons. More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 3:03 PM EDT2013-05-20 19:03:06 GMT
WTVM's Give 9 Campaign rolled on Saturday despite a few drops of rain moving the Animal Ark Rescue event indoors. Members of the News Leader 9 family including Anchor Barbara Gauthier and Jason DennisMore >>
WTVM's Give 9 Campaign rolled on Saturday despite a few drops of rain moving the Animal Ark Rescue event indoors.More >>
PHENIX CITY, AL (WTVM) -
Another life has been claimed by the Chattahoochee River. Tuesday evening, several crews with the Columbus Dive Team helped pull a Greencastle, IN man from the Phenix City side of the river.
Police spoke with Katy Litchford-Brock who said her husband 56-year-old Harold Brock went in to the river, started to struggle, called for help and went under.
Witnesses say Brock was underwater for 5 to 10 minutes before he was pulled out. He was transported to the Medical Center where he was pronounced dead just before 8:00 p.m.
This is the area's 5th drowning in less than a month. Copyright 2012 WTVM. All rights reserved.
Monday, May 20 2013 2:28 PM EDT2013-05-20 18:28:07 GMT
It's a battle that Talbot County residents along Highway 208 say they've been complaining about for years. They say John Weaver can't afford to feed his horses, so he lets them starve to death. An openMore >>
It's a battle that Talbot County residents along Highway 208 say they've been complaining about for years. They say John Weaver can't afford to feed his horses, so he lets them starve to death. An openMore >>
Monday, May 20 2013 3:00 PM EDT2013-05-20 19:00:13 GMT
A Columbus woman reported to police on Sunday that she'd been sexually assaulted inside her apartment. According to the report, the incident happened Friday at 11:00 p.m. on Enoch Drive. The complaintMore >>
A Columbus woman reported to police on Sunday that she'd been sexually assaulted inside her apartment. More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 11:20 AM EDT2013-05-20 15:20:54 GMT
Have you seen "Molly?"She's popular, illegal, and very dangerous; although her name sounds innocent, she's far from it. You find her in clubs, music, and right here in the Chattahoochee Valley.More >>
Have you seen "Molly?"She's popular, illegal, and very dangerous; although her name sounds innocent, she's far from it. You find her in clubs, music, and right here in the Chattahoochee Valley. We set out to find "Molly" and expose her for what she really is.More >>
Experts say the officer who killed a Long Island college student and a home invasion suspect on Friday was confronted with a split-second choice.More >>
The college student was being held in a headlock by a masked intruder with a loaded gun to her head, police said. Then the gunman took aim at an officer.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 2:27 PM EDT2013-05-20 18:27:07 GMT
A Columbus-area pastor is trying a huge physical challenge to help raise money for a mission in Africa. Pastor Jay Bailey, from Solid Rock Church in Midland, and church member Bud Allen have joined More >>
A Columbus-area pastor is trying a huge physical challenge to help raise money for a mission in Africa. Pastor Jay Bailey, from Solid Rock Church in Midland, and church member Bud Allen have joined four other people on a 750 mile bike ride across Africa.More >>
A national atheist group says it will place its literature in cabins and lodges in Georgia's state parks after the governor's recent decision to allow Bibles in them.More >>
A national atheist group said Monday that it will donate its literature for use in cabins and lodges in Georgia's state parks after the governor's recent decision to allow Bibles there.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 3:10 PM EDT2013-05-20 19:10:07 GMT
Lake Bottom Park in Columbus was the scene of an expansive art fair with activities for all ages over the weekend. Painters and sculptors set up tents filled with their best work, hoping to catch the eyesMore >>
Lake Bottom Park in Columbus was the scene of an expansive art fair with activities for all ages over the weekend. Painters and sculptors set up tents filled with their best work, hoping to catch the eyes of patrons. More >>
It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million.More >>
It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million.More >>