Wednesday, June 19 2013 4:21 AM EDT2013-06-19 08:21:08 GMT
Meet the newest family member of Emeritus at Heritage Hills in Columbus. Tasha, a 7-year-old Beagle mix, was adopted by the Alzheimer's facility Heritage Hills just over two weeks ago.More >>
Meet the newest family member of Emeritus at Heritage Hills in Columbus. Tasha, a 7-year-old Beagle mix, was adopted by the Alzheimer's facility Heritage Hills just over two weeks ago.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 4:21 AM EDT2013-06-19 08:21:05 GMT
The Georgia Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction of Charles Bulloch of Harris County. Bulloch was convicted along with two other men in the death of Paul McKeen Jr. in 1990.More >>
The Georgia Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction of Charles Bulloch of Harris County. Bulloch was convicted along with two other men in the death of Paul McKeen Jr. in 1990.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 4:16 AM EDT2013-06-19 08:16:04 GMT
Columbus City Council members have approved the final budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The budget is over $260 million and will not require any city departments to cut positions.More >>
Columbus City Council members have approved the final budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
The budget is over $260 million and will not require any city departments to cut positions.More >>
COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM) -
Rushing water on the Chattahoochee River this afternoon is just the beginning of what is to come.
Forecasts are predicting significant downpours throughout the weekend. City Engineering manager Donna Newman says flooding of area creeks and the river will be heavily monitored.
"We have people that are on call to respond to flooding, the city has what is called a hotspot list where when we know we are going to have heavy rainfall they will go out and they will look at those sites," Newman said.
Most of those sites are places in low lying areas throughout the city and creeks. Lakebottom Park is known for frequent flooding when heavy down pours happen. Newman says that people should drive slow in these areas and proceed with caution.
"We just recommend if it looks like it's deep that you just avoid that location and go in a different route," Newman said.
Last week the river rushed out of banks and onto the River Walk. This also happened a few years ago in 2009. Parts of the inner city even flooded because of heavy downpours. Newman says that the city of Columbus is designed to withstand heavy amounts of rain and with the held of workers monitoring the weather everyone will be safe.
"We go out and monitor sites and levels in the creeks and the river and that sort of thing so we can respond if necessary," Newman said.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 4:20 PM EDT2013-06-18 20:20:32 GMT
An 11 year old Columbus girl wanted to do something special to support our troops fighting overseas, so she wrote a letter to a soldier in Afghanistan.More >>
An 11 year old Columbus girl wanted to do something special to support our troops fighting overseas, so she wrote a letter to a soldier in Afghanistan. On Father's Day, she found out just how much that simple gesture meant to the sergeant who received it.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 9:23 AM EDT2013-06-18 13:23:30 GMT
A 5-year-old girl set up a lemonade stand across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church compound, and now the group is targeting her. Jayden Sink raised nearly $200 on Friday while she sold lemonadeMore >>
A 5-year-old girl set up a lemonade stand across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church compound, and now the group is targeting her.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 3:35 PM EDT2013-06-18 19:35:49 GMT
A dog battling cancer managed to hang on long enough to see her owner return from a deployment overseas. According to Jennifer Ralston's YouTube channel, Kermie, an 11-year-old beagle-lab-chow mix, wasMore >>
Kermie, an 11-year-old beagle-lab-chow mix, was diagnosed with oral melanoma just a month after her owner, Eric, was deployed overseas.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 1:57 AM EDT2013-06-19 05:57:09 GMT
Authorities have issued a missing child alert for De'Anthony Dejuan Kelly, who was taken by Dor'sayde Gathright in the early morning hours of June 17, 2013. More >>
Authorities have issued a missing child alert for De'Anthony Dejuan Kelly, who was taken by Dor'sayde Gathright in the early morning hours of June 17, 2013. More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 5:54 PM EDT2013-06-18 21:54:56 GMT
32 year old Demetria Porter was charged with murder and first degree cruelty to a child in just the last hour, after a baby she was keeping died. An autopsy performed on Ja'Kobian Davis today at theMore >>
32 year old Demetria Porter was charged with murder and first degree cruelty to a child in just the last hour, after a baby she was keeping died.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 5:54 PM EDT2013-06-18 21:54:06 GMT
At a 10:00 a.m. news conference this morning the Alabama Department of Education announced the list of failing schools in the state under the Alabama Accountability Act.Tommy Bice: Accountability Act hasMore >>
The Alabama Department of Education held a news conference Tuesday morning to release the long-awaited "failing schools" list under the state's new Alabama Accountability Act. A total of 78 schools in the state are listed as failing under the education accountability legislation.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:27 AM EDT2013-06-19 04:27:04 GMT
What do fast food, garbage, and a Muscogee County jail inmate have in common? They're all key factors in the prosecution of inmate Michael Crooks. News Leader 9 was the only crew inside the courtroom. CrooksMore >>
Crooks pleaded guilty Tuesday morning to asking his girlfriend Ashley Brummett to help him escape from jail.More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 9:41 AM EDT2013-06-17 13:41:08 GMT
An 11-year-old Columbus girl wanted to do something special to support troops fighting overseas, so she wrote a letter to a soldier in Afghanistan. On Sunday, she found out just how much that simple gestureMore >>
An 11-year-old Columbus girl wanted to do something special to support troops fighting overseas, so she wrote a letter to a soldier in Afghanistan. On Sunday, she found out just how much that simple gestureMore >>
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