Amaya Graham
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Amaya Graham is a graduate of Columbus State University. She started at WTVM as an editor and photographer and has worked her way into reporting. When she's not telling the latest news stories, she's catching up on tv show or traveling. She loves the colors pink, yellow and green. Amaya is also a pet mom of two furry felines.
Updated: 11 hours ago
|By Amaya Graham
The murder trial of Quincy Wade continues in Columbus. He is accused of killing a local rapper in September 2021. The defense claims it was self-defense, but prosecutors say it was a love triangle that ended in death.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2023 at 6:08 PM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
Columbus law enforcement reacts to the recent rash of violent crime in the city. The Fountain City has seen five murders in the last ten days.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 10:37 PM EDT
|By Josiah Berry and Amaya Graham
The Columbus Police Department arrests a man in a deadly shooting in the 4000 block of Oates Ave. near 40th Street that has left one person dead.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 9:59 AM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
The mayor of Columbus is working to provide felons with job training, mental health resources and the opportunities to work when they return to society.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2023 at 11:25 AM EDT
|By Jatavia O'Neal and Amaya Graham
Four Muscogee County schools were placed on a temporary secured perimeter in the late afternoon as a precaution during the nearby search for Jacquese Walker, Sr., a man accused of murdering his four-year-old son and injuring the child’s mother.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2023 at 12:54 PM EDT
|By Jatavia O'Neal and Amaya Graham
A shooting investigation on 8th Street in Columbus is underway.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2023 at 1:21 PM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
Santonio Williams, the fourth lone defendant, entered a guilty plea on September 15, 2023. He pleaded guilty to armed robbery charges, as well as theft by taking charges.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2023 at 9:27 AM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
An opportunity to save lives that need your help...the American Red Cross is warning that its blood supply is critically low, declaring the national blood supply has fallen nearly 25% since a month ago.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2023 at 10:44 AM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson and Amaya Graham
A shooting in broad daylight claimed the life of a 26-year-old college student in Phenix City.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2023 at 9:09 AM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
Governor Brian Kemp made a stop in Columbus on Sept. 7 for an update on what state lawmakers are doing and changes impacting people in the Chattahoochee Valley.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2023 at 3:47 PM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
Pickleball, a once-unknown sport, has rocketed in popularity in recent years gaining new players from different age groups all over the United States, including many more in West Georgia and East Alabama.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2023 at 8:28 AM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
Sgt. Edenfield with the Columbus Police Department said several officers, including cadets, put in long hours during the late night to catch burglars. Business owners said it gives them some relief, but they still have to pay for the damages they caused.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2023 at 11:26 AM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
A local church celebrated nearly 20 years of gathering for Labor Day.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2023 at 4:58 PM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
Sentencing was held for two Columbus men involved in a drug deal gone wrong. One was sentenced to life in prison, while the other will be out in a matter of months.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2023 at 11:27 PM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
There was a moment of silence held in an East Alabama community to remember a mother, father and one of their two children who were killed in a tragic weekend wreck.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2023 at 1:01 PM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
Throughout the Labor Day holiday period, more than 50 different agencies will be hitting local highways to take part in the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety initiative.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2023 at 9:23 AM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
A Georgia inmate serving time in Columbus is fighting for his life, and his family is also fighting for answers.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2023 at 9:17 PM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
Two years after a Meriwether County mother of three was reported missing, authorities revealed that her remains have been identified. The family of Olivia Fowler is now fighting for justice.
Updated: Aug. 21, 2023 at 10:34 PM EDT
|By Jatavia O'Neal and Amaya Graham
Spectators headed to high school football games in the Muscogee County School District will have some new guidelines to abide by starting this Thursday.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2023 at 10:51 PM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
A children’s hospital is rare in the tri-cities, but soon, the new Bill and Olivia Amos Facility will open in Columbus.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2023 at 9:24 AM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
Record hot temperatures aren’t letting up in the LaGrange area as high school football teams and cheerleaders are finding ways to keep the heat from beating them.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2023 at 10:03 AM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
An Uptown Columbus building dating back to the 1900s is being used for housing again.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2023 at 8:28 AM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
A Columbus team will be joining the Southeast Conference in the National Premier Soccer League South Region.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2023 at 5:35 PM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
After a week of testimony and hearing closing arguments, emotions ran high as the verdict was announced in court for Zajaliq Riley, who was accused of killing Devion Miley on Mother’s Day weekend in 2021.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2023 at 2:17 PM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
The courtroom was filled with family members on both sides of the case. Those members in the courtroom heard from the last two people to see Devion Miley alive.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2023 at 9:24 AM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
As summer break is ending for tens of thousands of students in the Chattahoochee Valley and surrounding areas, one grade in Opelika has an entire school just for them.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2023 at 10:03 PM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
What started as online conversations turned into a real-life crisis for an East Alabama family with their teenage child missing for almost two full days.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2023 at 8:23 AM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
The national conversation about police use of force has intensified since George Floyd’s death. A local police department is using new technology to avoid unnecessary use of force.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2023 at 8:28 PM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
It was to honor a patient’s final wish. The newlywed couple first met in high school and started dating a few years later.
Happy birthday to you, you and you: Three generations celebrate birthday on same day in east Alabama
Updated: Jul. 25, 2023 at 10:13 AM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
Against tremendous odds, a local family had three loved ones blowing out birthday candles on July 24.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2023 at 10:37 PM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
It’s being called unconstitutional, and things will change in Valley, Alabama. After hundreds of people, many of them elderly and African American, have been arrested for unpaid trash bills, the Chambers County District Attorney says the practice will be stopped.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2023 at 11:45 AM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
More than 20 years after he went missing from Harris County, the disappearance of Christopher Thompkins remains unsolved to this day.
Updated: Jul. 16, 2023 at 6:34 PM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
The beginning of restaurant week in the Tri city area is kicking off this week to satisfy the cravings of foodies, with an abundance of eating specials.
Updated: Jul. 16, 2023 at 11:57 AM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
Many people use the weekend to relax and unwind, but for some, the hard work continues throughout the weekend to give homeless veterans a place to sleep.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2023 at 12:00 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson and Amaya Graham
The Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office seized over half a million dollars of illegal drugs during several search warrants that resulted in four arrests.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2023 at 10:01 AM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
Dr. Stuart Rayfield is the first woman to be president of CSU, but she is no stranger to the campus.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2023 at 9:49 PM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
A Georgia sheriff’s deputy is being credited as a hero for saving a Troup County couple.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2023 at 9:12 AM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
During these hot summer months it’s time to start re-thinking when and where you take your four-legged friends out for a stroll.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2023 at 11:00 PM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
An East Alabama 19-year-old convicted of killing her mother was sentenced in Opelika.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2023 at 10:29 PM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
For the first time since taking office two months ago, Columbus’ Interim Police Chief is going in-depth with us about what steps he’s taking to lead the department.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2023 at 8:51 AM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
Columbus City Council voted to approve the new budget for 2024 on June 27, and there is some good news for homeowners.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2023 at 10:17 PM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
Tons of Talbot County residents filled the planning and zoning building for the first public hearing for a possible quarry coming to the county.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2023 at 3:45 PM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
Blue Canary Records has used records dating back to the 1940s.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2023 at 11:47 AM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
The 10th annual Phenix City Mayor’s Ball took place last night at the Convention and Trade Center in Columbus.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2023 at 5:16 PM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
Melinda Newton, the owner of Minnie’s restaurant and the Chicken Lady Coop, sat down with the Planning Advisory Commission earlier this week to rezone 13.6 acres on Fortson Road.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2023 at 8:10 PM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
A Columbus man is asking the community for help after being hospitalized.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2023 at 11:09 PM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
With concerns growing about gun violence in Lagrange, an old-but-new leader is back in Lagrange, saying he’s ready to tackle that and other issues.
Updated: Jun. 20, 2023 at 10:14 PM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
Two elections in our viewing area have ended. Two Columbus natives are vying for a Muscogee County School Board seat in what turned out to be an extremely close race.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2023 at 6:22 PM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
Two parents are now behind bars after Auburn first responders discovered a six-year-old child unresponsive and not breathing. This took place off Ogletree Road in Auburn.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2023 at 10:14 PM EDT
|By Amaya Graham
Rodrigo Sardinas, one of the managers of Lemongrass Thai and Sushi, says around 6 a.m., he received a call from the alarm company, stating that someone had broken into his restaurant.