Kei'Yona Jordon
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Kei'Yona joined WTVM News Leader 9's team in June 2021.
Dee says the ceremony was to share the joy her daughter had. So, instead of calling it a homegoing, she’s calling it a homecoming.
When the time comes for Garcia to potentially lose his ability to walk, he will have a safe ramp and deck to cross into his home.
A candlelight vigil and balloon release were held at Primus King Park where Markayla Marshall was shot to death last Thursday.
The Columbus mayoral race is less than two months away and the candidates are out talking with the community.
The Talbotton and Manchester communities came together Saturday for a fundraising barbecue, cook off, and Easter egg hunt benefiting local high school students.
The fight for access to fresh food and nutrition continues after nearly two decades.
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr believes new legislation will help the state target and dismantle gangs in Georgia’s largest cities, including Columbus.
Three Columbus businesses are regrouping after learning they were scammed.
Georgia House Bill 1443 will allow food truck owners to operate anywhere in the state, requiring one permit.
A heartwarming story unfolded as a local disabled Vietnam veteran was honored in a special way.
A cross-county motorcycle ride was held in memory of two 2021 accidents that claimed the lives of a deputy and eight children.
A sad outcome happened on Tuesday night as Eufaula police pulled the body of a 12-year-old boy out of Barbour Creek.
An east Alabama church is debt-free in 2022.
This event gave families a chance to remember the lives lost and acknowledge the violence issues in the Fountain City.
Governor Brian Kemp signed the bill that will suspend the state’s gas tax earlier today.
A former District 3 Commissioner’s spot has been filled in Americus after his passing.
Corporal Robert Greene with the Columbus Police Department Bike Patrol Unit says the key to staying safe is pressing the button to use crosswalks.
Summerville United Methodist Church held ‘A Time Of Prayer’ ceremony to pray for the safety of the Ukrainian and Russian people and an end to the violence.
Young was the first Black colonel in the United states military and also a proud member of The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated.
House of Heroes held it’s annual Pulling for Patriots Skeet Shoot in partnership with W.C. Bradley Farms.
With the approval of legislation imposing new changes to the voting process in Georgia, people in the Fountain City will see several of those changes taking place this election year.
Every Saturday morning, two local businesses get up and pick up trash in the area.
House Bill 1013, among other things, will require insurance companies to cover mental health illnesses the same way the company would treat physical injuries.
Muscogee County Sheriff Greg Countryman honored Sergeant Jeremy Haddaway who was shot in the line of duty Saturday afternoon.
Residents will start seeing changes by next year.
Big changes coming soon to a public housing complex in Columbus.
Georgia Senator and Marine Veteran Ed Harbison who came to encourage the Fountain City to support youth and equal voting rights.
The men walked through the projects of the Elizabeth Canty Homes and talked with people in the neighborhoods about their struggles.
The Russia-Ukraine Crisis is expected to make gas prices even higher all over the country.
84% of Columbus police officers who belong to the FOP have “low faith” in their current chief.
According to a press release from the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) officers in Columbus, there are 232 members in the FOP and 73 percent of those member are Columbus police officers.
The family is skeptical about where 38-year-old Marcus Jones is and what happened to him.
Changes are coming soon to the way trash is picked up in Columbus.
The FDA discontinued BAM and REGEN-COV once they saw it’s inability to treat the Omicron variant.
A local man is organizing a walk where over 100 men will be walking to unite young and old men across the Fountain City.
News Leader 9 wrapped up Operation Victory by hosting Operation Victory Night at the Columbus Civic Center with the River Dragons hockey team.
The overall consensus is that parents want to decide on their own whether their children wear masks.
Family members say the only facts they have are a totaled car and their loved one is missing.
A local non-profit is on a mission to get men off the streets and living a better life.
Authorities continue to search for 33-year-old Jarren Allen.
The owner of ViroTek Services is fighting to keep his business up and running.
The city council approved the new district map by a 7-2 vote Tuesday night.
Two local men are working to end food insecurity in south Columbus - with nearly 20 percent of the community living in poverty.
Many say ending the surge of violence in Columbus starts with addressing some key issues.
Residents say things like this just don’t happen.
Quarry Dynamics is investing $10 million into building a crypto-mining facility in Americus.
All of the events allowed for people to reflect on all the great qualities of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
A local non-profit is continuing to fight the ongoing issue of hunger and food insecurity in the Chattahoochee Valley.
The exhibit will be up for nine months.
