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Updated: 22 hours ago
|By Reagan Ranzer
The city of Opelika is continuing clean up efforts at a downtown building that caught fire last year. At The time of the fire the business was closed and no one was inside and as of today it’s still unknown what exactly caused the fire.
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Updated: 23 hours ago
|By Jatavia O'Neal
The Auburn Police Department asks for the public’s assistance in recovering stolen grave maker vases.
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Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 6:25 PM EST
|By Tiffany Maddox
What you see today of the Dillingham Street Bridge may not be Horace King’s masterpiece, but its foundation below is still relevant.
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Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 2:39 PM EST
|By Reagan Ranzer
Auburn University is partnering with the city of Lafayette and the Chambers County Commission to help increase access to high quality and affordable health care and in rural areas in Alabama.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 10:54 AM EST
|By Ashton Akins
Shaw High School Black History Committee to host Cultural Food Truck Festival
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 10:27 AM EST
|By James Giles
That assessment was paid for by local businesses. We take a look at how the police force handles gang activity in the Fountain City.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 9:18 AM EST
|By Jatavia O'Neal
The Columbus Police Department is searching for an 11-year-old boy that went missing on Feb. 2.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 9:07 AM EST
|By Jessie Gibson
Congratulations are in order as the Boys and Girls Club of the Chattahoochee Valley crowns its 2023 Youth of the Year.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 4:48 PM EST
|By Jatavia O'Neal
The mother of a teen victim still searches for answers two years after her son’s death, offering an increased reward from her initial offer of $10,000.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 10:50 AM EST
|By Ashton Akins
Well Care, Association of Sickle Cell to host Sickle Cell Heritage Breakfast in February
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Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 10:35 AM EST
|By Jessie Gibson
Shaw High School has named Johnny Garner as the new head football coach.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 10:30 AM EST
|By Reagan Ranzer
Union representatives and workers officially accepted a contract with the WestRock Paper Mill after a a labor dispute that started in early October.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 9:14 AM EST
|By James Giles
News Leader 9 was able to get a copy of a fairly new assessment of the Columbus Police Department, which is making its rounds in the community.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 12:48 AM EST
|By Gabriela Johnson
This Black History Month, visit Columbus’ Historic Black Heritage Trail.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 10:47 AM EST
|By Ashton Akins
City of LaGrange to host monthly litter cleanup
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 8:52 AM EST
|By James Giles
News Leader 9 continues its deep dive into an assessment of the Columbus Police Department, specifically about the hiring and retention of officers, in the midst of staffing shortages.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 8:21 PM EST
|By WTVM Staff
Its a coveted title with five young people in the finals to win. Tonight you meet Elijah Adams.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 8:01 PM EST
|By WTVM Staff
News Leader 9 talks with Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Chattahoochee Valley, Rodney Close, on the value of Boys and Girls Clubs and the Youth of the Year event.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 7:47 PM EST
|By WTVM Staff
There is another delay in a capital murder trial for a man accused of killing an Auburn police officer and injuring two others in 2019.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 7:29 PM EST
|By Reagan Ranzer
However, following a legal challenge by the Alabama Attorney General’s Office, fewer than 100 are now out of prison on supervised release.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 7:12 PM EST
|By WTVM Staff
Jason Dennis talked to Kevin Brown - who credits the club with taking him from a troublemaker to a leader, on and off the basketball court.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 3:27 PM EST
|By Jessie Gibson
The Georgia Department of Transportation and the Lutzie 43 Foundation hosted a Safe Driving Summit at Columbus State University Tuesday, January 31.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 3:19 PM EST
|By Dee Armstrong
There’s been a rise in the number of women’s empowerment groups around the world, around the country and right here in the Valley.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 2:09 PM EST
|By Jessie Gibson
Construction is underway for Tigertown Sports, right behind Lowes. It will include a miniature golf course, three sand beach volleyball courts, and a full service bar.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 1:56 PM EST
|By Jessie Gibson
FEMA is opening another Disaster Recovery Center in Meriwether County for storm victims.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 1:39 PM EST
|By WTVM Staff
This week, we are introducing you to the five impressive finalists...including Ja’Keith Burton, who wants to be a graphic designer.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 10:36 AM EST
|By WTVM Staff
Five finalists have been selected but only one will win the coveted title. This week we will be introducing you to these impressive young people.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 10:00 AM EST
|By Jessie Gibson
The city held a community forum Monday night to get a better idea of residents’ concerns and offering solutions to the problems.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 4:16 PM EST
|By Jessie Gibson
News Leader 9′s Jason Dennis is a Star dancer in this year’s Dancing Stars of Columbus gala - a fundraiser that benefits the Alzheimer’s Association.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 1:49 PM EST
|By Jessie Gibson
Volunteers have the chance to develop community-based mentoring relationships that involve one-on-one outings and activities that Bigs and Littles enjoy together.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 10:56 AM EST
|By Gabriela Johnson
2,750 tickets were sold for a $150 donation each to the Greater Columbus American Heart Association.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 10:05 AM EST
|By Jessie Gibson
A memorial service was held on Saturday for a Columbus man who started an anti-violence initiative for youth.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 2:36 PM EST
|By Jessie Gibson
The number of homeless people in the Chattahoochee Valley is on the rise with the number of children without a home jumping by some 350-percent in the last year.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 10:16 AM EST
|By Gabriela Johnson
“This is about bringing resources into the communities where they’re needed to meet people where they are instead of making people have to go out into the community,” says Better Work Columbus Program Manager Kristin Barker.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 9:25 AM EST
|By Tiffany Maddox
Doctors appointments come to students and staff at school in Harris Co.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 5:48 PM EST
|By Jatavia O'Neal
A fire at a Columbus restaurant has closed the business until further notice.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 12:04 PM EST
|By Jessie Gibson and Gabriela Johnson
The Springer Opera House’s longtime artistic director announced on Tuesday, January 24, that he is passing the torch to a new director.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 11:17 PM EST
|By Brady Talbert
The Lee County EMA helped set up the Autauga County volunteer reception center. A pivotal location in getting volunteers connected with storm victims.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 3:54 PM EST
|By Ashton Akins
Work Source Georgia, Columbus-Muscogee Consolidated Government to host career fair next week
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 3:39 PM EST
|By Jatavia O'Neal
On Jan. 24, the Columbus Police Department received reports of multiple armed robberies in the Victory Drive area.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 7:40 AM EST
|By Jessie Gibson
Central High School is taking a unique approach to education by participating in Reach and Teach.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 6:24 AM EST
|By Jessie Gibson
Lagrange police responded to a recent circulation of a social media post criticizing the conditions of animals at the Lagrange Animal Shelter.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 11:16 PM EST
|By Jatavia O'Neal
Harris County officially opens a new visitor center, making the city more welcoming to guests who may pass through.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 5:05 PM EST
|By Jatavia O'Neal
The Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) and Georgia Trend honored the city of LaGrange with the Visionary City Award during the GMA’s Cities United Summit.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 4:42 PM EST
|By Jatavia O'Neal
Parents of students, faculty and staff should prepare to arrive two hours after their regular reporting time on Wednesday, Jan. 25, due to the likelihood of severe weather.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 4:29 PM EST
|By Jatavia O'Neal
Police say he is a suspect in several ongoing investigations involving what authorities call card cracking.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 3:35 PM EST
|By Jatavia O'Neal
Officials say all students, faculty and staff should be prepared for a two-hour delayed start.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 11:02 PM EST
|By Jatavia O'Neal
Authorities have found human remains and identified them as a missing Columbus man.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 6:20 PM EST
|By Reagan Ranzer
As of January 1, a new Alabama law allows people to carry concealed handguns without a permit.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 6:16 PM EST
|By Reagan Ranzer
Drivers get their wallets ready because in the next few months, gas prices could be hitting four dollars again at the pump.