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|By Jatavia O'Neal
Two men face federal charges from an alleged shooting with an FBI agent in Columbus on July 28, officials say.
Updated: 2 hours ago
|By Jatavia O'Neal
Officials say the teen suffered multiple gunshot wounds while sitting in his vehicle in the store’s parking lot. Drive.
Updated: 3 hours ago
|By Jatavia O'Neal
The Phenix City Police Department is searching for two men for questioning in a burglary.
Updated: 9 hours ago
|By Jessie Gibson
A lockdown was lifted at Fairfax Elementary School in Valley after an alleged suspicious man was walking the school grounds earlier this morning.
Updated: 11 hours ago
|By Jatavia O'Neal
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office issued those warrants.
Updated: 21 hours ago
|By Jatavia O'Neal
According to the Lee County District Attorney’s Office, the jury convicted Justin Upshaw on one count of attempted murder and three counts of shooting into occupied vehicles.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 11:07 AM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
Two Louisiana women were indicted by a Troup County Grand Jury on August 1 on racketeering charges.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 8:48 AM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
According to the Sumter County Coroner’s Office, the victim has been identified as 19-year-old Calvin Jerome Smith Jr.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 11:26 PM EDT
|By Ahniaelyah Spraggs
As police investigate this latest killing in Columbus and Opelika, authorities look for answers in the death of a 33-year-old man killed by someone he knew.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 10:32 PM EDT
|By Jatavia O'Neal
According to authorities, the shooting happened around 4 p.m. in the 900 block of Winston Road.
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Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 3:37 PM EDT
|By Jatavia O'Neal
The Russell County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a teen with warrants for attempted murder.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 8:32 AM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson and James Giles
The Columbus Police Department is investigating shooting that left a teenage girl dead and another person severely injured.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 6:34 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans and Paige Phillips
The three men convicted of hate crimes in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery were sentenced Monday by a federal judge.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 6:23 PM EDT
|By Jatavia O'Neal
Police seized 198 grams of marijuana, 907 grams of Promethazine and a firearm from the suspect’s car.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 1:31 PM EDT
|By Toni Miles
Angela Chavez appeared in Columbus Recorder’s Court Friday morning, August 5, following her Wednesday night arrest. Chavez was arrested following the identification of her husband’s body.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 11:36 AM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
A Troup County Sheriff’s Office Detention Officer has been arrested after he brought narcotics to inmates into the Troup County Jail for money.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 11:13 AM EDT
|By Ahniaelyah Spraggs
The victim’s wife has since been arrested.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 6:49 PM EDT
|By Jatavia O'Neal
A Columbus man was arrested on multiple charges, including trafficking cocaine in Bay County, Florida.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 5:31 PM EDT
|By Jatavia O'Neal
According to the FBI, 25-year-old Joshuia Johnathon Luke Brown was involved in shooting multiple times at an FBI agent in Columbus on July 28.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 1:26 PM EDT
|By WSFA 12 News Staff
Court documents are revealing new details of what an Alabama sheriff’s office calls a “gruesome” scene involving two decomposed bodies.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 8:23 PM EDT
|By Jatavia O'Neal
LaGrange police search for suspects involved in the assault and robbery of a teenage boy.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 6:23 PM EDT
|By Jatavia O'Neal
Law officials found the suspect in possession of over 350,000 doses of the deadly opioid fentanyl.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 12:32 AM EDT
|By WSFA 12 News Staff
A kidnapping investigation is underway in Tallapoosa County, and one suspect is in custody.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 5:04 PM EDT
|By Jatavia O'Neal
Columbus police continue to search for the suspect in a 2016 hit and run incident that resulted in the death of a 14-year-old.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 4:29 PM EDT
|By Jatavia O'Neal
Columbus police continue to search for a suspect in a 2021 hit and run, leaving one person dead.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2022 at 9:21 PM EDT
|By Jatavia O'Neal
Two separate traffic stops in Columbus led to multiple drug and gun charges.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2022 at 12:22 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
A Columbus man was arrested on multiple counts of indecent exposure after exposing himself on the Riverwalk.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2022 at 7:47 PM EDT
|By Katrice Nolan
Family and friends are gathering at the family home of Breanna Burgess as word of her tragic death circulates within the small community in LaGrange.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2022 at 5:15 PM EDT
|By Jatavia O'Neal
A Gwinnett County man is arrested on several drug trafficking charges following a human trafficking, prostitution and drug investigation that began in Troup County, Ga.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2022 at 3:47 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
The LaGrange Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating an armed robbery and assault suspect.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2022 at 2:39 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
A Columbus man is facing aggravated assault charges after two people were found injured in a shooting on Sunday morning.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2022 at 2:29 PM EDT
|By Jatavia O'Neal and Toni Miles
Two suspects are behind bars and charged with murder and feticide following an overnight LaGrange stabbing.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2022 at 11:55 AM EDT
|By Ahniaelyah Spraggs
In an exclusive interview with News Leader 9, Tyron Ponds discusses his nine-month journey to recovery.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 6:30 PM EDT
|By WBRC Staff
Federal prosecutors filed notice they will not seek the death penalty against the two suspects in the murder and kidnapping of 3-year-old Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 3:20 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
The Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on multiple traffic charges.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2022 at 2:26 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
Columbus police are investigating a shooting after one man was injured on Tuesday afternoon, July 26.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 10:17 PM EDT
|By Katrice Nolan
“It breaks my heart, that somebody has done something horrific to her and her unborn child,” says Aimee Miller, the aunt of murder victim Lara Bullard.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 6:25 PM EDT
|By Jatavia O'Neal
A LaGrange man is charged with aggravated assault following an incident at Roadway Inn in LaGrange.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 3:41 PM EDT
|By Jatavia O'Neal
LaGrange police are looking for a suspect involved in robbing and assaulting a woman and her child.
Updated: Jul. 24, 2022 at 9:49 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
The Columbus Police Department is investigating an early Sunday morning shooting.
Updated: Jul. 24, 2022 at 9:32 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
The Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a missing, validated gang member on theft charges.
Updated: Jul. 24, 2022 at 4:44 PM EDT
|By Leonard Hall
Authorities reported him missing from jail Friday afternoon.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 3:49 PM EDT
|By Jatavia O'Neal, Ahniaelyah Spraggs and Jessie Gibson
A man is behind bars following the murder of three people, including a pregnant woman, in Schley County.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 10:04 AM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
A bond hearing took place Thursday for a suspect accused of killing a man at a house party in 2016.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 6:22 AM EDT
|By WAFF 48 Digital Staff
A federal grand jury returned an indictment against Casey White on multiple firearm charges
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 6:18 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
A traffic stop turned into an accident Wednesday sending several people to the hospital.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 6:13 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
A 4-month-old baby’s death back in October 2021 has been ruled as a homicide.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 12:44 PM EDT
|By Toni Miles
A bond hearing was held Thursday morning, July 21, 2022, for Quardarrius Strong.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 11:21 AM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
Police are searching for a suspect after one man was injured in a shooting on Cusseta Road in Columbus.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2022 at 3:25 PM EDT
|By Katrice Nolan
Troup county captain Nathan Taylor is out on patrol every day. He says a recent sting operation along with other law enforcement agencies is a result of people just looking to make an extra dollar.