Columbus City Council vote against rezoning on Macon Road

Published   Jan 29, 2025 04:35AM
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) —   5201 Macon Road is 111 acres of undeveloped land that has come before Columbus City Council twice for rezoning by developers. After nearly a year of the neighbors fighting to protect the land from being rezoned the fight is over. Columbus City Council voted unanimously to not have the undeveloped land [...] ... Read more

Showers continue through Monday morning

Columbus, Ga (WRBL)- Tracking showers that continue to move into the area tonight. This light to moderate rain will build in coverage through Monday morning, and it will impact our Monday commute. Rain will begin to taper off after noon. Enjoy a drie ... Read more

Muscogee County Sheriff's Office is being impersonated by sc

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL ) — The Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office has become the latest pawn for scammers as they are impersonating employees. The Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office says this scam comes around every couple of months. Scammers will u ... Read more

One killed in shooting on Buena Vista Road in Columbus

Columbus Police say a 17-year-old has been killed following a Friday evening shooting. Authorities say they were called to the shooting scene in the 6500 block of Buena Vista Road just before 5:30 p.m. Police say that's where they found the victim, 1 ... Read more

Update: Woman killed in Christmas morning apartment fire identified by coroner

Published   Dec 25, 2024 02:10PM
UPDATE 12/26/24, 3:30 p.m.: Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan has identified the woman who perished in a Christmas morning apartment fire as 46-year-old Valerie L. Lindsey. She was pronounced dead at Piedmont Columbus Regional’s Midtown campus just after 6 a.m. Wednesday morning. The reason for the delay in releasing her name was it took the coroner's [...] ... Read more

Showers Monday morning; Warming up

COLUMBUS, Ga (WRBL)- One last night of below freezing temperatures tonight, and then we finally see a warm up! Tomorrow enjoy fair weather clouds and warmer temperatures. Highs will be near average, in the mid 50s. A front will move through the south ... Read more

Wet At Times This Weekend, With Storms Possible!

Mostly cloudy to overcast conditions will continue to through the weekend, with temps warming into the 70s by Saturday as a warm front lifts northward, opening the door for not only rain, but some storms as well. For Friday, we'll see mostly cloudy s ... Read more

'I've had a good life': Audrey Rigg looks forward to 100th b

PETOSKEY — As Petoskey’s Audrey Rigg approaches her 100th birthday on Sept. 2, she is looking back on a happy life full of family, fulfillment and fashion.

Audrey, whose maiden name is Fox, was born in 1922 in Petoskey in a two-story ... Read more