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

United Way Home for Good kicks off homeless count in the Cha

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL)  — Monday night, United Way Home for Good kicked off their annual Point In Time Count. The Point In Time Count is a requirement by the Department of Housing and Urban Development for communities to do a full count of individua ... 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

Warmer Weather Coming, Along With Rain Chances!

REST OF THE WEEKEND:We've got a couple more cold mornings to deal with, including this morning as we wake up in the teens and 20s. Expect lots of sunshine today with highs a few degrees warmer into the low to mid 50s. Clouds will increase Sunday but ... Read more

Showers continue through Monday morning

Published   Jan 27, 2025 04:37AM
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 drier and warmer middle of the week. A weak short wave Wednesday will [...] ... 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

Update: Woman killed in Christmas morning apartment fire ide

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 ju ... Read more

Several Chances For Rain This Week & Warmer!

We're starting out Sunday not quite as cold as this past week, but still down in the 20s and low 30s in most spots. We'll continue to stay dry most of the day today as the rain holds off until late tonight. We have an area of low pressure back in Tex ... Read more