Columbus News

Columbus Police Officer Aaron Evrard was recognized as October's Officer of the Month for his work in the Jilani Platt homicide case.

A Newnan man has been arrested on suspicion of robbing banks in the Columbus area.

Columbus police arrested two men Wednesday in connection with an afternoon shooting on Ticknor Drive.

Eighty-Five, a hot spot that sits below Belloo's on Front Avenue, celebrates its grand opening Friday.

Columbus police have released the names of men arrested in the Tuesday robbery of the BB&T Bank and in a Tuesday night killing.Arrested in the bank robbery is John Ernest Johnston, 56, of Newnan, Ga.

A Columbus man in jail since April on several aggravated assault charges, was released Tuesday after he had his case tossed out, Muscogee County Jail records show.

In 1993, Greg Mortenson stumbled into a remote village in the Karakoram mountains of Pakistan after a failed attempt to summit K2 and was greeted by an elderly bearded man who shook his hand and said "As-salaam Alaaikum" - peace be with you.

A Securitas employee was robbed inside the Columbus Convention & Trade Center, police said.

Columbus Council may be in violation of Georgia's open meetings law if more than six members meet in a locked room prior to their meetings.

A Little Caesars Pizza restaurant in Columbus was robbed Friday while customers were inside.

It is being labeled the "90 day Journey" "It's very refreshing building a plant back in the United States again," says Vice President of Global Manufacturing Rick Marquardt.

Columbus Police are searching for a suspect they say is armed and dangerous after he shot his neighbor Sunday.

The Tax Lady has plans to expand her tax preparation business into the Columbus area.

Carlos Rodriguez, accused of fatally stabbing a soldier in November 2008, was indicted on murder charges Tuesday by a Muscogee County grand jury.

NCR may be bringing almost 900 jobs to Columbus, but they are cutting more than 2,200 jobs worldwide.

After more than three months of trying, Columbus Mayor Jim Wetherington finally will get a vote Tuesday on his bid to hire a crime prevention director.

Columbus police are searching for a man they say shot a neighbor this morning. Michael Dale Smith, 30, is accused of shooting a 42-year-old man who lives near his home at Lake Forest Mobile Park, said Sgt.

Several men tried to rob a Pizza Hut employee Friday while he was delivering an order to a Columbus home.

A man concealing his identity by pulling his T-shirt up over his face robbed a Chevron gas station Friday.

The Columbus transit system is putting signs on buses telling the homeless how to get help.