Amore Wiggins’ father headed to August trial in Opelika Baby Jane Doe case

OPELIKA, Ala. (WRBL) — The biological father of Amore Wiggins is moving closer to trial in the death of his daughter, more than a decade after her remains were found in Opelika. Authorities have said Amore suffered severe physical abuse, including more than 15 broken bones, and ruled her death a homicide. A Lee County [...]

Sunday Conversation: Republican Gabriel Sterling talks about his bid to win Secretary of State's office

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) -- Georgia Republican Secretary of State candidate Gabriel Sterling was in Columbus campaigning last week, and he stopped by the WRBL studio for a Sunday Conversation. Back in 2020, when he worked in the Secretary of State's office, Sterling was vocal about the controversy swirling as President Trump falsely claimed he won [...]

A warm week ahead as rain chances slowly inch up

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) -- Good Monday morning! We are starting the day on a calm and comfortable note, with a blanket of clouds overhead and temperatures hovering right around 60 degrees. In a few spots, especially around daybreak, temperatures may dip into the upper 50s, adding a slightly crisp feel to the early hours. As [...]

Pascal Siakam’s 30 points help Pacers upend Heat

Pascal Siakam had 30 points, 11 rebounds and six assists on Sunday to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 135-118 victory over the visiting Miami Heat.

Micah Potter scored 21 points on five made 3-pointers, Kobe Brown added 18 points, and Andrew Nembhard tallied 15 points and 10 assists for the Pacers (17-58), who earned their first home win since Jan. 31. T.J. McConnell added 15 points and Obi Toppin finished with 12.

Miami (39-36) was led by Tyler Herro’s 31 points, followed by Jaime Jaquez Jr.’s 17. Bam Adebayo had 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Heat, who dropped their seventh game in eight tries. Andrew Wiggins and Pelle Larsson each had 15 in the loss.

Trailing by four at half, Miami opened the third quarter on a 9-2 run to take an 84-81 lead on Larsson’s layup.

Toppin’s basket and Brown’s 3-pointer put the Pacers ahead by a point, forcing Miami’s timeout with 1:36 left in the third. Brown drained a triple with five seconds remaining, giving the Pacers a 108-107 lead entering the fourth.

The margin ballooned to eight on Nembhard’s layup at the 6:01 mark. After Adebayo’s layup, Jay Huff’s floater started a 7-0 run, extending the Pacers’ lead to 128-115 with three minutes left.

Potter connected on four 3-pointers in the first quarter and scored 14 points, while Herro netted 16 first-quarter points for Miami, which took a 36-34 lead into the second after Jaquez’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer.

Indiana grabbed its first two-possession lead at the 8:31 mark of the second quarter, as Siakam’s layup gave the Pacers a 48-43 edge. Siakam netted back-to-back 3-pointers to give Indiana a 59-52 lead.

The Pacers took their first double-digit lead, 72-62, on Potter’s fifth triple with 2:55 left in the first half. After Ethan Thompson’s 3-pointer put Indiana ahead by seven, Jacquez closed the opening half with a trey to cut the Heat’s halftime deficit to 79-75. (Reuters)

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Muscogee County selects 2026 Teacher of the Year top three finalists

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) —The Muscogee County School District (MCSD) has selected the Top Three Honorees for this year's MCSD Teacher of the Year. According to MCSD officials, the annual MCSD Teacher of the Year Gala will be held on Thursday, May 7, 2026, where the 2026 Teacher of the Year will be named. These three [...]

"Meet the Candidates" series coming to Columbus in April

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — "Meet the Candidates" is a new series of forums coming to the city of Columbus, providing the community an opportunity to hear from candidates before the May 19 election. The Courier Eco Latino Newspaper and Davis Broadcasting, Inc. announced the series of forums will be scheduled for the month of April. [...]

Cordero-Toos, Rosales-Abdilla pairs rule BVR Nuvali Open

Cordero-Toos, Rosales-Abdilla pairs rule BVR Nuvali Open Body National University Lady Bulldogs’ Honey Grace Cordero and Vilmarie Toos repeated over Alas 1’s Sunnie Villapando and Gen Eslapor, 21-13, 21-23, 15-11, to rule the women’s division of the Beach Volleyball Republic Nuvali Open Sunday night at Nuvali Sand Courts in Santa Rosa, Laguna. Villapando and Eslapor, members of the last year’s Thailand Southeast Asian Games gold medal team who are paired for the first time, pushed Toos and Cordero to a third set by atoning two attack errors with Villapando drilling the kill to extend the match. But Toos and Cordero, who were part of the Lady Bulldogs squad who won the UAAP title last season, took command by racing to an 8-3 and 13-8 leads. Toos delivered the championship sealing kill. The NU duo, who also defeated the Alas pair on opening day logged a perfect 6-0 card. Alas 1’s Ronniel Rosales and Ranran Abdilla completed a perfect campaign after besting Amigo’s Wayne Dionela and Rancel Varga, 21-13, 21-19. They also went undefeated in six matches. Alas 2’s Khy Progella and Sofiah Pagara, the UAAP women’s beach volleyball queens from UST, overwhelmed Fille Cayetano and Kizil Quijote, 21-7, 21-11, to secure third place. Emilio Aguinaldo College’s reigning NCAA kings Jan Abor and Frelwin Taculong completed the podium finishers in the men’s side after turning back UST 2’s JM Lagaran and Lance Malinao, 21-19, 26-24.
University of Santo Tomas’ Cheng Dadang and Eliza Israel became the first-ever BVR U18 girls champions after tripping Academy Our Lady of Guam’s Landen DeVera and Carmen Eugenia, 21-10, 21-14. The 18U girls bronze medal went to Guam’s Lea Aromin and Jaedyn Punongbayan, who repulsed UST 2’s Nic Delicana and Karlyn Progella, 22-20, 21-15. (AC)

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