Data center discussion dominates City Council public agenda

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The public agenda at Tuesday's City Council meeting was filled with Muscogee County residents raising concern over the proposed data center. A majority of the public agenda focused on the proposed hyperscale data center, with residents raising concerns about transparency, environmental impacts, noise, water use, and whether promised jobs will actually [...]

Community celebrates grand opening of new children's bicycle playground at Dinglewood Park

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Family, friends and community members gathered for the grand opening of Midtown Children's Bicycle Playground at Dinglewood Park located at 13th St. and Warren Williams Road on Wednesday afternoon. Families brought their children to enjoy the new bicycle park on opening day for an afternoon of fun. Officials say the park [...]

Cooler temperatures end, 80s and potential record high

The weather in Columbus, GA will be warm and sunny with temperatures in the 70s and 80s, potentially tying a record high on Friday, before a cold front brings cooler temperatures and possible showers over the weekend.

Big money being spent in Republican gubernatorial primary

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The dynamics of the Georgia Republican Primary changed two months ago when Alpharetta billionaire Rick Jackson entered the race. Here's the way Attorney General Chris Carr sees it. He is currently polling behind Jackson, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. "It has disrupted in a major way [...]

'We have so many': Animal shelters struggle with overcrowding, especially dog adoptions

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Multiple animal shelters in the area are facing overcrowding. At Paws Humane Society in Columbus, nearly 750 dogs have moved through the shelter since January. Executive Director Courtney Pierce says nearly 210 of those were adoptions. Paws started the year with 254 dogs in their care. Now the number of dogs [...]

Meta, YouTube found liable in landmark social media trial

A California jury on Wednesday found social media giants Meta and YouTube liable in a landmark social media addiction trial, determining the companies were negligent in their design or operation of the platforms. It caps off the nearly two-month trial against Meta, the parent company of Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, and Google's YouTube, and marks [...]

Suspect in custody after deadly shooting at Opelika apartment complex

OPELIKA, Ala. (WRBL) — A suspect is in custody after a deadly shooting Wednesday morning at Arbor Place Apartments on Fox Run Parkway. According to the Opelika Police Department, officers responded at 10:56 a.m. March 25 to a report of an active shooter. When officers arrived, they found one victim inside a vehicle suffering from [...]