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CSU professor, writer hosts screening for Hulu series
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A college professor in the Fountain City shared her talents in the entertainment industry with students. Columbus State University English associate professor Natalia Temesgen is a writer and producer for a popular Hulu series. Thursday, CSU’s English department hosted a special screening of the season two...
Military Matters: Fort Moore widow’s battle with VA for death benefits
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Every day, 22 military veterans commit suicide. The families left behind go into survival mode, and can struggle to pay the bills, like one local widow. She’s part of the thousands waiting and fighting to get death benefits. She and a Veterans Affairs official talked to News Leader 9 about the challenges and solution.
You can help create former foster youths’ tiny home village
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Bridge Builder Communities will be hosting a volunteer recruitment event Saturday at the HUB for Community Innovation from 9-11 a.m. The group will be sharing updates on the construction of its future tiny home village on Merry Street. The village will provide crucial support to young...
Bond set for grandmother of baby who died of hypothermia
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Bond was set at $50,000 Friday for the grandmother of a baby who died of hypothermia after being left in front of a cold air conditioner while wrapped in a wet blanket. Meanwhile, the bond hearing for the child’s mother was delayed Friday to give public...
Finding solutions: Volunteers support cancer patients in Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Cancer Support Services helps meet the needs of cancer patients and their families. They’re centered around healing and creating better outcomes. On Friday, volunteers met at their facility to support them in what they do by finding solutions to make the journey for cancer patients a little brighter.
Auburn's Brian Battie released from hospital after three months
After three months of treatment and recovery, Auburn running back Brian Battie was released from Sarasota Memorial Hospital this week, according to a Facebook update from his mother, Adrienne. Battie was shot in his hometown of Sarasota, Florida, in May, and had been hospitalized since. In late June, he was...
State Trooper thankful for community support after heart transplant
SHILOH, Ga. (WRBL) — A Georgia State Trooper is back at home in Harris County following a heart transplant. Blake Shiver and his family have found themselves overwhelmed by the outpouring of community support. Forty-nine-year-old Blake Shiver has always led a healthy, active lifestyle. As a 20-year Navy vet, state trooper and father of nine-year-old […]
Cahaba Valley Fire and Rescue extinguishes vehicle blaze on Highway 280
BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBMA) — On Friday, August 23, just before 3 pm, the Cahaba Valley Fire and Rescue responded to a vehicle on Highway 280 westbound past Highland Lakes. In a post on Facebook, Cahaba Valley Fire and Rescue says they arrived on the scene and saw a heavy fire in the engine compartment and cab of the vehicle.
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