WRBL-TV (Columbus, GA)

WRBL is a television station in Columbus, Georgia, that is affiliated with CBS. It caters to the Chattahoochee Valley region, which includes parts of west-central Georgia and east-central Alabama. WRBL is owned by the Nexstar Media Group and has its studios situated on 13th Avenue in Columbus.

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Cassie testifies against Diddy in federal sex crimes trial

1 day ago | wrbl.com | Diana Falzone |Safia Samee Ali |Marty Hobe

Editor’s Note: This story contains discussions of rape or sexual assault that may be disturbing. Reader discretion is advised. If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, you can find help and discreet resources on the National Sexual Assault Hotline website or by calling 1-800-656-4673.
First judge approves Trump invoking Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans

1 day ago | wrbl.com | Zach Schonfeld |Rebecca Beitsch

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that President Trump can invoke the Alien Enemies Act (AEA) to remove Tren de Aragua members but determined the administration has provided insufficient notice before carrying out the deportations. U.S. District Judge Stephanie Haines’s ruling contrasts with several other federal judges who have ruled Trump illegally invoked the wartime statute.
MLB reinstates Pete Rose and ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson, now eligible for the Hall of Fame

1 day ago | wrbl.com | Jeremy Tanner

(NEXSTAR) – Major League Baseball decided Tuesday to reinstate both Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson, making them both eligible for the Hall of Fame. The about-face comes decades after Rose, who holds the record for most hits, was banned from the game after an investigation found evidence that he had been betting while managing the Cincinnati Reds.
Josh McKoon gets backing from President Trump in Georgia GOP chairman's race; Harris County's Charlie Bailey now chairs state Dems

2 days ago | wrbl.com | Chuck Williams

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Georgia statewide politics has a decidedly West Georgia flavor. The new chairman of the state Democratic Party, Charlie Bailey, is from Harris County. State Republican Party Chairman Josh McKoon is a former state senator from Columbus. Bailey is in place going into the crucial 2026 election cycle. Josh McKoon is fighting to keep his job at the Republican State Convention next month. And McKoon got a powerful push in that direction late last week.
National Weather Service plans to improve heat warnings by simplifying them

2 days ago | wrbl.com | Nicole Phillips

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The National Weather Service will change the naming of its heat-related products for the 2025 summer season. Heat related products such as Excessive heat watch and warning will now be replaced with Extreme heat watch and warning, Heat Advisory will remain the same. The name change is apart of the Hazard Simplification Project aimed to reduce the amount of watches, warnings and advisory but also to simplify them.
Georgia fugitive involved in crash following Russell County police chase

2 days ago | wrbl.com | Chuck Williams |Nick Bentley

CRAWFORD, Ala. (WRBL) — The Russell County Sheriff’s Office has a man in custody following a police chase that led to a crash in Crawford, Sheriff Heath Taylor told WRBL. Deputies attempted to pull over Michael Joseph Dowling, 34, at Dobbs Drive and Auburn Road. A chase ensured and the vehicle Dowling was driving dark pickup truck, Taylor said. Russell County Sheriff’s Deputies investigate a crash after a pursuit. (Kevin Roble/WRBL). Dowling and a passenger were injured in the crash.
Periods of Rain & Storms Through The Weekend!

4 days ago | wrbl.com | Brian Thomas

THIS WEEKEND:We had a large area of rain move through in the overnight, but things are more scattered as Saturday gets started. It won’t rain all day, but periods rain will be in the forecast today and through the first of next week as an area of low pressure in the northern Gulf slowly moves northward, bringing with it tons of moisture. Highs today will be near 70 as the clouds and showers keep us cooler. Sunday will be much of the same with periods of showers and storms and highs in the low 70s.
Lee-Scott Girls Soccer wins AHSAA State Title over Madison Academy

5 days ago | wrbl.com | Tyler Redmond

Huntsville, Ala (WRBL) – Like any high school team, the 2025 Lee-Scott girls Soccer team had one goal at the beginning of the season – a state championship. However, unlike last season the Warriors would be playing in the AHSAA due to reclassification. From the beginning, this team would be the first to represent the school in the public school sector. And the Warriors did not disappoint – winning the AHSAA 1A-3A State Championship over Madison Academy.
‘Pod Save America’ host: Dems have to ‘rip the f—–g Band-Aid off’ on Biden

5 days ago | wrbl.com | Filip Timotija

(The Hill) — “Pod Save America” host Jon Favreau advised Democrats who aspire to run for president in 2028 to “rip the f—ing Band-Aid off” and say that President Biden shouldn’t have run last year. “The answer is, he shouldn’t have run for a second term.
A family affair: Columbus State graduates a unique pair of students

5 days ago | wrbl.com | Jazmine Mills |Chuck Williams

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Lots of students crossed the stage today at Columbus State University, but these non-traditional students have a unique story. Angelica and Ferrell Strange gathered their master’s degrees in Organizational Leadership in what some would call an amazing feat for the married couple. Angelica Strange, a student, mother and active-duty soldier, encouraged her husband Ferrell to get their degrees as a team effort.