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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#273508

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#62837

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#1505

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The Savannah Bananas are on an even bigger stage

1 day ago | wrbl.com | Rex Castillo

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) – They have become one of the hottest teams to ever play on a baseball diamond. The Savannah Bananas along with their one of their consistent opponents the Party Animals have brought their unique version of baseball, called “Banana Ball” to sold out stadiums around then nation. They’ve become a viral sensation with over 3 million followers on Instagram. Two Bananas have direct ties to the Chattahoochee Valley.
Legal fees in city audit by Troutman Sanders cost Columbus taxpayers more than $450,000

1 day ago | wrbl.com | Chuck Williams

COLUMBUS, GA. (WRBL) — The Columbus city government has spent a lot of tax money to investigate claims of illegal activity and misconduct in the city’s Finance Department. The legal fees paid to an Atlanta law firm to investigate the city’s Finance Department cost taxpayers more than $450,000, according to information obtained by WRBL through Georgia’s Open Records Act. The city has paid the money to Troutman Pepper since 2023.
War Rapport Wednesday: Tahaad Pettiford returns to Auburn & Auburn baseball makes history

2 days ago | wrbl.com | Rex Castillo

by: Rex Castillo Posted: Jun 4, 2025 / 09:40 AM EDT Updated: Jun 4, 2025 / 09:40 AM EDT We might be in summer, but the Auburn Men’s Basketball team is making headlines. Tahaad Pettiford has decided to return to Auburn for his sophomore season. The former McDonald’s All-American was a key contributor as the Tigers made it all the way to the Final Four this past season.
Quadrupled Need: East Alabama Food Bank fights soaring child hunger

3 days ago | wrbl.com | Elizabeth White

AUBURN, Ala. (WRBL) – Every Friday during the school year, nearly 850 East Alabama elementary school students head home with more than just books in their backpacks. Thanks to the East Alabama Food Bank’s Backpack Program, they carry six weekend meals—two breakfasts, two lunches, and two snacks—to help them through until Monday.
Tommy Smith - Battling ALS one day at a time

4 days ago | wrbl.com | Tyler Redmond

COLUMBUS, Ga (WRBL) – When Tommy Smith was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis back in 2012, his family reacted like any family would. Rallying together around Smith, and that gracious support from his community has benefited Smith in more ways than he can express. ALS robs the body of the ability to walk, talk, eat, work, and in the worst cases the ability to breathe. Relatively, Tommy Smith has been lucky. Where most cases of ALS have a 2-5 year life expectancy, Smith is on year thirteen.
Columbus mayor, citywide councilor speak about how the city moves forward in wake of city manager's termination

4 days ago | wrbl.com | Chuck Williams

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Columbus Council will be meeting Tuesday evening for the first time since councilors voted to terminate longtime City Manager Isaiah Hugley last week. The question WRBL has been asking is: Where does the city, and the council, go from here? Almost a week after voting to fire City Manager Isaiah Hugley, not many people want to talk about that. Mayor Skip Henderson agreed to sit down. Hugley was fired on a 7-3 vote. Everybody has lawyered up in the wake of last Tuesday’s firing.
Sunday Conversation: Tom Takach, president Sierra Pacific Windows

4 days ago | wrbl.com | Chuck Williams

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — California-based Sierra Pacific Windows is ramping up production in its new Phenix City, Ala., window and door plant. President Tom Takach sat down with WRBL for this week’s Sunday Conversation. Takach confirmed that the company now has about 70 employees. And over the next few years, that number could grow to 500 or more employees. Takach discussed the company’s first Southeastern United States manufacturing plant.
Homicide investigation underway on Cusseta Road in Columbus

4 days ago | wrbl.com | Rex Castillo

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Columbus Police Violent Crimes Unit is investigating a shooting death on the 4000 block of Cusseta Road. The shooting happened around 1:45 a.m. Monday morning in the parking lot of American Legion Post 237. The victim, Berry Tyree Benton, 37, died from a single gun shot wound to the chest, according to Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan. This shooting death as been ruled a homicide. No arrests have been made in this case at this time. Check back with WRBL for updates.
Sniper-style shooting under investigation after Lee County man killed on porch

4 days ago | wrbl.com | Elizabeth White

LEE COUNTY, Ala. (WRBL) – A man is dead after what investigators believe was a sniper-style shooting in a quiet Lee County neighborhood Sunday evening. Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones confirms a suspect is in custody and the community is not in danger. Oscar Eiland, 58, was sitting on the porch of his home along Lee Road 685 when he was shot from a distance with a rifle, according to neighbors. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. on June 1st.
8 injured in Colorado attack by man with makeshift flamethrower who yelled 'Free Palestine', FBI says

4 days ago | wrbl.com | Matthew Knight |Heather Willard

BOULDER, Colo. (NEXSTAR) — A man with a makeshift flamethrower yelled “Free Palestine” and hurled an incendiary device into a group that had assembled to raise attention for Israeli hostages in Gaza, law enforcement officials said Sunday. Eight people were injured, some with burns. The suspect, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, was booked into the Boulder County jail north of Denver and expected to face charges in connection with the attack the FBI was investigating as a terrorist act.