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A 17-year-old accused of contributing to the delinquency of a minor was found Sunday night with drugs and a gun, Columbus police said.

Columbus police arrested a man early Monday on accusations he fired a gun several times in a mobile home park and then fought with police, reports state.

Special to the Ledger-EnquirerMaj. James Collie, at right, a member of the Georgia-based 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, guides student Staff Sgt.

Staci Bence's friends thought she was crazy. Some even quietly suggested she be committed to the Bradley Center for observation -- selling or giving away most of your worldly possessions and moving to Africa to work with orphans can cause loved ones to be concerned.

On Sunday's Atlanta Urinal and Constipation, they had an article about the origination of Memorial Day.

Recent polls have pointed toward a victory for Republican Gov. Scott Walker in Wisconsin's June 5 recall election.

Dark horse: a short while ago, the Republican candidate Mitt Romney was not given a chance in the US election, but now the picture looks different

Ocean Springs schools Superintendent Robert Hirsch spoke no English when he began school in Columbus, Ga., at the age of 5. The son of an unwed Korean mother, who was 17 or 18, and an American GI, Hirsch was barred from attending public school in the segregated South.

"Memorial Day is more than a three-day weekend," President Barack Obama said in his weekly address, which is posted online every Saturday.

Today is Memorial Day, a national holiday established long ago for Americans to honor the men and women of the nation's armed forces.

Columbus police have arrested Christopher Newman, 34, of Phenix City whom they say bit Lowe's employees during a fight.

The 35-year-old Columbus woman has been battling the ailment's symptoms for some six years and will likely do so the rest of her life.

Deployed Athens Resident Named Hero of the Month Staff Sgt. Paul Norris III, a resident of Athens, assigned to the 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, a National Guard Unit out of Columbus, Ga., received recognition for being chosen as "Hero of the Month" at New Kabul Compound , where he is the Base Support Group Billeting Noncommissioned Officer ... (more)

These shasta daisies seen at the Columbus Botanical Garden in Columbus, Ga. caught their share of admiring eyes.

Joe Paull jpaull@ledger-enquirer.com Retired Chief Warrant Officer 3 Troy "Pop" Wakefield and his wife, Earlouise, stand in front of an American flag outside their home on April 24th.

Eileen Rivkin, 64, traveled to the Los Angeles National Cemetery on Saturday to visit the grave of her father, Walter Rivkin, who died while serving in World War II, and lowered herself to kiss the gravestone.

In the wake of Columbus Council’s negative reaction to the proposed $1.2 million annual subsidy of the city’s new natatorium, city leaders are planning to reopen discussions with the YMCA concerning a possible partnership in the venture.

Campaign season is now officially in full swing. Last week, all candidates qualified for various local, state and federal offices and the number of contested races is noteworthy.

ROBIN TRIMARCHI/rtrimarchi@ledger-enquirer.comShelly Walls, left, the special needs ministry coordinator, and Cailey Dumler, children's ministry director, sit in the classroom for special needs children at Christ Community Church.

A head-on collision on Double Churches Road at Nature Trail Friday has left a teen dead and four people injured in Columbus, authorities said.