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Man dies of natural causes in Columbus crash Thursday

Submitted by WTVM Web Staff on Friday, March 9th, 11:19 am

Columbus police say a man died while behind the wheel Thursday night.

The 43-year-old man was traveling on Wellborn Drive near Wilcox Way around midnight Friday when he lost consciousness and hit a bush.

Police believe the man had a heart attack and died before crashing his 93 Ford Mustang.

Investigators do not suspect foul play but will continue to investigate until a cause of death is determined.

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West Point Football scrimmage Friday

Submitted by Joshua Ninke, Community Web Producer
Thursday, March 8th, 2012, 6:30pm
West Point Football scrimmage Friday

FORT BENNING, GA - Fort Benning will host the West Point Spring Football Scrimmage at Doughboy Stadium, March 9 at 2:00 p.m.

The Army football team, the Black Knights, will conduct 14 practice sessions at their home stadium at West Point, N.Y., leading up to the final preseason intrasquad scrimmage, the annual Black and Gold Game, being held here. This is the first time the Black and Gold game has been played at a location other than West Point.

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Georgia Military College recognizes outstanding students

Submitted by Joshua Ninke, Community Web Producer
Thursday, March 8th, 2012, 4:18pm
Georgia Military College recognizes outstanding students

COLUMBUS, GA - Congratulations to all the students recognized by Georgia Military College Columbus Campus! 

The college has released the names of the outstanding students from the Winter 2012 term.

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Lions make final roster cuts before opener

Submitted by WTVM Web Staff on Thursday, March 8th, 12:10 am

COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM)- With two weeks' worth of training camp now in completed, the Columbus Lions of the Professional Indoor Football League have released their first official 27 man roster for the 2012 season.

Columbus Lions fans will need some time recognizing members of their own team this season, as 18 rookies will comprise the opening 27 man roster this week when the team travels for their season opener against the Richmond Raiders.

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Columbus defense attorney William Kirby dies

Submitted by WTVM Web Staff on Wednesday, March 7th, 7:01 pm

COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM)- Striffler-Hamby Funeral Home confirms that William L. Kirby, better known as Bill, has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 63.

Kirby was a well-known defense attorney in Columbus.  He worked on several high-profiled cases in our area including the "Stocking Strangler" case.

Visitation is set for 5-7 p.m. Friday at Striffler-Hamby in Columbus.  Funeral services are scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home's chapel.

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Mom faces neglect charges, accused of selling child for sex

Submitted by WTVM Web Staff on Wednesday, March 7th, 1:45 pm

COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM)- A Florida television station says a woman is behind bars in Columbus accused of selling her 6-year-old daughter for sex in exchange for drugs. 

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Thief attempts to break into Best Buy

Submitted by Joshua Ninke, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, March 7th, 2012, 11:38am
Thief attempts to break into Best Buy

COLUMBUS, GA - Best Buy on Manchester Expressway was almost the victim of a theft Tuesday morning

According to police, the manager of the store noticed some unusual markings on the back door when he came into work and called police.

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