Lisa Jenkins said it was an opportunity to increase awareness about autism but, most of all, it was a time for families to have fun. Read the full article: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Aimee Copeland is known as the 24-year-old Georgia woman who survived a flesh-eating disease five years ago, when her fall from a friend’s homemade zip line into a brackish river gashed her left leg and let a deadly bacteria invade her body. Read the full article: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

The increases in traffic fatalities from 2015 to 2016, the last full calendar year, are too stark and too widespread to be written off as statistical coincidences. Read the full article: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Columbus Council approved an amendment to a 5-year-lease agreement that paves the way for the city to expand its health and wellness center. Read the full article: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Officials say sex trafficking is a growing problem in the community and the Columbus Police Sex Crime/Special Victims Unit has ramped up its response. Read the full article: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Within judicial circles, the drug court is considered an “accountability court,” established to provide effective alternatives to sentencing for nonviolent offenders struggling with substance abuse, mental illness and other issues. Read the full article: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Come Monday, Columbus had gone 36 days without rain, last measuring .92 of an inch on Oct. 16, said Bob Jeswald, chief meteorologist for WRBL-TV. Read the full article: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

Mary Louise Griffin, 67, of Pine Mountain painted tulips as part of a ladies night out for breast cancer survivors held at Brushes and Beverages on Broadway. Read the full article: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

The Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office collected 203 pounds of unwanted prescription medication Saturday during its Drug Take-Back Day event. Read the full article: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer