For the best experienceDownload the Mobile App
App Store Play Store

Local News & Alerts

Date Range

Clear
Want to contribute your own news?

Are you a local entity that would like to contribute local news within our app and website?

Click request below and give us details!

Request
Apply

Total Items 9640

Filter
SAFETY ALERT: South Ga. law enforcement warns of text scams
SAFETY ALERT: South Ga. law enforcement warns of text scams
SAFETY ALERT WALB - Multiple Southwest Georgia law enforcement agencies are warning reside... More

04/18/2026

Edison faces new water outage after recently repaired main struck again during ongoing work
Edison faces new water outage after recently repaired main struck again during ongoing work
EDISON Ga WALB - The City of Edison would like to inform residents of a new water outage a... More

04/18/2026

Worth County senior signs with Andrew College
Worth County senior signs with Andrew College
SYLVESTER Ga WALB - Shermiah Donaldson signed her letter of intent Friday morning to conti... More

04/18/2026

Two Democrats vie for chance to challenge Austin Scott in Georgia’s 8th Congressional District
Two Democrats vie for chance to challenge Austin Scott in Georgia’s 8th Congressional District
SOUTH GEORGIA WALB Two Democratic candidates are competing for the chance to challenge in... More

04/18/2026

UPDATE: Student taken into custody after incident prompts soft lockdown at Westover High School
UPDATE: Student taken into custody after incident prompts soft lockdown at Westover High School
ALBANY Ga WALB Friday April 17 Dougherty County Schools announced that a student was loca... More

04/18/2026

‘We just want to find him’: Family searches 20 years for missing grave
‘We just want to find him’: Family searches 20 years for missing grave
ALBANY Ga WALB - For 20 years a South Georgia family has searched for one thing the exact ... More

04/18/2026

Grady County vehicle crash causes injuries
Grady County vehicle crash causes injuries
GRADY COUNTY Ga WALB - A crash with injuries was reported Friday April 17 in Grady County ... More

04/18/2026

Man previously arrested in GBI sex trafficking sting trespassed from Lee County Publix after reportedly following shopper
Man previously arrested in GBI sex trafficking sting trespassed from Lee County Publix after reportedly following shopper
LEE COUNTY Ga WALB - WALB has learned that a man previously arrested in a Georgia Bureau o... More

04/17/2026

Cold front brings wind, rain chance, but little measurable rain
Cold front brings wind, rain chance, but little measurable rain
TODAY Lower 80s by midday and near 90 in the afternoon Sunshine dominates The record high ... More

04/17/2026

‘We’ve got to get our priorities right’: Heard, Mathis vie for seat in May 19 primary
‘We’ve got to get our priorities right’: Heard, Mathis vie for seat in May 19 primary
ALBANY Ga WALB - Two candidates are running for Dougherty County chairman in the May 19 pr... More

04/17/2026

Suicidal man stopped at Leesburg elementary school, police say
Suicidal man stopped at Leesburg elementary school, police say
LEESBURG Ga WALB A man was charged with obstruction after he fled from Leesburg Police De... More

04/17/2026

17,000 potentially fatal doses of fentanyl seized in Coffee County
17,000 potentially fatal doses of fentanyl seized in Coffee County
DOUGLAS Ga WALB - On Wednesday April 15 agents with the Douglas Coffee Drug Unit along wit... More

04/17/2026

Lawn care app, Greenpal, launches in Albany
Lawn care app, Greenpal, launches in Albany
ALBANY Ga WALB - GreenPal a Nashville Tennessee-based app that connects homeowners with lo... More

04/17/2026

Driver dies after being run over by their tractor-trailer during roadside repairs in Mitchell County
Driver dies after being run over by their tractor-trailer during roadside repairs in Mitchell County
MITCHELL COUNTY Ga WALB A tractor-trailer driver died on Wednesday April 15 after the veh... More

04/17/2026

‘I am just tired’: Pearson residents voice frustration over water quality
‘I am just tired’: Pearson residents voice frustration over water quality
PEARSON Ga WALB - Residents in Pearson say they cannot drink bathe or cook with their tap ... More

04/17/2026

Man dies after reported drowning at ‘Blue Hole’ in Coffee County
Man dies after reported drowning at ‘Blue Hole’ in Coffee County
COFFEE COUNTY Ga WALB - Authorities are investigating after a man died in a reported drown... More

04/17/2026

New funding pairs law enforcement with mental health professionals in one South Ga community
New funding pairs law enforcement with mental health professionals in one South Ga community
LOWNDES COUNTY Ga WALB - US Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock are deliverin... More

04/17/2026

Man faces a felony charge after a Crisp County crash
Man faces a felony charge after a Crisp County crash
WALB is working to produce a video for this story In the meantime we encourage you to watc... More

04/16/2026

Pining
Pining
Pining New Feature Image ArtWALBTrying to solve some of South Georgias biggest mysteries i... More

04/16/2026

First photo released of missing Albany toddler who vanished after 2017 tornado
First photo released of missing Albany toddler who vanished after 2017 tornado
ALBANY Ga WALB - For the first time since Albany toddler Detrez Green was reported missing... More

04/16/2026

ShoutoutGive Shoutout
500/500