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Albany Downtown Street Festival to return March 7
Albany Downtown Street Festival to return March 7
WALB is working to produce a video for this story In the meantime we encourage you to watc... More

02/25/2026

Annual Crawfish Festival to take place in Albany
Annual Crawfish Festival to take place in Albany
WALB is working to produce a video for this story In the meantime we encourage you to watc... More

02/25/2026

Coffee County sheriff’s office seeks public help locating stolen vehicle
Coffee County sheriff’s office seeks public help locating stolen vehicle
WALB is working to produce a video for this story In the meantime we encourage you to watc... More

02/25/2026

Retired Chief Superior Court Judge Loring Gray Jr. dies
Retired Chief Superior Court Judge Loring Gray Jr. dies
ALBANY Ga WALB - Retired Chief Superior Court Judge Loring Gray Jr has died according to M... More

02/25/2026

Bills for cell phone ban, weapons detection systems at schools clear Georgia House
Bills for cell phone ban, weapons detection systems at schools clear Georgia House
ATLANTA Ga Atlanta News First Two major education bills that could reshape daily life in ... More

02/25/2026

Sen. Warnock calls on president to protect Medicaid, rural hospitals ahead of State of the Union
Sen. Warnock calls on president to protect Medicaid, rural hospitals ahead of State of the Union
SAVANNAH Ga WTOC - Democratic Georgia Sen Raphael Warnock said ahead of the 2026 State of ... More

02/25/2026

Albany woman says soaring utility bills force impossible choices between health and basic needs
Albany woman says soaring utility bills force impossible choices between health and basic needs
ALBANY Ga WALB Every month Charenthia Blocker opens her utility bill not knowing what num... More

02/25/2026

2026 BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPECIAL: Stories that shape us
2026 BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPECIAL: Stories that shape us
Published Feb 24 2026 at 955 PM ESTUpdated 14 hours ago2026 BLACK HISTORY MONTH SPECIAL St... More

02/25/2026

Fitzgerald traffic stop leads to drug trafficking charges, 8 drones seized
Fitzgerald traffic stop leads to drug trafficking charges, 8 drones seized
FITZGERALD Ga WALB A traffic stop on Feb 18 led to the arrest of a suspect and the discov... More

02/25/2026

Students evacuated for second bomb threat in 2 days at Worth Co. Middle School
Students evacuated for second bomb threat in 2 days at Worth Co. Middle School
WORTH COUNTY Ga WALB Students at Worth County Middle School were evacuated Tuesday Feb 24... More

02/25/2026

Berrien County coroner confirms accidental on-duty death of employee
Berrien County coroner confirms accidental on-duty death of employee
NASHVILLE Ga WALB - A Berrien County employee has died following what officials describe a... More

02/25/2026

Cairo senior basketball player spent 17 years in Europe before returning South Ga.
Cairo senior basketball player spent 17 years in Europe before returning South Ga.
CAIRO Ga WALB - Cairo High School senior Clifford CJ Hammonds is this weeks Valdosta State... More

02/25/2026

Reclaiming land, food, and farming at The Vicks Estate
Reclaiming land, food, and farming at The Vicks Estate
ALBANY Ga WALB - As a six-year-old Dougherty County student Clinton Vicks rode down Stagec... More

02/25/2026

Health-focused company bringing jobs, growth to Moultrie
Health-focused company bringing jobs, growth to Moultrie
MOULTRIE Ga WALB Memphis Health Foods selected Moultrie as the site of its newest US-base... More

02/25/2026

Restaurant Roundup: Week 6
Restaurant Roundup: Week 6
ALBANY Ga WALB - El Caribe owned by Manuel Reyes was featured on this weeks edition of Res... More

02/25/2026

GBI to father of accused Apalachee school shooter: ‘This is not your fault’
GBI to father of accused Apalachee school shooter: ‘This is not your fault’
WINDER Ga Atlanta News First The Georgia Bureau of Investigation GBI agent who interviewe... More

02/24/2026

Warning issued over Apple ID text scam targeting personal information
Warning issued over Apple ID text scam targeting personal information
CORDELE Ga WALB - The Crisp County Sheriffs Office is warning residents about a text messa... More

02/24/2026

Warmer & Wetter Weather on its Way!
Warmer & Wetter Weather on its Way!
TODAY-TONIGHT A sub-freezing start warms to the mid 40s midday and then the to the mid 50s... More

02/24/2026

Former UGA and NFL player brings literacy rally to Coffee County
Former UGA and NFL player brings literacy rally to Coffee County
DOUGLAS Ga WALB - As educators across Georgia work to close reading gaps a former Universi... More

02/24/2026

Georgia lawmakers have different ideas for state’s $42B budget as deadline looms
Georgia lawmakers have different ideas for state’s $42B budget as deadline looms
ATLANTA Ga Atlanta News First Georgia lawmakers remain at an impasse over the states 42 b... More

02/24/2026

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