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Drunk driver gets two vehicles stuck in mud before deputies find him passed out behind the wheel
Drunk driver gets two vehicles stuck in mud before deputies find him passed out behind the wheel
GRADY COUNTY Ga WALB - A routine patrol in Grady County ended with a DUI arrest after depu... More

07/09/2026

Man convicted of rape in Lee County case
Man convicted of rape in Lee County case
LEE COUNTY Ga WALB A man will be sentenced for rape in Lee County next month after a jury... More

07/09/2026

APD investigating shooting after a male was shot in Albany neighborhood
APD investigating shooting after a male was shot in Albany neighborhood
ALBANY Ga WALB Update Officials from the Albany Police Department have confirmed that one ... More

07/09/2026

Scam Alert: Farmers targeted by AI scams
Scam Alert: Farmers targeted by AI scams
WALB is working to produce a video specific to this story In the meantime watch other stor... More

07/09/2026

Big Changes Ahead: A Lot of Rain
Big Changes Ahead: A Lot of Rain
THURSDAY Expect upper 80s near 90 by lunchtime with highs topping out in the low-mid 90s l... More

07/09/2026

Chief says FLOCK audit system exposed 5 APD officers who allegedly misused license plate cameras
Chief says FLOCK audit system exposed 5 APD officers who allegedly misused license plate cameras
ALBANY Ga WALB Albany Police Chief Michael Persley said an upgraded audit system within t... More

07/09/2026

‘Georgia-grown’ explained: Vidalia onions show what keeps family farms, rural towns working
‘Georgia-grown’ explained: Vidalia onions show what keeps family farms, rural towns working
ATLANTA Ga Atlanta News First As Vidalia onion season gets underway one south Georgia cro... More

07/09/2026

‘The railroads left us, the road went around us’: Richland residents work to revive their downtown
‘The railroads left us, the road went around us’: Richland residents work to revive their downtown
RICHLAND Ga WALB Richland Georgia sits at a center crossroad halfway between Albany and C... More

07/09/2026

TPD: Fake money being circulated in Tifton
TPD: Fake money being circulated in Tifton
TIFTON Ga WALB The Tifton Police Department says fake movie prop money is believed to be ... More

07/09/2026

‘Our little miracle’: South Georgia girl takes the field again after cancer battle
‘Our little miracle’: South Georgia girl takes the field again after cancer battle
THOMASVILLE Ga After years of surgeries treatments and setbacks 12-year-old Rhealynn Rhea... More

07/09/2026

Two Cordele men to be sentenced in global fentanyl trafficking ring
Two Cordele men to be sentenced in global fentanyl trafficking ring
CORDELE Ga WALB Two Cordele men entered guilty pleas and are set to be sentenced in a glo... More

07/09/2026

Nearly $3M federal grant to fund infrastructure at Citizens Business Park in Moultrie
Nearly $3M federal grant to fund infrastructure at Citizens Business Park in Moultrie
MOULTRIE Ga WALB The US Department of Commerces Economic Development Administration has a... More

07/09/2026

Douglas police arrest man on outstanding felony warrant after responding to animal complaint
Douglas police arrest man on outstanding felony warrant after responding to animal complaint
DOUGLAS Ga WALB - A response to an animal complaint led Douglas police to arrest a man on ... More

07/09/2026

4 students launch Pathways Scholarship to support graduating seniors
4 students launch Pathways Scholarship to support graduating seniors
ALBANY Ga WALB Two Westover High School seniors are set to receive the first awards from ... More

07/08/2026

Heat is building across the area with triple digit heat indices
Heat is building across the area with triple digit heat indices
WEDNESDAY PM Heat indices for most of South Georgia already at or above the 100 mark by lu... More

07/08/2026

Hazardous heat returns with heat indices 105+ likely this afternoon
Hazardous heat returns with heat indices 105+ likely this afternoon
WEDNESDAY AM Warm and muggy start in the middle 70s with lots of sunshine We will quickly ... More

07/08/2026

Americus police find missing 16-year-old
Americus police find missing 16-year-old
AMERICUS Ga WALB UPDATE 77 910 pm Chief Mark Scott of the Americus Police Department reac... More

07/08/2026

Leesburg traffic alert: Road closures planned for Red, White, and 250 celebration
Leesburg traffic alert: Road closures planned for Red, White, and 250 celebration
LEESBURG Ga WALB Several downtown streets will close in phases this Friday July 10 ahead ... More

07/08/2026

Could a data center come to Albany? Town hall meeting lets community share their opinions
Could a data center come to Albany? Town hall meeting lets community share their opinions
ALBANY Ga WALB The city of Albany is hosting a series of town hall meetings to gather pub... More

07/08/2026

5 APD officers fired over misuse of license plate reader technology, department says
5 APD officers fired over misuse of license plate reader technology, department says
ALBANY Ga WALB UPDATE July 6 at 950 pm The GBI has arrested and charged all five former of... More

07/08/2026

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