WALB News Team
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Todd West, the head football coach for Pataula Charter Academy, died in a two-vehicle crash in Clay County Monday evening, according to Georgia State Patrol (GSP).
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The booster sites will be in Albany, Americus and Sylvester.
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Gov. Brian Kemp is set to make an announcement regarding public safety.
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The victim told police that an unknown vehicle came by and someone shot into the crowd
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An Oconee County teen with ties to Albany has been reported missing, according to the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office.
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The Winnersville classic will feature Valdosta versus Lowndes County and will kick off at 8 p.m.
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Lynn Leroy Brown, 56, was found near the roadway in the 300 block of South Crawford Street on Thursday afternoon.
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Dougherty County leaders are holding a Friday press conference about the latest on COVID-19.
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Roy Edward Bolin was indicted in Dougherty County on several counts of vehicular homicide.
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News outlets report it took at least an hour to extricate the pilot Thursday as the single-engine plane dangled with its nose pointed straight down in Waycross.
The shooting happened Wednesday night in the 5000 block of McIver drive.
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The investigation is underway in the 100 block of Huntingdon Drive.
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The hospital system said active and retired healthcare workers can volunteer to serve as inoculators, and other volunteers can do non-clinical logistical support.
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When police arrived, they found the victim was shot in his chest. The victim was taken to South Georgia Medical Center and was pronounced dead on arrival.
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Christopher Lane Jones was convicted in connection to the killings of Kristian Bell and Steven Ward and burying their bodies.
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The GBI said the incident happened Tuesday, around 11:50 p.m. in the 100 block of Main Street.
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The woman was shot in her lower body and taken to South Georgia Medical Center for treatment.
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Coroner Fowler made the identification Monday.
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The hospital system said the “overwhelming majority” of hospitalized COVID patients are unvaccinated.
Dougherty County leaders are holding a Friday press conference about the latest on COVID-19.
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A man was arrested Tuesday in Americus after a woman was found unresponsive at a motel and then later died, according to a press release from the Americus Police Department (APD).
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A Meigs man received a federal prison sentence Wednesday in Valdosta after he pleaded guilty to a possession charge, according to a release from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia.
It happened at the Luxury Inn in the 200 block of Thorton Drive.
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Phoebe officials said they continue to stress prevention, testing and treatment.
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Several people at Friday’s meeting, including Albany Mayor Bo Dorough, used the number of people on ventilators and at hospitals to renew the push to get vaccinated.
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The sheriff’s office said it was a single ATV accident and there was no one else involved.
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Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terroristic attacks.
Dougherty County leaders are holding a Friday press conference about the latest on COVID-19.
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Credit card fraud charges against Sable Stafford were dropped.
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The officer-involved shooting happened in the 400 block of West Mercer Avenue on May 21.
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The spill happened on Woodvalley Road SW and lasted from July 6-8.
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Southwest Georgia is doing its part to help those affected by Hurricane Ida.
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Two people were sentenced in connection to trafficking a runaway teenager, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Georgia.
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Javond Hall, 26, was arrested in Florida on Aug. 23, APD officials said in a Wednesday release.
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He spent his life serving the community in his role and at the family-owned funeral home.
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The commission has 14 days to make a recommendation.
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A man was treated for multiple gunshot wounds and a woman was treated for a head wound.
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In support of Moody Air Force Base, Lowndes County is collecting supplies to support Afghan refugees.
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The Albany Police Department (APD) is investigating after a man was fatally run down by a car.
The new protocols will go into effect on Sept. 8 and go until Sept. 21.
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Can you guess where some of our on-air talent went to college with just their college colors?
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The hospital system said it recommends monoclonal antibody infusion therapy to treat those with COVID. However, the hospital system is warning against using ivermectin to treat COVID-19. Phoebe officials said ivermectin is not authorized to treat COVID-19.
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The incident that led up to the shooting happened shortly after 10 a.m. on Sunday.
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Dougherty and Albany leaders talked about the importance of getting a COVID-19 vaccine, especially with Labor Day upon us