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Updated: 5 hours ago
|By Krista Monk
The last four of 12 defendants convicted in a 2017 Americus dogfighting case were sentenced Monday in Albany, according to a press release from Peter Leary, the acting U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Georgia.
Updated: 12 hours ago
|By WALB News Team
The victim told police that an unknown vehicle came by and someone shot into the crowd
Updated: 15 hours ago
|By Dave Miller
It happened Saturday afternoon in the 1500 block of Baytree Road.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2021 at 11:42 PM EDT
|By Amanda Aguilar
Georgia families are calling it the “Misdeeds of Jackie Johnson.”
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Updated: Sep. 24, 2021 at 11:10 AM EDT
|By WALB News Team
Lynn Leroy Brown, 56, was found near the roadway in the 300 block of South Crawford Street on Thursday afternoon.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2021 at 11:20 PM EDT
|By Katie Kaplan
The Gabby Petito case has captured the attention of the nation, but very little information was put forth by investigators or the families involved.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2021 at 8:07 PM EDT
|By Alicia Lewis
Thursday marked 18 years since Canidia “Candy” Cook’s death. She was found dead off of Walmart Way in Tifton in September 2003.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2021 at 7:51 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
Roy Edward Bolin was indicted in Dougherty County on several counts of vehicular homicide.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2021 at 6:53 PM EDT
|By Roslyn Giles
Gov. Brian Kemp appoints panel to advise possible suspension of DA Mark Jones
Updated: Sep. 23, 2021 at 3:53 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
The shooting happened Wednesday night in the 5000 block of McIver drive.
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Updated: Sep. 23, 2021 at 3:04 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
ADDU officials said an undercover agent brought methamphetamine.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2021 at 8:21 AM EDT
|By WALB News Team
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.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 11:39 PM EDT
|By John P. Wise and Olivia Russell
The mother of a teen shot and killed by a drive-by shooter at his bus stop Wednesday morning prayed with community supporters 12 hours later.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 10:11 PM EDT
|By Jim Wallace
A Berrien County man has been sentenced for the murder of the mother of his children.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 5:51 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
Christopher Lane Jones was convicted in connection to the killings of Kristian Bell and Steven Ward and burying their bodies.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 12:11 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
The GBI said the incident happened Tuesday, around 11:50 p.m. in the 100 block of Main Street.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 11:21 AM EDT
|By WALB News Team
The woman was shot in her lower body and taken to South Georgia Medical Center for treatment.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 at 9:16 AM EDT
|By Dave Miller
Jan Smith and Anthony Benjamin were both arrested Monday in Valdosta.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2021 at 6:59 PM EDT
|By Leonard Hall
Authorities say there was no evidence that the student removed the firearm from the vehicle or had any plan to use the weapon in an offensive manner.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2021 at 8:55 PM EDT
|By Molly Godley
Sheriff Eric Bryant said every year, they sign off on new child abuse protocols to ensure proper steps are being taken in those types of cases.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2021 at 2:50 PM EDT
|By Pat Mueller
The collection consists of comic books and serials about superheroes, science fiction, fantasy and horror, including rare Marvel and DC comics.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 9:27 PM EDT
|By Krista Monk
Two men were arrested after a traffic stop led to Bainbridge Public Safety (BPS) finding a handgun inside the vehicle, according to the department’s Facebook page.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 5:52 PM EDT
|By WCTV Staff
The United States Attorney’s Office Northern District of Florida says a 47-year-old Tallahassee woman has been arrested in a murder-for-hire plot.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2021 at 2:57 PM EDT
|By Jessie Gibson
The LaGrange Police Department made an arrest after a shooting threat was made to LaGrange High School.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 10:43 PM EDT
|By Krista Monk
A standoff in Grady County came to an end just before 10:30 p.m. Thursday after a Pelham man escaped from custody in Monroe County while he was hospitalized, according to the Grady County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO).
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 5:47 PM EDT
|By Dajhea Jones
Troup Co. student arrested for making terroristic threats
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 5:06 PM EDT
|By Krista Monk
The Cairo Police Department was looking for Douglas “Moonk” Broomfield after a man was shot early Tuesday morning.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 4:16 PM EDT
|By Krista Monk and WALB News Team
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).
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 2:38 PM EDT
|By Kim McCullough
Ricky Carter, 60, of Nashville, pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud on Tuesday before U.S. District Judge Hugh Lawson.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 12:07 PM EDT
|By WTOC Staff
An armed robbery suspect took police on a wild chase in Vidalia Wednesday night.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 10:44 AM EDT
|By WTOC Staff
Georgia Southern University Police continue to investigate a shooting that reportedly occurred on Sept. 15 at approximately at 9:30 p.m. near Kennedy Hall on the Statesboro campus.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2021 at 9:47 AM EDT
|By Kiera Hood
There’s a new twist on the “grandparent scam.”
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 10:36 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
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.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 9:09 PM EDT
|By James Giles
During court testimony, it was revealed that a few witnesses had been watching the live stream of the proceedings, something specially appointed Judge Jefferey Monroe says is not allowed.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 2:46 PM EDT
|By Dave Miller
A doctor also faces charges involving an overdose death
Updated: Sep. 15, 2021 at 2:28 PM EDT
|By Dave Miller
Parents and guardians of children who may have been in contact with Henry Salmons should contact the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2021 at 3:12 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
It happened at the Luxury Inn in the 200 block of Thorton Drive.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2021 at 12:56 PM EDT
|By Ken Daley
Federal authorities indicted seven people Monday (Sept. 13) for an alleged conspiracy to stage 18-wheeler accidents in New Orleans.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2021 at 2:05 PM EDT
|By WTOC Staff
The Glynn County Police Department is investigating a shooting that left two people with gunshot wounds.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2021 at 10:04 PM EDT
|By Kim McCullough
The cases are still under investigation.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2021 at 5:59 PM EDT
|By Brandy Beard
The 21-year-old faces a series of felony charges.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2021 at 12:14 PM EDT
|By Kim McCullough
A vehicle stolen in Sumter County was recovered in Alabama with human remains inside, according to Sheriff Eric Byrant.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2021 at 10:15 PM EDT
|By Jim Wallace
Two masked men burglarized an East Albany convenience store and now the Albany Police Department (APD) is asking if anyone can help identify them.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2021 at 5:46 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
He is considered armed and dangerous.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2021 at 3:21 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
The officer-involved shooting happened in the 400 block of West Mercer Avenue on May 21.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2021 at 7:40 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
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.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2021 at 6:21 PM EDT
|By Staff
The 15-year-old was charged with shooting his father, 66-year-old Wesley Gales. The teen reportedly told authorities he “had enough of his father abusing his mother.”
Updated: Sep. 8, 2021 at 5:57 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
Javond Hall, 26, was arrested in Florida on Aug. 23, APD officials said in a Wednesday release.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2021 at 5:53 PM EDT
|By Kim McCullough
A Mississippi woman was arrested on Aug. 31 in connection to an elder exploitation investigation in Colquitt County, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI).
Updated: Sep. 8, 2021 at 5:11 PM EDT
|By Patrick Phillips
Dylann Roof has filed the next step in his federal appeal of his death sentence in the 2015 killings of nine parishioners at Mother Emanuel AME Church.