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|By Lorenza Medley
Riders took off at around 10 a.m. and returned at noon.
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Updated: Sep. 22, 2023 at 7:27 PM EDT
|By Ashanti Isaac
For years, law enforcement and the community have come together each year to support the Rouse family as they ride in memory of Rouse.
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Updated: Sep. 22, 2023 at 5:19 PM EDT
|By Gabrielle Taite
The group is bringing attention to the medical debt crisis by speaking with national leaders.
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Updated: Sep. 22, 2023 at 4:26 PM EDT
|By Lorenza Medley
The program is completely free.
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Updated: Sep. 22, 2023 at 4:17 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
The gun buyback will be 100% anonymous with no questions asked and no ID required.
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Updated: Sep. 22, 2023 at 2:27 PM EDT
|By Ty Grant
Busy intersection near phoebe to close for city sewer project
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Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 8:04 PM EDT
|By Jim Wallace and WALB News Team
The trial stems back to a deadly crime spree in 2017.
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Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 6:18 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
After getting a search warrant at a home suspected in connection to the shooting, marijuana, scales and methamphetamine were found, APD said.
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Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 5:48 PM EDT
|By Gabrielle Taite
Local and state leaders are working to develop Southwest Georgia's economy.
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Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 4:12 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
The suspect was taken into custody.
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Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 2:34 PM EDT
|By Lorenza Medley
The suspect reportedly swung a machete multiple times at the victim.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 1:30 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
He is wanted in connection to a Sept. 13 incident.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2023 at 11:22 AM EDT
|By Lorenza Medley
He was arrested on Thursday.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2023 at 10:59 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team and Lenah Allen
Albany police say there are currently no suspects.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2023 at 10:52 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
Work will begin on Monday, Sept. 25.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2023 at 12:48 PM EDT
|By Lorenza Medley
The mobile home park development was proposed at the Monday Dougherty County Commissioner meeting.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2023 at 12:44 PM EDT
|By Lorenza Medley
She is following in her grandmother's footsteps by working as a nurse extern at Phoebe while also being enrolled in ATC's nursing school.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2023 at 11:12 AM EDT
|By Fallon Howard
Officers hope students take away the necessary skills to apply them to different scenarios.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2023 at 7:12 PM EDT
|By Lorenza Medley
People in Albany came out to Turtle Grove Park on Saturday to listen to live music and poetry at the Music & Arts in the Park event on Saturday.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2023 at 6:30 PM EDT
|By Fallon Howard and Lorenza Medley
Officials are actively investigating this incident.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2023 at 2:41 PM EDT
|By Ty Grant and Lorenza Medley
The Albany Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Bureau would like the public’s assistance with locating Jameon Demond Gaskin and Sophia Kendrick.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2023 at 12:08 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
All participants are encouraged to bring their own golf club.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2023 at 8:41 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
A suspect was arrested and is now in the Dougherty County Jail.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2023 at 5:27 PM EDT
|By Lenah Allen
September is Suicide Prevention Month but for families who have lost a loved one to suicide, their dedication to spreading awareness about prevention methods extends beyond these 30 days.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2023 at 2:54 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team and Ty Grant
Sirens for Cities plans to start individual siren testing of the nineteen installed on Tuesday, Sept. 19 continuing through Friday, Sept. 22.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2023 at 6:01 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
His one-night-only show will be hosted on Sunday, Dec. 10 at 5 p.m. at the Albany Municipal Auditorium.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2023 at 5:48 PM EDT
|By Lorenza Medley and Lenah Allen
The suspect is not in custody at this time.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2023 at 4:57 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
Police say they believe the suspect is currently in the Pensacola area.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2023 at 11:57 AM EDT
|By Ty Grant
Lake Park Elementary issues statement following parent-involved shooting
Updated: Sep. 13, 2023 at 12:40 PM EDT
|By Ty Grant
Byron Alexander Ford has 24 active warrants from an incident that occurred in July
Updated: Sep. 12, 2023 at 7:08 PM EDT
|By Gabrielle Taite
McCoy is the new Terrell County Administrator.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2023 at 3:55 PM EDT
|By Ty Grant
The Albany Police Department (APD) needs the public's help in locating a man wanted on several charges.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2023 at 10:43 PM EDT
|By Heidi Paxson
"Get out there to look at resources, find help. Help is out there, you just have to be able to go find it.”
Updated: Sep. 11, 2023 at 6:36 PM EDT
|By Gabrielle Taite
The funding is available to those who qualify.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2023 at 6:34 PM EDT
|By Gabrielle Taite
Public Works and the Dougherty County Commissioners are teaming up to reduce speeding in the county.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2023 at 3:41 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
SOWEGA Rising will head to Washington D.C. on Wednesday, Sept. 13.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2023 at 6:41 PM EDT
|By Lorenza Medley
Terron Hayes would be replacing Kevin Sproul as the Dougherty County Sheriff.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2023 at 6:50 PM EDT
|By Gabrielle Taite
Code Enforcement is continuing to crack down on property owners who don't take care of their properties.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2023 at 6:31 PM EDT
|By Lenah Allen
On Thursday, Albany city leaders and utility crews continued their weekly project Operation Clean Sweep in Ward 4.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2023 at 5:48 PM EDT
|By Gabrielle Taite
The Change Center, Aspire Behavioral Health, Dougherty County EMS and other entities are working to provide solutions for drug addiction and recovery.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2023 at 12:57 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
The robbery happened at around 7 a.m. on Thursday.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2023 at 6:44 PM EDT
|By Gabrielle Taite
The clinic is Saturday, Sept. 9 at St. Paul's Baptist Church.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2023 at 4:27 PM EDT
|By Riley Armant
Once the season ramps up, the league and Flint River Entertainment Complex are expecting this to positively impact the economy in Albany.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2023 at 8:13 PM EDT
|By Gabrielle Taite
Pop's Detail Shop is set to be demolished in early September 2023.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2023 at 7:57 PM EDT
|By Gabrielle Taite
The county is seeking workers to cut the now overgrown grass.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2023 at 7:36 PM EDT
|By Fallon Howard
She has been doing makeup for three years now, but her brand is now one year old.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2023 at 5:57 PM EDT
|By Lenah Allen
After a fatal wreck happened on August 28 on County Line Road, residents have raised safety concerns about the intersection.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2023 at 2:12 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
The crash happened along South County Line Road and Spring Flats Road.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2023 at 1:49 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
The suspect threw a rock threw the door of the shop.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2023 at 12:58 PM EDT
|By WALB News Team
Investigators are currently following up on leads.