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South Georgia specialty crop growers await clarity as lawmakers push for fair federal relief
South Georgia specialty crop growers await clarity as lawmakers push for fair federal relief
WALB is working to produce a video for this story In the meantime we encourage you to watc... More

12/19/2025

FBI warns families about holiday scams
FBI warns families about holiday scams
ALBANY Ga WALB - The FBI Atlanta office has released a new video and educational materials... More

12/19/2025

Homeowners encouraged to apply for $100 million in storm assistance
Homeowners encouraged to apply for $100 million in storm assistance
ATLANTA Ga WALB - The Georgia Department of Community Affairs DCA recently allocated 103 m... More

12/19/2025

19-year-old dies after falling off abandoned hospital building used in ‘Stranger Things’
19-year-old dies after falling off abandoned hospital building used in ‘Stranger Things’
ATLANTA Ga Atlanta News First The Emory Police Department is investigating a young womans... More

12/19/2025

VFD: One person hospitalized following fire at Valdosta residence
VFD: One person hospitalized following fire at Valdosta residence
VALDOSTA Ga WCTV - One person is hospitalized following a fire at a residence in Valdosta ... More

12/19/2025

Georgia group reacts to Trump’s executive order that could reclassify marijuana
Georgia group reacts to Trump’s executive order that could reclassify marijuana
ATLANTA Ga Atlanta News First One metro Atlanta organization is weighing both the potenti... More

12/19/2025

EXCLUSIVE: Tifton officer shot in line of duty shares his recovery experience
EXCLUSIVE: Tifton officer shot in line of duty shares his recovery experience
TIFTON Ga WALB For the first time since he was shot in the line of duty earlier this mont... More

12/19/2025

NEW DETAILS: Investigation ongoing for man found dead in the trunk of a car in Albany
NEW DETAILS: Investigation ongoing for man found dead in the trunk of a car in Albany
ALBANY Ga WALB - On Wednesday Dec 17 Sadarius Lewis was found in the trunk of a white Hyun... More

12/19/2025

Mother of non-verbal student speaks out after alleged abuse by now-former paraprofessional
Mother of non-verbal student speaks out after alleged abuse by now-former paraprofessional
CUTHBERT Ga WALB - A mother says shes considering all legal options after her non-verbal c... More

12/19/2025

Albany YouthBuild graduate finds second chance after dropping out of high school
Albany YouthBuild graduate finds second chance after dropping out of high school
ALBANY Ga WALB Derrek Humphreys story starts with loss Raised by his great-grandmother wi... More

12/19/2025

Lowndes County to celebrate 200 year Birthday
Lowndes County to celebrate 200 year Birthday
VALDOSTA Ga WALB - Lowndes County has hit its 200 year mark as a county and to celebrate t... More

12/19/2025

Family demands apology for 1962 beating of pregnant woman by Camilla police
Family demands apology for 1962 beating of pregnant woman by Camilla police
CAMILLA Ga WALB - More than 60 years after Marion King was beaten by Camilla police newly ... More

12/19/2025

This Day in History: December 18, 1985, ‘The Color Purple’ film adaptation released
This Day in History: December 18, 1985, ‘The Color Purple’ film adaptation released
ALBANY Ga WALB - On December 18 1985 the film adaptation of Alice Walkers novel The Color ... More

12/19/2025

Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and family among those killed in North Carolina plane crash
Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and family among those killed in North Carolina plane crash
STATESVILLE NC WBTVGray News - Officials say former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his fami... More

12/19/2025

Albany Technical College salutes top educators and staff with 2026 awards honors
Albany Technical College salutes top educators and staff with 2026 awards honors
ALBANY Ga WALB - Albany Technical College held its 2026 awards ceremony on Tuesday Dec 16 ... More

12/19/2025

4 women arrested for assisting Colquitt County jail escapees
4 women arrested for assisting Colquitt County jail escapees
COLQUITT COUNTY Ga WALB Four women were arrested in connection to a jailbreak that occurr... More

12/19/2025

Domestic dispute call leads to capture of North Carolina murder suspect in Valdosta
Domestic dispute call leads to capture of North Carolina murder suspect in Valdosta
VALDOSTA Ga WALB A domestic dispute call at a grocery store led to the arrest of a man wa... More

12/18/2025

WALB’s Today in Georgia team brings Christmas joy to one Albany family
WALB’s Today in Georgia team brings Christmas joy to one Albany family
ALBANY Ga WALB One week ahead of Christmas the Today in Georgia TIG team added gifts unde... More

12/18/2025

Leaders to tour Albany’s Ritz Theater for restoration project
Leaders to tour Albany’s Ritz Theater for restoration project
WALB is working to produce a video for this story In the meantime we encourage you to watc... More

12/18/2025

Georgia man guilty of 69 counts in dog fighting case
Georgia man guilty of 69 counts in dog fighting case
SALE CITY Ga WALB - A well-known dog-fighting breeder and trainer in Southwest Georgia was... More

12/18/2025

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