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FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY: Arctic Blast concludes tomorrow
FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY: Arctic Blast concludes tomorrow
ALBANY Ga WALB - Coldest night of the season so far tonight Temperatures will be below fre... More

12/16/2025

FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY: Dangerous cold expected Monday through Tuesday morning
FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY: Dangerous cold expected Monday through Tuesday morning
ALBANY Ga WALB WALB has issued a First Alert Weather Day from Monday night through Tuesda... More

12/16/2025

Phoebe, ProPublica respond to ‘Sick in a Hospital Town’ series
Phoebe, ProPublica respond to ‘Sick in a Hospital Town’ series
ALBANY Ga WALB - A national report recently put the spotlight on the Phoebe Putney Health ... More

12/15/2025

Albany friends hand out $500 cash to families struggling this holiday season
Albany friends hand out $500 cash to families struggling this holiday season
ALBANY Ga WALB - A local Albany group called Dem Bois is giving families in need 500 cash ... More

12/15/2025

Students learn the joy of giving through classroom Christmas Shoppe
Students learn the joy of giving through classroom Christmas Shoppe
ATKINSON COUNTY Ga WALB - Students in a Pearson classroom are learning that Christmas isnt... More

12/15/2025

New details revealed in Albany’s 17th homicide this year
New details revealed in Albany’s 17th homicide this year
ALBANY Ga WALB - An Albany Police APD press meeting confirmed that 41-year-old Allen Plumm... More

12/15/2025

Donations to local Salvation Army dwindle as need for assistance grows
Donations to local Salvation Army dwindle as need for assistance grows
ALBANY Ga WALB - The Salvation Army of Albany said their donations are down this holiday s... More

12/15/2025

Construction begins on affordable housing complex’s second phase in Albany
Construction begins on affordable housing complex’s second phase in Albany
WALB is working to produce a video for this story In the meantime we encourage you to watc... More

12/15/2025

Money Talk Monday: Now is the time to plan out budget for New Year
Money Talk Monday: Now is the time to plan out budget for New Year
ALBANY Ga WALB - Nearly three in four Americans say they fell short of their saving and sp... More

12/15/2025

Pending vote could bring entertainment complex to Albany Mall
Pending vote could bring entertainment complex to Albany Mall
ALBANY Ga WALB A tennis center proposed years ago in Albany is moving closer to reality a... More

12/15/2025

New Orleans jail escapee captured in Atlanta sentenced to life in prison for double murder
New Orleans jail escapee captured in Atlanta sentenced to life in prison for double murder
NEW ORLEANS AP The last inmate caught after an audacious New Orleans jailbreak was senten... More

12/15/2025

Security tightened for Hanukkah celebrations across metro Atlanta after Sydney mass shooting
Security tightened for Hanukkah celebrations across metro Atlanta after Sydney mass shooting
ATLANTA Ga Atlanta News First Dozens of Hanukkah celebrations across metro Atlanta will g... More

12/15/2025

‘They Deserve a Wreath’: Albany community honors fallen veterans
‘They Deserve a Wreath’: Albany community honors fallen veterans
ALBANY Ga WALB - Nearly 100 volunteers gathered at Crown Hill Cemetery to place wreaths on... More

12/15/2025

Albany Glows as Community Comes Together for 35th Annual Christmas Parade
Albany Glows as Community Comes Together for 35th Annual Christmas Parade
ALBANY Ga WALB - The city of Albany hosted its 35th Annual Celebration of Lights Christmas... More

12/15/2025

Thomasville Fountain of Life Rescue Shelter open for cold weather ahead
Thomasville Fountain of Life Rescue Shelter open for cold weather ahead
WALB is working to produce a video for this story In the meantime we encourage you to watc... More

12/15/2025

‘More Than a President’: New book highlights Jimmy Carter’s faith and teaching
‘More Than a President’: New book highlights Jimmy Carter’s faith and teaching
PLAINS Ga WALB - A new book featuring the faith teachings of former President Jimmy Carter... More

12/15/2025

‘Sold on the courthouse steps and now running the government.’ Albany was home to second-largest slave sale in U.S. history, new digital trail reveals
‘Sold on the courthouse steps and now running the government.’ Albany was home to second-largest slave sale in U.S. history, new digital trail reveals
ALBANY Ga WALB - A new digital Resistance Trail spanning more than six Southwest Georgia c... More

12/15/2025

Authorities say they will release person of interest detained in Brown University shooting
Authorities say they will release person of interest detained in Brown University shooting
PROVIDENCE RI AP Officials in Providence say they will release a person of interest detai... More

12/15/2025

Structure fire in Valdosta
Structure fire in Valdosta
VALDOSTA Ga WALB - Officials from the Valdosta Fire Department state that at around 1057 a... More

12/15/2025

35th Annual Celebration of Lights Parade
35th Annual Celebration of Lights Parade
ALBANY Ga WALB - Tonight at 6 pm the City of Albany will host its 35th Annual Celebration ... More

12/15/2025

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