For the best experienceDownload the Mobile App
App Store Play Store

Local News & Alerts

Date Range

Clear
Want to contribute your own news?

Are you a local entity that would like to contribute local news within our app and website?

Click request below and give us details!

Request
Apply

Total Items 8055

Filter
Skates on in Downtown Tifton — pop-up ice rink offers free family fun
Skates on in Downtown Tifton — pop-up ice rink offers free family fun
TIFTON Ga WALB - Downtown Tifton is turning into a winter wonderland this weekend as the C... More

01/10/2026

Hahira welcomes new mayor, city council members following election
Hahira welcomes new mayor, city council members following election
HAHIRA Ga WALB - The City of Hahira is welcoming new leadership following the recent munic... More

01/10/2026

Judge dismisses Cordele election challenge over missed deadline
Judge dismisses Cordele election challenge over missed deadline
CORDELE Ga WALB - A legal challenge to Cordeles December runoff election has been dismisse... More

01/10/2026

Why Be a Sponsor? Night to Shine fully complimentary event returns to Albany for fourth year
Why Be a Sponsor? Night to Shine fully complimentary event returns to Albany for fourth year
ALBANY Ga WALB - A worldwide movement known as Night to Shine is returning to Albany for i... More

01/10/2026

This Day in History: January 9, UGA desegregates; Plains hosts Jimmy Carter’s funeral
This Day in History: January 9, UGA desegregates; Plains hosts Jimmy Carter’s funeral
ALBANY Ga WALB On January 9 two major events happened in the Peach StateUGA desegregation... More

01/09/2026

Dougherty Co. coroner to continue statewide oversight role on Georgia Coroner’s Training Council
Dougherty Co. coroner to continue statewide oversight role on Georgia Coroner’s Training Council
WALB is working to produce a video for this story In the meantime we encourage you to watc... More

01/09/2026

Lane closure on North Washington Street
Lane closure on North Washington Street
WALB is working to produce a video for this story In the meantime we encourage you to watc... More

01/09/2026

Multi-state retail theft ring faces racketeering charges in Georgia
Multi-state retail theft ring faces racketeering charges in Georgia
DEKALB COUNTY Ga WTOC - In a press release Attorney General Chris Carr has announced his O... More

01/09/2026

Teen charged in deadly ‘gang initiation’ murder, first homicide of the year
Teen charged in deadly ‘gang initiation’ murder, first homicide of the year
ALBANY Ga WALB - A 24-year-old man died at Phoebe Main Hospital Sunday night after arrivin... More

01/09/2026

Three Georgians arrested in burglary of Browns QB Shedeur Sanders’ home
Three Georgians arrested in burglary of Browns QB Shedeur Sanders’ home
ATLANTA Ga WALB - Authorities have arrested three people in connection with the break-in a... More

01/09/2026

Small Town Politics: Proposed charter to change Nicholls city structure
Small Town Politics: Proposed charter to change Nicholls city structure
NICHOLLS Ga WALB - Tensions grow as the charter for the city of Nicholls hangs in the bala... More

01/09/2026

Brothers arrested after crashing vehicle into restaurant, punching Valdosta PD officer
Brothers arrested after crashing vehicle into restaurant, punching Valdosta PD officer
VALDOSTA Ga WALB Two men a set of brothers were arrested Monday Jan 5 after their vehicle... More

01/09/2026

City of Douglas releases statement after wastewater plant reports spill
City of Douglas releases statement after wastewater plant reports spill
DOUGLAS Ga WALB On Jan 6 the city of Douglas Wastewater Treatment advised residents in a ... More

01/09/2026

Coffee County home destroyed in fire
Coffee County home destroyed in fire
COFFEE COUNTY Ga WALB Coffee County Sheriff Fred Cole confirmed that a house caught fire ... More

01/09/2026

Rep. Sanford Bishop honored for defending military families in Southwest Georgia
Rep. Sanford Bishop honored for defending military families in Southwest Georgia
WALB is working to produce a video for this story In the meantime we encourage you to watc... More

01/09/2026

Albany Transit System announces operational schedule changes effective next month
Albany Transit System announces operational schedule changes effective next month
WALB is working to produce a video for this story In the meantime we encourage you to watc... More

01/08/2026

UPDATE: 1 dead in Edison house fire
UPDATE: 1 dead in Edison house fire
EDISON Ga WALB - Multiple agencies responded to the scene of a deadly house fire in Edison... More

01/08/2026

Officials clarify student involved in threat is not enrolled in Wilcox County Schools
Officials clarify student involved in threat is not enrolled in Wilcox County Schools
WALB is working to produce a video for this story In the meantime we encourage you to watc... More

01/08/2026

This Day in History: January 8, 1904, ‘Guitar wizard’ Tampa Red born in Georgia
This Day in History: January 8, 1904, ‘Guitar wizard’ Tampa Red born in Georgia
WALB is working to produce a video for this story In the meantime we encourage you to watc... More

01/08/2026

Strong Cold Front arrives this weekend
Strong Cold Front arrives this weekend
Expansive dense fog breaks later this morning Clouds hold tight this afternoon with mild m... More

01/08/2026

ShoutoutGive Shoutout
500/500