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Lawrenceville man arrested near Washington State Prison
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Lawrenceville man was arrested on Sunday after Washington County Sheriff's Office deputies say he was caught in a restricted area behind Washington State Prison.…
Digital Fabrication Lab at Fort Valley State University open to all Middle Georgians
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Fort Valley State University, Chevron and the Fab Foundation invited the community, students and members of the University to its ribbon cutting and grand opening for their Digital Fabrication Lab on Wednesday. "We're extremely excited…
First Baptist Church of Centerville to host 'Living Last Supper'
CENTERVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The First Baptist Church of Centerville will be hosting a dramatic performance of “The Living Last Supper”. The performance is…
Former Director of Dublin VA arrested on child molestation charges
LAURENS COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Laurens County Sheriff's Office has arrested Manuel Davila on several felony charges related to child molestation. According to the Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to Fairview Park…
70's expected with partly cloudy skies
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Good morning, everyone! Here in middle Georgia, our morning has seen some activity, particularly in our southern counties, with a few severe thunderstorms appearing on radar before…
Bibb County School District addresses mental health challenges among students
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Students across the Bibb County School District are putting their mental health to the forefront this week by participating in the student-inspired…
Split forecast for Wednesday around Middle Georgia
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - While all of Middle Georgia will see a wet Tuesday evening, only some parts of the region have a good chance for rain Wednesday. The…
Eastman PD: 2 women arrested at Dodge County Middle School following traffic dispute
EASTMAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Police say two women were arrested on the campus of Dodge County Middle School Monday afternoon after refusing to…
GMC, FVSU increase higher education pathways through new articulation agreement
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Georgia Military College (GMC) and Fort Valley State University (FVSU) announced Tuesday a new comprehensive articulation agreement that's aimed at fostering academic success and accessibility. According to a GMC news release, the agreement is designed to…
GMC Prep School wins state literacy championship for 9th straight year
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Georgia Military College Prep school is celebrating its 9th straight State Literacy Championship. "The dedication and hard work of our students continue to amaze us year after year," Fine Arts Director LTC Mark Weaver said. According…
GBI investigating double homicide in Cordele
CORDELE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Cordele Police Department is investigating a double homicide that occurred March 23 in the 500th block of West 16th Avenue in the parking lot of…
17-year-old recovering after shooting on Richardson Mill Road
CRAWFORD COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A teenager is recovering after a shooting on Richardson Mill Road. According to Sheriff Lewis Walker, the shooting happened March 24 at a…
Restaurant Report Card: Food service inspection scores March 18-22
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Here's this week's Restaurant Report Card: Middle Georgia's food service inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, March 18 and Friday, March 22, 2024. All scores of 69 and below (considered unsatisfactory…
Rain and thunderstorms expected today
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Good morning, everyone! Today's forecast brings a mild start to the day, with temperatures ranging from the mid to upper 50s. However, don't forget to grab your rain gear before…
Motorcyclist dead following two-vehicle crash in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A man is dead after a two-vehicle crash Monday night at the intersection of Columbus Road and Cavalier Drive. A Bibb County Sheriff's Office news…
Georgia transfer Trevor Etienne's bid for starting RB job could be at risk following DUI charge
An arrest on drunken driving and other charges could endanger Trevor Etienne's projected role as Georgia's new starting running back only months after his transfer from Florida. If convicted of the DUI charge, Etienne faces a suspension of at least…
Next rain on deck for Middle Georgia
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - An incoming cold front will bring more rain to Middle Georgia starting Tuesday. This Evening and Overnight While there has been plenty of sun to…
Bibb County Sheriff’s Office investigating armed robbery on Vineville Avenue
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a commercial armed robbery at Market Place that took place on March 23, according to…
Sunshine makes a big return this afternoon!!
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Good morning! Here in middle Georgia, we're waking up to temperatures in the 50s, setting the stage for a pleasant day ahead. As we progress into the afternoon,…
Female business owners donate percentage of sales to Crisis Line & Safe House
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – More than a dozen female-owned businesses in Macon decided to give back to women in need by donating a percentage of their sales to the Crisis Line and Safe House of Central Georgia. In honor of…
Monroe County deputies looking for roofing contractor with felony warrants
MONROE COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is looking for a roofing contractor deputies say has felony warrants for receiving payments and failing…
Lawrenceville man arrested near Washington State Prison
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Lawrenceville man was arrested on Sunday after Washington County Sheriff's Office deputies say he was caught in a restricted area behind Washington State Prison.…
Digital Fabrication Lab at Fort Valley State University open to all Middle Georgians
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Fort Valley State University, Chevron and the Fab Foundation invited the community, students and members of the University to its ribbon cutting and grand opening for their Digital Fabrication Lab on Wednesday. "We're extremely excited…
First Baptist Church of Centerville to host 'Living Last Supper'
CENTERVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The First Baptist Church of Centerville will be hosting a dramatic performance of “The Living Last Supper”. The performance is…
Former Director of Dublin VA arrested on child molestation charges
LAURENS COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Laurens County Sheriff's Office has arrested Manuel Davila on several felony charges related to child molestation. According to the Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to Fairview Park…
70's expected with partly cloudy skies
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Good morning, everyone! Here in middle Georgia, our morning has seen some activity, particularly in our southern counties, with a few severe thunderstorms appearing on radar before…
Bibb County School District addresses mental health challenges among students
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Students across the Bibb County School District are putting their mental health to the forefront this week by participating in the student-inspired…
Split forecast for Wednesday around Middle Georgia
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - While all of Middle Georgia will see a wet Tuesday evening, only some parts of the region have a good chance for rain Wednesday. The…
Eastman PD: 2 women arrested at Dodge County Middle School following traffic dispute
EASTMAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Police say two women were arrested on the campus of Dodge County Middle School Monday afternoon after refusing to…
GMC, FVSU increase higher education pathways through new articulation agreement
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Georgia Military College (GMC) and Fort Valley State University (FVSU) announced Tuesday a new comprehensive articulation agreement that's aimed at fostering academic success and accessibility. According to a GMC news release, the agreement is designed to…
GMC Prep School wins state literacy championship for 9th straight year
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Georgia Military College Prep school is celebrating its 9th straight State Literacy Championship. "The dedication and hard work of our students continue to amaze us year after year," Fine Arts Director LTC Mark Weaver said. According…
GBI investigating double homicide in Cordele
CORDELE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Cordele Police Department is investigating a double homicide that occurred March 23 in the 500th block of West 16th Avenue in the parking lot of…
17-year-old recovering after shooting on Richardson Mill Road
CRAWFORD COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A teenager is recovering after a shooting on Richardson Mill Road. According to Sheriff Lewis Walker, the shooting happened March 24 at a…
Restaurant Report Card: Food service inspection scores March 18-22
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Here's this week's Restaurant Report Card: Middle Georgia's food service inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, March 18 and Friday, March 22, 2024. All scores of 69 and below (considered unsatisfactory…
Rain and thunderstorms expected today
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Good morning, everyone! Today's forecast brings a mild start to the day, with temperatures ranging from the mid to upper 50s. However, don't forget to grab your rain gear before…
Motorcyclist dead following two-vehicle crash in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A man is dead after a two-vehicle crash Monday night at the intersection of Columbus Road and Cavalier Drive. A Bibb County Sheriff's Office news…
Phillies-Braves and Brewers-Mets openers postponed a day to Friday due to rainy forecast
NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball openers in New York and Philadelphia were postponed a day until Friday because of rainy forecasts in both cities. Pete Alonso and the New York Mets were scheduled to host the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday…
First Baptist Church of Centerville to host 'Living Last Supper'
CENTERVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The First Baptist Church of Centerville will be hosting a dramatic performance of “The Living Last Supper”. The performance is…
Former Director of Dublin VA arrested on child molestation charges
LAURENS COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Laurens County Sheriff's Office has arrested Manuel Davila on several felony charges related to child molestation. According to the Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to Fairview Park…
GBI investigating double homicide in Cordele
CORDELE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Cordele Police Department is investigating a double homicide that occurred March 23 in the 500th block of West 16th Avenue in the parking lot of…
17-year-old recovering after shooting on Richardson Mill Road
CRAWFORD COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A teenager is recovering after a shooting on Richardson Mill Road. According to Sheriff Lewis Walker, the shooting happened March 24 at a…
Bibb County Sheriff’s Office investigating armed robbery on Vineville Avenue
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a commercial armed robbery at Market Place that took place on March 23, according to…
Macon-Bibb County’s Code Enforcement buys 6 new ATVs
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –Macon-Bibb County’s Code Enforcement bought 6 new ATVs that will be used to increase law enforcement presence. The Polaris Rangers will be able to provide assistance on trails, large events or in Downtown. The new vehicles were…
Bibb County Sheriff’s Office launches 'Operation Safer Together'
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is asking for community assistance as they launch 'Operation Safer Together'. Residents can register their exterior monitoring devices with…
Warner Robins Food Truck Roundup postponed
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –The Food Truck Roundup in Warner Robins is postponed to Thursday, March 28th due to inclement weather. The event will be at Perkins Field from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. There will be an Easter Egg…
Atrium Health Navicent lifting visitor restrictions, modifying masking policies
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –Atrium Health Navicent will be lifting visitor restrictions and modifying masking policies after observing a steady decrease in respiratory virus cases. As of March 21, restrictions limiting visitors aged 12 and under were removed. Masking is now…
Shamrock 'n' Ride Scavenger Hunt postponed
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Shamrock 'n' Ride Scavenger Hunt has been postponed due to expected inclement weather. The event will now be held on Saturday, March 30th. There will be 50 destinations, activities, and challenge for attendees within a…
Washington County Sheriff’s Office warns residents of scams
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Washington County Sheriff’s Office is alerting the community of suspicious individuals attempting to scam residents, according to Sheriff Joel Cochran. The scammer…
Cherry Blossom Festival events canceled for Friday
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Cherry Blossom Festival has canceled all official festival events on Friday, March 22 due to expected inclement weather. Third Street Park and the Festival…
UPDATE: Monroe County Sheriff's Office finds missing 18-year-old
Update (3/21) The Monroe County Sheriff's Office says they have found the missing 18-year-old. According to Public Information Officer Anna Watkins, Hanna Lunsford was found March 21 at roughly 9:30 a.m. in her home. Original Story (3/20) FORYSTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)…
Willie James Pye executed in Georgia
JACKSON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Willie James Pye was executed Wednesday at 11:03 p.m. at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center in Jackson. That's according to a news release from the Office of Attorney General Chris Carr. "The lawfully ordered execution…
BOLO: 2 wanted for theft at R&R Quick Stop in Fort Valley
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Fort Valley Police Department is searching for 2 suspects that may be connected to a theft at the…
Inmate stabs warden at Telfair State Prison during shakedown
TELFAIR COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - An inmate stabbed a warden on Wednesday at the Telfair State Prison. Staff were conducting a shakedown to remove contraband from a…
Eastman man arrested for brother's murder
EASTMAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- The GBI has arrested 27-year-old Andrew Taylor of Eastman on one count of felony murder and one count of aggravated assault. According to the Georgia Bureau of…
Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, Democrats’ VP pick in 2000, dead at 82
NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who nearly won the vice presidency on the Democratic ticket with Al Gore in the disputed 2000 election and who almost became Republican John McCain's running mate eight years later, has died,…
Cargo ship hits Baltimore’s Key Bridge, bringing it down. At least 7 people believed to be in water
BALTIMORE (AP) — A major bridge in Baltimore snapped and collapsed after a container ship rammed into it early Tuesday, and several vehicles fell into the river below. Rescuers were searching for at least seven people in the water. The…
Feds search Sean 'Diddy' Combs’ properties as part of sex trafficking probe, AP sources say
NEW YORK (AP) — Two properties belonging to rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs’ in Los Angeles and Miami were searched Monday by federal Homeland Security Investigations agents and other law enforcement as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation by federal…
Nearly $2 billion is up for grabs as Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots soar
The stars have aligned in the lottery universe like never before, with two jackpots totaling nearly $2 billion. With an estimated $1.1 billion Mega Millions prize and an estimated $800 million Powerball jackpot, it's the first time the two nearly…
Police find Missouri student Riley Strain's body in Tennessee river after nearly 2-week search
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Tennessee on Friday announced that Riley Strain, a University of Missouri student who went missing in Nashville for nearly two weeks, has been found dead. Metro Nashville police officials confirmed that Strain's body had…
James Crumbley, who bought gun used by son to kill 4 students, guilty of manslaughter in Michigan
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The father of a Michigan school shooter was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter Thursday, a second conviction against the teen’s parents who were accused of failing to secure a gun at home and doing nothing to…
House passes bill that would lead to a TikTok ban if Chinese owner doesn't sell. Senate path unclear
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday passed a bill that would lead to a nationwide ban of the popular video app TikTok if its China-based owner doesn't sell, as lawmakers acted on concerns that the company's current ownership structure is a national…
Biden and Trump clinch nominations, setting the stage for a grueling general election rematch
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump clinched their parties' presidential nominations Tuesday with decisive victories in a slate of low-profile primaries, setting up a general election rematch that many voters do not want. The outcome…
Biden and Trump could clinch nominations in Tuesday's contests, ushering in general election
NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Biden and Donald Trump hope to clinch their parties' presidential nominations with dominant victories in a slate of state primaries on Tuesday as the 2024 fight for the White House moves into a new phase. Neither Biden, a Democrat,…
Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads logins restored after widespread outage
A technical issue caused widespread login issues for a few hours across Meta's Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms Tuesday. Andy Stone, Meta’s head of communications, acknowledged the issues on X, formerly known as Twitter, and said the company “resolved the…
Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him over Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday restored Donald Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots, rejecting state attempts to hold the Republican former president accountable for the Capitol riot. The justices ruled a day before the Super Tuesday primaries…
Chick-fil-A recalling its Polynesian Sauce dipping cups
ATLANTA (41NBC/WMGT) - Chick-fil-A is recalling its Polynesian Sauce dipping cups you may have taken home between February 14-27, 2024. A statement posted by the company on social media asked customers to discard the sauce. "The Polynesian Sauce dipping cups…
AT&T says its cellphone network restored after a widespread outage hit users across the US
AT&T said Thursday its wireless network was back after an outage knocked out cellphone service for its users across the U.S. for hours. “We have restored wireless service to all our affected customers,” the Dallas-based company said in a…
1 dead and at least 15 injured after shooting near Kansas City Chiefs parade, police chief says
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — One person was killed and at least 15 were injured, including some children, in a shooting at the end of the parade to celebrate the Super Bowl win by the Kansas City Chiefs, sending terrified…
Special counsel: Biden 'willfully' disclosed classified materials, but no criminal charges warranted
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden “willfully” retained and disclosed highly classified materials when he was a private citizen, including documents about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan and other sensitive national security matters, according to a Justice Department report that nonetheless…
Three soldiers from Georgia killed in attack in Jordan
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Three Army Reserve soldiers from Georgia were killed Sunday in Jordan. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, they were supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. The three soldiers have been identified as 46-year-old Sgt. William Jerome Rivers of…
Wrestling icon Vince McMahon resigns from WWE after former employee files sex abuse lawsuit
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Wrestling icon Vince McMahon resigned Friday from WWE's parent company the day after a former employee filed a federal lawsuit accusing him and another former executive of serious sexual misconduct, including offering her to a star…
Jury says Donald Trump must pay an additional $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll in defamation case
NEW YORK (AP) — A jury has awarded a huge $83.3 million in additional damages to advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, who says former President Donald Trump damaged her reputation by calling her a liar after she accused him of…