WALB's Taylor Lewis is live as officers, deputies return to South Ga. to pay respects to fallen Hahira PD officer ...

AMERICUS, Ga. (WALB) - Americus city leaders accepted a $1.7 million ceremonial check on Friday, Feb. 20. Officials said the ...

Housing insecurity has become a real problem for families in South Georgia, and one organization says they want to change ...

LEE COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) - The Lee County Sheriff’s Office arrested Keith Michael McEvoy Thursday, Feb. 19, on charges of ...

HAHIRA, Ga. (WALB) - The city of Hahira and surrounding law enforcement agencies are mourning the loss of Officer Caleb Abney.

Deputies responded on Jan. 31 to a domestic violence call involving the couple at a home on Georgia Highway 41 in Buena Vista, officials said. When deputies arrived, they reportedly found Phillip ...

In a shared bedroom between Colin Gray and his youngest son, Coley, Lashley testified a closet contained two guns — a shotgun and an AR-style rifle — along with multiple ammo boxes stacked on the top ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The late Rev. Jesse Jackson will not lie in honor in the United States Capitol Rotunda after a request for the commemoration was denied by the House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office due ...

AMERICUS, Ga. (WALB) - The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office and Americus Police Department partnered with agencies in the West Central Traffic Enforcement Network for a traffic safety operation ...

TIFTON, Ga. (WALB) - Longtime board member Wasdon Graydon Jr. has died, according to Southwell Medical Center.

Officials said the rehabilitation center will be monitored by the Georgia DNR’s Law Enforcement Division to ensure compliance ...

This comes after the Leesburg Police Department was made aware of allegations against Weaver regarding inappropriate contact ...