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BCSO shares tips on how to protect yourself from holiday crime
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— It's the holiday season and that means more shopping, but unfortunately more crime too. Lieutenant Tim James with the Sheriff's Outreach Center…
Dr. Noris Price wins Georgia Superintendent of the year
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The Baldwin County School District is celebrating a big accomplishment. Superintendent Dr. Noris Price is the 2021 Georgia Superintendent of the year. She was named…
Georgia Cotton Commission donates socks to Rescue Mission of Middle Georgia
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Several families in Middle Georgia can stay a little warmer this holiday season, thanks to local farmers from the Georgia Cotton Commission. They donated 880 socks to the Rescue Mission of Middle Georgia on Friday morning. The Rescue…
Hutchings College and Career Academy turns students to chefs
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- 22 culinary students at Hutchings College and Career Academy in Macon can now have their cake and make it too, after graduating with food…
'Yappy Pawnukkah and Santa Paws' happening Saturday
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— You can celebrate the 'howlidays' with your pets on Saturday, December 4 at the Macon Dog Park on Adams Street. Macon-Bibb County Parks and Recreation partnered…
Convicted felon sentenced to over 6 years in prison after trespassing on golf cart, fishing on private property, carrying loaded gun
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Department of Justice sent out a press release Friday concerning a convicted felon with a lengthy criminal history getting sentenced for illegally possessing a firearm as well as trespassing with a loaded gun on private…
Apartment fire on Houston Avenue leads to arson investigation
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Shane Edwards, the Interim Fire Chief of the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department told 41NBC on Friday afternoon that the Fire Department was alerted…
UPDATE (Friday, December 3 at 3 p.m.): Georgia COVID-19 tracker
Here's a look at the latest COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) data in Georgia, published today by the Georgia Department of Public Health.
Two teens arrested in connection to November homicide
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office sent out a release Friday morning, December 3rd, concerning two arrests that were made in connection to a fatal shooting that took place on Greentree Parkway on November 19th, 2021. According…
Near record warmth possible Friday
Warm air has pushed into the southeast today, bringing highs in the mid 70s this afternoon. We have another warm day on the way for Friday, with highs warming into the mid and upper 70s . Clouds will start to…
Local foundation brings affordable housing to Beall's Hill neighborhood
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Historic Macon foundation is bringing affordable housing to the Beall's Hill neighborhood. The 3.5 acre housing project will include six duplexes that…
Goodwill, WorkSource partner to get people back to work
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Goodwill is partnering with WorkSource Macon-Bibb to help people get back to work in time for the holiday season. WorkSource received a grant…
Middle Georgia hospital seeing rise in flu patients
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The holiday season is here, but so is flu season. Michael Hokanson, North Central Health District's public information officer, says Georgia is currently seeing…
BOLO: Trailer stolen from Misty Valley Drive ; Suspects unidentified
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding a stolen trailer as well as the suspects who took it. According to the BCSO's release, at 2:45 a.m. on November 27, 2021,…
Burglary at Sherwin-Williams Paint store; Suspects unidentified
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is looking to identify and locate two suspects wanted in connection to a commercial burglary that took place in November. According to the BCSO's release, the incident happened at the Sherwin-Williams…
The warmth continues
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - Temperatures across Middle Georgia are returning to the mid 70s later today. Today Wednesday saw a handful of small blankets of high level clouds move through Middle GA. Today, those are once again gone as…
Staying warm this week
It has been a nice day in Middle Georgia with highs in the 70s and upper 60s, as well as plentiful sunshine. Through the rest of the week, warm air will be…
Warner Robins runoff sees big turnout, historic win
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Warner Robins is starting a new chapter at the beginning of next year. That's when Mayor-Elect LaRhonda Patrick will take office. Patrick will…
A look behind downtown Macon's Christmas Lights Extravaganza
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Over the past five years, downtown Macon has become famous for its bold and bright Christmas light display. With more than half a million…
Temple Beth Israel celebrates Hanukkah
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Temple Beth Israel is joining in on celebrating Hanukkah this week. It will host a Sisterhood Hanukkah Dinner Friday night at 6. That will include Latkes, brisket,…
BCSO shares tips on how to protect yourself from holiday crime
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— It's the holiday season and that means more shopping, but unfortunately more crime too. Lieutenant Tim James with the Sheriff's Outreach Center…
Dr. Noris Price wins Georgia Superintendent of the year
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— The Baldwin County School District is celebrating a big accomplishment. Superintendent Dr. Noris Price is the 2021 Georgia Superintendent of the year. She was named…
Georgia Cotton Commission donates socks to Rescue Mission of Middle Georgia
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— Several families in Middle Georgia can stay a little warmer this holiday season, thanks to local farmers from the Georgia Cotton Commission. They donated 880 socks to the Rescue Mission of Middle Georgia on Friday morning. The Rescue…
Hutchings College and Career Academy turns students to chefs
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- 22 culinary students at Hutchings College and Career Academy in Macon can now have their cake and make it too, after graduating with food…
'Yappy Pawnukkah and Santa Paws' happening Saturday
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— You can celebrate the 'howlidays' with your pets on Saturday, December 4 at the Macon Dog Park on Adams Street. Macon-Bibb County Parks and Recreation partnered…
Convicted felon sentenced to over 6 years in prison after trespassing on golf cart, fishing on private property, carrying loaded gun
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Department of Justice sent out a press release Friday concerning a convicted felon with a lengthy criminal history getting sentenced for illegally possessing a firearm as well as trespassing with a loaded gun on private…
Apartment fire on Houston Avenue leads to arson investigation
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Shane Edwards, the Interim Fire Chief of the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department told 41NBC on Friday afternoon that the Fire Department was alerted…
UPDATE (Friday, December 3 at 3 p.m.): Georgia COVID-19 tracker
Here's a look at the latest COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) data in Georgia, published today by the Georgia Department of Public Health.
Two teens arrested in connection to November homicide
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office sent out a release Friday morning, December 3rd, concerning two arrests that were made in connection to a fatal shooting that took place on Greentree Parkway on November 19th, 2021. According…
Near record warmth possible Friday
Warm air has pushed into the southeast today, bringing highs in the mid 70s this afternoon. We have another warm day on the way for Friday, with highs warming into the mid and upper 70s . Clouds will start to…
Local foundation brings affordable housing to Beall's Hill neighborhood
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Historic Macon foundation is bringing affordable housing to the Beall's Hill neighborhood. The 3.5 acre housing project will include six duplexes that…
Goodwill, WorkSource partner to get people back to work
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Goodwill is partnering with WorkSource Macon-Bibb to help people get back to work in time for the holiday season. WorkSource received a grant…
Middle Georgia hospital seeing rise in flu patients
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The holiday season is here, but so is flu season. Michael Hokanson, North Central Health District's public information officer, says Georgia is currently seeing…
Annual Legacy of Lights event back in Houston County
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The annual Legacy of Lights is back in Warner Robins this year. Houston County's Habitat for Humanity partnered with Chick-fil-A on Highway 96. The restaurant will be lit up through the first week of January,…
GDOT installing message signs in Peach County to help motorists avoid waiting on trains
FORT VALLEY, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — Drivers in Peach County will soon have the opportunity to take an alternate route at railroad stops when…
BOLO: Truck stolen in Kathleen
KATHLEEN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is asking the public to be on the lookout for a stolen truck that was taken on Sunday November 28, 2021. According to the BCSO, the 2016 Ford F150 King Ranch…
BOLO: Trailer stolen from Misty Valley Drive ; Suspects unidentified
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding a stolen trailer as well as the suspects who took it. According to the BCSO's release, at 2:45 a.m. on November 27, 2021,…
Burglary at Sherwin-Williams Paint store; Suspects unidentified
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is looking to identify and locate two suspects wanted in connection to a commercial burglary that took place in November. According to the BCSO's release, the incident happened at the Sherwin-Williams…
The warmth continues
MACON, Georgia. (41NBC/WMGT) - Temperatures across Middle Georgia are returning to the mid 70s later today. Today Wednesday saw a handful of small blankets of high level clouds move through Middle GA. Today, those are once again gone as…
Staying warm this week
It has been a nice day in Middle Georgia with highs in the 70s and upper 60s, as well as plentiful sunshine. Through the rest of the week, warm air will be…
UPDATE (Friday, December 3 at 3 p.m.): Georgia COVID-19 tracker
Here's a look at the latest COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) data in Georgia, published today by the Georgia Department of Public Health.
LIVESTREAM: Governor Kemp holds media avail concerning 2022 Governor's Race
Governor Kemp speaks in response to Stacey Abrams' announcement to run for Governor in 2022.
Three men arrested in connection to July Tobesofkee boating incident
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Three Macon men have been arrested in connection to the boating accident on Lake Tobesofkee in July that resulted in the death of one and injury of 6 others. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR)…
Stacey Abrams launches 2nd campaign for Georgia governor
ATLANTA (AP) — Stacey Abrams, the Georgia Democrat and leading voting rights activist, said Wednesday that she will launch another campaign to become the nation's first Black woman governor. Without serious competition in a Democratic primary, the announcement sets up…
Heroin supplier to Middle Georgia sentenced to over 11 years in federal prison
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The US Department of Justice sent out a release Wednesday concerning the sentencing of a primary supplier to a…
Councilman Andre Dickens wins Atlanta mayor race over Moore
ATLANTA (AP) — City Council member Andre Dickens won a runoff election Tuesday to become Atlanta’s next mayor, riding a surge of support that powered him past the council’s current president, Felicia Moore, after finishing second to her in November.…
BREAKING: All 3 defendants found guilty of murdering Ahmaud Arbery
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — All three men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery were convicted of murder Wednesday. The jury reached its decision after more than 10 hours of deliberations following a trial in which prosecutors argued that the…
BREAKING: All Three defendants found guilty of Murder in Ahmaud Arbery trial
UPDATE: The Jury has reached a verdict in the trial for the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery. Travis McMichael has been found Guilty on all charges, Gregory McMichael has been found Guilty of all charges except Malice Murder, and William "Roddie"…
Ahmaud Arbery case goes to jury after 13-day trial
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The case of three white men charged with murder in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery went to a jury Tuesday after a 13-day trial in which prosecutors argued the defendants provoked a confrontation with the 25-year-old…
Feds seek to protect map turtles in 4 Gulf states, Georgia
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday that it is proposing threatened status for the Pearl River map turtle, seeking to grant added federal protections to an at-risk species found only in Louisiana and Mississippi.…
Trial in Ahmaud Arbery's killing nears going to the jury
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Prosecutors went before a jury one last time Tuesday before the panel begins deliberations in the trial of three white men charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. The prosecution gets the final word in the…
Georgia Democrats celebrate Infrastructure Bill
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Georgia Democrats were in Macon Thursday discussing President Biden's signing of the more than $1 trillion Infrastructure Bill into law Monday. Kendra Castelow, Vice Chair of the…
Thanksgiving dinner may hurt your wallet in 2021
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and as we watch the seasons change, we are also seeing a difference in the prices of food. "You really…
Apartment shootings lead to 4 teens getting arrested
SANDERSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Sandersville Police Department made a social media post Friday announcing that 4 arrests had been made in connection to a shooting from October.…
Attorney: No more `Black pastors' in court for Arbery case
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — An attorney for one of the white men standing trial in the death of Ahmaud Arbery told the judge Thursday he doesn't want “any more Black pastors” in the courtroom after the Rev. Al Sharpton sat…
New plane painting facility opens at Macon Airport
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - After a year and three months of building and coordinating, the Dean Baldwin Painting Facility is finally done, and the company's CEO, Barbara Baldwin-McNulty,…
With a wink, judge fights 'tyranny' of Elf on the Shelf
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Santa may have fewer eyes in homes this Christmas season after a Georgia judge — jokingly — banned the Elf on the Shelf. Cobb County Superior Court Chief Judge Robert Leonard posted a mock order on…
Family, friends still searching for missing Johnson County man
WRIGHTSVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - People from across Middle Georgia are working together to find Don Hightower, a 60-year-old who has been missing since October 30. His family…
"Keep Warner Robins Beautiful" Grant works to promote recycling
WARNER ROBINS (41NBC/WMGT) -- Keep Warner Robins Beautiful (KWRB) says it plans to use grant funding to promote local enforcement of Georgia's Comprehensive Litter Prevention and Abatement Act (which allows law enforcement to punish litter offenders with fines and community…
Construction Ready Program graduates 8 students in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-- Friends and families gathered at New City Church in Macon to celebrate the accomplishments of eight students. The students are not the crowd you would typically think of though. They're a part of the Macon Construction Ready…
Suspect’s parents charged in Michigan school shooting
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A prosecutor in Michigan filed involuntary manslaughter charges Friday against the parents of a boy who is accused of killing four students at Oxford High School, after saying earlier that their actions went “far beyond negligence,"…
Biden says HIV/AIDS strategy needs to confront inequity
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled his new HIV/AIDS strategy to end the more than 40-year-old epidemic, calling for a renewed focus on vulnerable Americans — including gay and bisexual Black and Latino men, who his administration…
Jacqueline Avant, wife of music legend, killed in shooting
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Jacqueline Avant, a Los Angeles philanthropist and the wife of music legend Clarence Avant, was fatally shot in Beverly Hills, California, early Wednesday, according to authorities and a Netflix spokeswoman. Netflix spokeswoman Emily Feingold confirmed…
Fauci: 1st US case of COVID-19 omicron variant identified
WASHINGTON (AP) — A person in California who had been vaccinated against COVID-19 became the first in the U.S. to have an identified case of the omicron variant, the White House announced Wednesday as scientists continue to study the risks…
Abortion rights at stake in divided Supreme Court arguments
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s three liberal justices suggested Wednesday that it would severely damage the court's legitimacy if it agrees to reverse the decades-old abortion decisions that declared a nationwide right to end pregnancies. Justice Elena Kagan said…
UPDATE: Fourth student dies from Michigan high school shooting
UPDATE: A fourth student, a 17-year-old boy, died Wednesday from wounds he suffered when a sophomore opened fire at a Michigan high school a day earlier, authorities said. OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at his…
BREAKING: All 3 defendants found guilty of murdering Ahmaud Arbery
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — All three men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery were convicted of murder Wednesday. The jury reached its decision after more than 10 hours of deliberations following a trial in which prosecutors argued that the…
BREAKING: All Three defendants found guilty of Murder in Ahmaud Arbery trial
UPDATE: The Jury has reached a verdict in the trial for the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery. Travis McMichael has been found Guilty on all charges, Gregory McMichael has been found Guilty of all charges except Malice Murder, and William "Roddie"…
NASA launches spacecraft to test asteroid defense concept
LOS ANGELES (AP) — NASA launched a spacecraft Tuesday night on a mission to smash into an asteroid and test whether it would be possible to knock a speeding space rock off course if one were to threaten Earth. The…
Officials: Brian Laundrie fatally shot himself in the head
MIAMI (AP) — Brian Laundrie, who was found dead last month in a Florida swamp, shot himself in the head, officials announced Tuesday. Laundrie had been the subject of a manhunt for more than a month as investigators searched for…
Ahmaud Arbery case goes to jury after 13-day trial
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The case of three white men charged with murder in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery went to a jury Tuesday after a 13-day trial in which prosecutors argued the defendants provoked a confrontation with the 25-year-old…
Feds seek to protect map turtles in 4 Gulf states, Georgia
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday that it is proposing threatened status for the Pearl River map turtle, seeking to grant added federal protections to an at-risk species found only in Louisiana and Mississippi.…
Defense lawyer in Arbery slaying known for pushing limits
ATLANTA (AP) — When a defense attorney in the trial of three men charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery called for Black pastors to be barred from the courtroom, shock and outrage rippled across the country. But for people…
UPDATE: Kyle Rittenhouse found NOT GUILTY on all counts
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges Friday after pleading self-defense in the deadly Kenosha shootings that became a flashpoint in the debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice in the U.S. Rittenhouse, 18, began to…
Prosecutor: Rittenhouse provoked the bloodshed in Kenosha
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse provoked bloodshed on the streets of Kenosha by bringing a semi-automatic rifle to a protest and menacing others, and when the shooting stopped, he walked off like a “hero in a Western,” a prosecutor…
Attorney: No more `Black pastors' in court for Arbery case
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — An attorney for one of the white men standing trial in the death of Ahmaud Arbery told the judge Thursday he doesn't want “any more Black pastors” in the courtroom after the Rev. Al Sharpton sat…
Death threats, tweets jolt GOP infrastructure supporters
WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time Congress approved a major renewal of federal highway and other transportation programs, the votes were 359-65 in the House and 83-16 in the Senate. It was backed by nearly every Democrat and robust majorities…
Biden announces plan to ID, treat vets' ills from toxic air
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, whose son Beau was an Iraq war veteran, is using his first Veterans Day in office to announce an effort to better understand, identify and treat medical conditions suffered by troops deployed to toxic…
Rittenhouse gives account of shootings: 'I defended myself'
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse told jurors at his murder trial that he tried to get away from his pursuers the night he shot three men during street unrest in Kenosha, saying he never wanted to kill anyone: “I…
Testimony: Ahmaud Arbery slaying defendant changed his story
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The man who initiated the chase that ended in Ahmaud Arbery's death quickly changed his story about why he suspected the 25-year-old Black man running in his neighborhood was a criminal, two police officers testified Tuesday.…
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