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Covid vaccines now available for Middle Georgia children 6 months and older
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The wait to get your youngest children vaccinated against the coronavirus is over. The North Central Health District and Atrium Health Navicent have…
Houston County teacher top finalist for skilled trades honor
KATHLEEN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Houston County teacher is a top finalist for the national Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence. The contest awards educators who prepare and inspire our next generation of tradespeople. Veterans High School agricultural…
GCSU generates $285M in local economic impact
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Georgia College & State University reports its impact on the local economy is growing. GCSU states it reached an economic impact of more than $285 million…
Temperatures continue to climb heading into midweek
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Heat indices will be in the triple digits across Middle Georgia this afternoon. Today There were a good amount of scattered clouds to…
Restaurant Report Card: Food service inspection scores June 27-July 1
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Here are Middle Georgia's food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, June 27 and Friday, July 1, 2022. All scores of 69 and below are shown in red. All…
Lake Tobesofkee's 'Sparks Over the Park' makes return
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Lake Tobesofkee held its first Sparks Over the Park Fourth of July celebration Monday after two years of not holding the event due to the…
Warner Robins Fire Department gives home maintenance tips to prevent fires
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The regular maintenance on your home can seem like a pain at times, but according to Artis Powell, an inspector with…
'A night of Georgia Music' premieres Monday night
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon's Historic Grand Opera House took part in the filming of 'A Night of Georgia Music' in March. The film is airing on Georgia Public…
BBB says 4th of July fireworks leads to increase in missing pets, pet scams
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — As Fourth of July celebrations continue, it's important to keep your pets safe from fireworks. According to the Better…
Bibb Superior Court Clerk's Office says it will file veterans' DD214 form free of charge
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — If you're a veteran in Bibb County, the Superior Court Clerk's Office says it can store your military…
Bibb Sheriff's Office: Juvenile in critical condition following Monday afternoon shooting
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A juvenile male is in critical condition at the hospital after a shooting Monday afternoon. A Bibb County Sheriff's Office news release…
GBI investigates Houston County officer-involved shooting
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into an officer involved shooting that took place in Warner Robins Sunday night, in which one man was shot…
Triple digit heat indices return for July 4th
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A hot and humid pattern is taking over Middle Georgia for the first week of July. Today Over the weekend we saw afternoon sunshine make a return following…
Fireworks stolen from Milan fire station ahead of Saturday night's show
MILAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Fireworks for Saturday night's Independence Day Celebration in Milan were stolen from the Milan fire station overnight. That's according to the Telfair County Sheriff's Office, which says the fireworks were stolen sometime between 7 p.m. Friday…
Warner Robins Police treating 'suspicious death' as homicide
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Warner Robins Police Department is treating a "suspicious death" as a homicide. Officers responded to the 100 block of Pleasant Hill Court Saturday morning in reference to a deceased person. The body was later…
Bibb Sheriff's Office investigating second overnight hit-and-run
UPDATE: The Bibb County Sheriff's Office identified the victim as 43-year-old Robert Eugene Flowers. MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is investigating another hit-and-run following one that happened just seven hours earlier. A sheriff's office news release…
Pedestrian struck, killed in hit-and-run on Eisenhower Parkway
UPDATE: The Bibb County Sheriff's Office identified the victim as 61-year-old Lee Tukes. MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A pedestrian was struck and killed in a hit-and-run Friday night. It happened just before midnight near the intersection of Eisenhower Parkway and…
2 in custody following chase that ended in crash near Macon urgent care facility
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A man and woman are now in custody following a chase Friday that started in I-75 in Monroe County…
The hot week continues for Middle Georgia
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Heat Advisory is in effect for all of Middle Georgia until 8:00 PM EDT tonight. Today Following a sunny morning we will begin to see cloud fields develop as we head into the afternoon. Highs…
Dangerous heat possible Wednesday in Middle Georgia
It was another hot day in Middle Georgia and Wednesday looks like it will be even warmer. Highs will be warming into the middle and upper 90s, with humidity…
WRFD: Lightning during Monday's storms caused 7 fires
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Warner Robins Fire Department says lightning strikes during Monday's storms resulted in more than half a dozen fires. The fire department says…
Robins Air Force Base hosting 'Adaptive Golf Clinic' for veterans
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — Disabled veterans are getting a chance to improve their golf game. A six-week program at Robins Air Force Base is helping veterans stay active.…
Covid vaccines now available for Middle Georgia children 6 months and older
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The wait to get your youngest children vaccinated against the coronavirus is over. The North Central Health District and Atrium Health Navicent have…
Houston County teacher top finalist for skilled trades honor
KATHLEEN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Houston County teacher is a top finalist for the national Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence. The contest awards educators who prepare and inspire our next generation of tradespeople. Veterans High School agricultural…
FVSU president visits Israel for academic, research partnership
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The president of Fort Valley State University is visiting Israel as part of a program to create new academic and research partnerships between American…
GCSU generates $285M in local economic impact
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Georgia College & State University reports its impact on the local economy is growing. GCSU states it reached an economic impact of more than $285 million…
Temperatures continue to climb heading into midweek
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Heat indices will be in the triple digits across Middle Georgia this afternoon. Today There were a good amount of scattered clouds to…
Restaurant Report Card: Food service inspection scores June 27-July 1
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Here are Middle Georgia's food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, June 27 and Friday, July 1, 2022. All scores of 69 and below are shown in red. All…
Scattered storms and heat continue this week
Scattered showers and storms have ruined fireworks for some across Middle Georgia this evening. Expect to see these storms hang around for a bit tonight, before giving way to…
Lake Tobesofkee's 'Sparks Over the Park' makes return
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Lake Tobesofkee held its first Sparks Over the Park Fourth of July celebration Monday after two years of not holding the event due to the…
Warner Robins Fire Department gives home maintenance tips to prevent fires
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The regular maintenance on your home can seem like a pain at times, but according to Artis Powell, an inspector with…
'A night of Georgia Music' premieres Monday night
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon's Historic Grand Opera House took part in the filming of 'A Night of Georgia Music' in March. The film is airing on Georgia Public…
BBB says 4th of July fireworks leads to increase in missing pets, pet scams
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — As Fourth of July celebrations continue, it's important to keep your pets safe from fireworks. According to the Better…
Bibb Superior Court Clerk's Office says it will file veterans' DD214 form free of charge
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — If you're a veteran in Bibb County, the Superior Court Clerk's Office says it can store your military…
Bibb Sheriff's Office: Juvenile in critical condition following Monday afternoon shooting
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A juvenile male is in critical condition at the hospital after a shooting Monday afternoon. A Bibb County Sheriff's Office news release…
GBI investigates Houston County officer-involved shooting
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into an officer involved shooting that took place in Warner Robins Sunday night, in which one man was shot…
Warner Robins shines at 'Miss Georgia' with seven candidates overall
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Warner Robins native Kelsey Hollis took home the Miss Georgia title this year. However, she was not the only one representing the International City at the annual pageant and scholarship competition. In all, seven title…
Warner Robins native wins Miss Georgia, shares goals for year of service
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Miss Georgia 2022 is a familiar face who is also making history. Miss Capital City’s Kelsey Hollis is a Warner Robins native. And she earned the job of serving as Miss Georgia 2022. She is…
Senator Ossoff announces push to support poultry scientists of UGA, FVSU
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff has announced a push to get more resources for UGA and Fort Valley State University. The support comes in order to empower the schools to train the next generation of poultry…
Fiber internet on its way to middle Georgia through new partnership
(41NBC/WMGT) -- Ocmulgee EMC is planning to partner with Conexon Connect in order to provide more Georgians in rural areas high-speed fiber broadband service. According to…
Ludacris' manager and 2 others shot, 1 fatally, in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) — A man was killed and two others were injured, including rap star Ludacris’ manager, in a parking lot shooting in an upscale neighborhood north of downtown Atlanta on Sunday night. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the men…
Reactions to overturning of Roe v. Wade continue
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) —Americans and Georgians are still reacting to the overturning of Roe v. Wade last week. Several organizations are reacting to the ruling, including Georgia Right to…
3-Year-old dies in hot car in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A 3-year-old boy died inside of a hot car on Sunday when his grandmother took him and his siblings to go to church on Sunday. According to Kids and Car Safety, the child's grandmother didn't realize…
Ricky Dubose found unresponsive in cell, investigators look into apparent suicide
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Georgia Department of Corrections is investigating the death of inmate Ricky Dubose, who was found unresponsive in his cell Sunday afternoon. Dubose was being held at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson, Georgia,…
Murder conviction overturned in Georgia hot car death case
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s highest court has overturned the murder and child cruelty convictions against a man whose toddler son died after he left him in a hot car for hours. The Georgia Supreme Court opinion released Wednesday says the…
WATCH LIVE: January 6 Committee Hearing on Capitol Attack
Click here to watch on a mobile device. WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee is set to hear from local officials who fended off Donald Trump’s pressure to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The panel investigating the…
UPDATE: Jury sentences Dubose to death
UPDATE (06/16/2022) -- T. Wright Barksdale III, the District Attorney for Jones County and the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit tells 41NBC that the jury sentenced Ricky Dubose to death Thursday afternoon. EATONTON, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia prisoner has been found…
Governor Kemp announces purchase of Megasite in Peach County
(41NBC/WMGT) -- Governor Brian Kemp announced the purchase of an over 1,100 acre economic development site between the state of Georgia and the Development Authority of Peach County…
GEICO celebrates Juneteenth by donating $25,000
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— GEICO is celebrating Juneteenth a little early by donating $25,000 to the Urban League of Greater Atlanta. This is the first time GEICO has celebrated Juneteenth, after the…
Atlanta-based Agile Cold Storage to build facility in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- An Atlanta-based company is working to build its 3rd cold storage warehouse in Macon, as an effort to invest into construction to support domestic…
Woman hospitalized, granddaughter drowns on fishing trip
LAGRANGE, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia woman remains in critical condition, two days after she was injured and her granddaughter drowned while they were fishing on a lake. Sgt. Stewart Smith of the Troup County Sheriff’s Office says Monday that…
Georgia College will continue sexual assault nurse examiners training
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Specialized nurses are now working across Georgia as sexual assault nurse examiners thanks to a $803,000 grant that is now ending. The grant allowed more than a hundred Georgia nurses to receive extra training to conduct…
More charges for man acquitted of murdering Georgia teacher
FITZGERALD, Ga. (AP) — A south Georgia man has been indicted on new charges after a jury last month acquitted him of murdering a teacher in 2005. Ryan Duke was acquitted of more serious charges but convicted of concealing the…
Middle Georgia Family Rehab ordered to pay over $9.6 million after submitting hundreds of fraudulent claims
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A Macon health care facility has been ordered by the court to pay over $9.6 million in damages and penalties for submitting hundreds of fraudulent TRICARE and Medicaid claims. According to a release from the United…
Jackson sworn in, becomes 1st Black woman on Supreme Court
UPDATE: WASHINGTON (AP) — Ketanji Brown Jackson has been sworn in to the Supreme Court, shattering a glass ceiling as the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court. The 51-year-old Jackson is the court’s 116th justice and she took…
R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in sex trafficking case
NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for using his R&B superstardom to subject young fans to systematic sexual abuse. The singer and songwriter was convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking last year…
Cassidy Hutchinson, Trump White House aide, now in spotlight
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two years after completing a White House summer internship, Cassidy Hutchinson was in the room where the president’s top aides debated how they could overturn his election loss. The 25-year-old former aide to chief of staff Mark…
Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years for helping Epstein
NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for helping the wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls. The sentencing Tuesday was the culmination of a prosecution that detailed how Epstein and Maxwell…
50 migrants die after trailer abandoned in San Antonio heat
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Fifty people have died after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer on a remote back road in the sweltering Texas heat. It's the latest tragedy to claim the lives of migrants smuggled across the border from Mexico.…
Instagram and Facebook remove posts offering abortion pills
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook and Instagram have begun promptly removing posts that offer abortion pills to women who may not be able to access them following a Supreme Court decision that stripped away constitutional protections for the procedure. Memes and…
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years — a decision by its conservative majority to overturn the court's landmark abortion cases. Friday’s outcome overturning Roe v. Wade…
FDA bans Juul e-cigarettes tied to teen vaping surge
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health officials have ordered vaping company Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the U.S. market. It's the biggest blow yet to the embattled company that is widely blamed for sparking a surge in teen vaping. The…
Supreme Court strikes New York gun law in major ruling
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has struck down a New York gun law in a ruling expected to directly impact half a dozen other populous states. The justices’ 6-3 decision is expected to allow more people to legally carry…
Yellowstone park reopens after changes wrought by flood
WAPITI, Wyo. (AP) — Several thousand cars, trucks and recreational vehicles are backed up in long lines at entrances to Yellowstone National Park as it partially reopens following destructive floods that closed the park last week. Park managers raised the…
Man found not responsible for Times Square vehicle rampage
NEW YORK (AP) — A man who used his car to hit pedestrians in Times Square has been cleared of responsibility because of mental illness. The verdict came Wednesday at the New York City trial of Richard Rojas. The jury…
'Nowhere I feel safe': Election officials recount threats
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Georgia election worker in gripping testimony has told the House Jan. 6 committee about the onslaught of threats that she and her family received after former President Trump and his allies falsely accused her and…
Jan. 6 panel in possession of new Trump documentary footage
WASHINGTON (AP) — New footage of former President Donald Trump and his inner circle taken both before and after Jan. 6, 2021, is now in the possession of the House committee investigating the deadly attack on the Capitol. The revelation…
Walmart expands health services to address racial inequality
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is expanding health care coverage for employees who want to use a doula, a person trained to assist women during pregnancies, in an effort to address racial inequities in maternal care. After first offering doulas…
US pools close, go without lifeguards amid labor shortage
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis typically fills 17 pools each year, but with a national lifeguard shortage exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, just five are open this summer. The American Lifeguard Association estimates one-third of pools in the United States are…
We fought Trump pressure, GOP state officials tell 1/6 panel
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee has opened, hearing from state and local officials who fended off Donald Trump’s pressure to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The panel investigating the U.S. Capitol attack resumed Tuesday with testimony from…
Broadway theaters drop their mask mandate starting in July
NEW YORK (AP) — In another sign that the world of entertainment is returning to pre-pandemic normal, Broadway theaters will no longer demand audiences wear masks starting in July. The Broadway League announced Tuesday that mask-wearing will be optional next…
Texas top cop: Uvalde police response an 'abject failure'
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The head of the Texas Department of Public Safety says three minutes after a gunman entered a school where he slaughtered 19 elementary students and two teachers there was sufficient armed law enforcement on scene to…
