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Sheriff's review finds no foul play in Valdosta teen's gym mat death
VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia sheriff who last year reopened an investigation into the 2013 death of a teenager found inside a rolled-up gym mat at school concluded there was no evidence of foul play after reviewing voluminous evidence…
Morning Business Report: U.S. government fines Fashion Nova for $4.2 million
The US government is investigating companies that hide negative reviews. The federal trade commission went after retailer Fashion Nova, alleging it blocked all but the…
Kroger customers can get free N95 masks as early as today
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Kroger locations are offering free non-surgical N95 masks to customers. According to a Kroger news release, stores can expect to receive the first mask shipments as early as Thursday. The free masks are part of Kroger's…
Macon-Bibb Solid Waste providing drop-off location for old trash carts
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Solid Waste Department and Waste Management are providing Macon-Bibb County residents an extra way to return their old trash and recycling carts. Beginning Saturday, January 29, you can bring your old carts to the Convenience…
Cloud cover to return Thursday night ahead of rain chances Friday
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Cloud cover will replace sunshine late Thursday evening ahead of the formation of a new system on Friday. Today Similar to yesterday the…
Centerville church expands food pantry to feed community
CENTERVILLE, GEORGIA (41NBC/WMGT)-- Centerville United Methodist Church started their food pantry in a small 10x12 closet during the summer of 2020. After seeing the demand from the community,…
23rd annual "College Film Series" starts in Macon this week
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The 23rd Annual College Film Series begins this week. The theme of this year's film series is "Revenge." Mercer, Middle Georgia State and Wesleyan College are collaborating to…
Peach County Schools hosting job fair this weekend
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Peach County School District is holding its first ever job fair this weekend. Full-time, part-time and substitute teacher positions are open, as well…
Macon-Bibb's Family Justice Center officially has a name
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — "One Safe Place Macon" might just be an idea right now, but by next year, county officials hope it will be a fully operational…
Piedmont Macon explains changed mask policy
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Piedmont Macon and Piedmont Macon North recently updated their mask policy. Visitors and patients can no longer wear cloth masks at either hospital. Instead, they must…
Bibb County Sheriff's Office investigates Burlington Clothing Store theft; suspect unidentified
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is looking for a male suspect wanted in connection to a theft at Burlington Clothing Store earlier in January. According to the BCSO, the incident was reported to deputies on January…
Sen. Warnock reports $9.8M raised to Herschel Walker's $5.4M
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia reports raising a hefty $9.8 million in the last quarter of 2021, nearly twice the fundraising haul touted by Herschel Walker, the leading Republican contender for the seat. “As…
Rock N' Roll Sushi makes its way to Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Macon's first-ever Rock 'N' Roll Sushi is scheduled to open sometime in March or April. Rock 'n' Roll sushi is not like any other sushi restaurant. According to owner Alisa Prussia, with its fun and upbeat…
UPDATE (Wednesday, January 26 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.
Human remains found in woods off Grant Avenue in Macon, possibly missing person
UPDATE: Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones tells 41NBC he believes this is the body of James Dumas, a Macon man who went missing…
Fort Valley appoints interim director of public safety
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Roy C. Thompson, III is taking over as the interim director of public safety for the city of Fort Valley. Thompson has worked in law enforcement and with the military for most of his career. He's…
Crawford County Schools to go with remote learning Thursday and Friday
ROBERTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Students in Crawford County Schools will transition to remote learning for Thursday and Friday. The school district says they have several…
Baldwin couple's boat takes on water while fishing in Lake Sinclair, Authorities still searching for one
UPDATE: The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has provided additional information concerning this incident. According to the DNR, the couple on the boat was a husband and wife, and when they called 911 they stated that their boat was beginning…
Tech Report: U.S. dangerously close to running out of processor chips
Microsoft grew about 20 percent in the final three months of last year. A new report says the US is dangerously close to…
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire
WASHINGTON (AP/NBC NEWS) — Liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, giving President Joe Biden an opening he has pledged to fill by naming the first Black woman to the high court, two sources told The Associated Press Wednesday. Breyer,…
Third arrest made in connection to Best Western Homicide
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- 21 Year-old Lucky Chiderah Udeh of Stone Mountain was arrested in connection to the shooting of 27 year-old Chauncey Jevon Love II, who was fatally shot during a drug deal in the parking lot of the…
14 Year-old sets fire in the bathroom of Northside High School, charged with Arson
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Warner Robins Fire and Police Departments were sent to Northside High School Thursday Morning in response to a fire that had started in a bathroom. According to the Warner Robins Police Department and Northside…
Woman killed in head-on collision in Houston County on Tuesday
BONAIRE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A woman was killed in a head-on collision in Houston County early Tuesday. According to Houston County Coroner Danny Galpin, 48 year-old Crystal Burney was died after the car she and three other people were in…
Kroger customers can get free N95 masks as early as today
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Kroger locations are offering free non-surgical N95 masks to customers. According to a Kroger news release, stores can expect to receive the first mask shipments as early as Thursday. The free masks are part of Kroger's…
Macon-Bibb Solid Waste providing drop-off location for old trash carts
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Solid Waste Department and Waste Management are providing Macon-Bibb County residents an extra way to return their old trash and recycling carts. Beginning Saturday, January 29, you can bring your old carts to the Convenience…
Cloud cover to return Thursday night ahead of rain chances Friday
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Cloud cover will replace sunshine late Thursday evening ahead of the formation of a new system on Friday. Today Similar to yesterday the…
Cooler, sunny weather Thursday
We had another nice day in Middle Georgia, but we are going to start seeing some big changes in the forecast for the end of the week. High pressure will continue to keep us clear overnight tonight and into Thursday…
Centerville church expands food pantry to feed community
CENTERVILLE, GEORGIA (41NBC/WMGT)-- Centerville United Methodist Church started their food pantry in a small 10x12 closet during the summer of 2020. After seeing the demand from the community,…
23rd annual "College Film Series" starts in Macon this week
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The 23rd Annual College Film Series begins this week. The theme of this year's film series is "Revenge." Mercer, Middle Georgia State and Wesleyan College are collaborating to…
Peach County Schools hosting job fair this weekend
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Peach County School District is holding its first ever job fair this weekend. Full-time, part-time and substitute teacher positions are open, as well…
Macon-Bibb's Family Justice Center officially has a name
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — "One Safe Place Macon" might just be an idea right now, but by next year, county officials hope it will be a fully operational…
Piedmont Macon explains changed mask policy
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Piedmont Macon and Piedmont Macon North recently updated their mask policy. Visitors and patients can no longer wear cloth masks at either hospital. Instead, they must…
Bibb County Sheriff's Office investigates Burlington Clothing Store theft; suspect unidentified
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is looking for a male suspect wanted in connection to a theft at Burlington Clothing Store earlier in January. According to the BCSO, the incident was reported to deputies on January…
Ingram-Pye Elementary school taking part in a Virtual Vision Board day
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT)— From a young age we all learn to set goals. Well, students at Ingram-Pye Elementary school are doing just that. But they're putting…
Rock N' Roll Sushi makes its way to Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Macon's first-ever Rock 'N' Roll Sushi is scheduled to open sometime in March or April. Rock 'n' Roll sushi is not like any other sushi restaurant. According to owner Alisa Prussia, with its fun and upbeat…
UPDATE (Wednesday, January 26 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.
Human remains found in woods off Grant Avenue in Macon, possibly missing person
UPDATE: Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones tells 41NBC he believes this is the body of James Dumas, a Macon man who went missing…
Fort Valley appoints interim director of public safety
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Roy C. Thompson, III is taking over as the interim director of public safety for the city of Fort Valley. Thompson has worked in law enforcement and with the military for most of his career. He's…
Crawford County Schools to go with remote learning Thursday and Friday
ROBERTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Students in Crawford County Schools will transition to remote learning for Thursday and Friday. The school district says they have several…
Baldwin couple's boat takes on water while fishing in Lake Sinclair, Authorities still searching for one
UPDATE: The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has provided additional information concerning this incident. According to the DNR, the couple on the boat was a husband and wife, and when they called 911 they stated that their boat was beginning…
Sheriff's review finds no foul play in Valdosta teen's gym mat death
VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia sheriff who last year reopened an investigation into the 2013 death of a teenager found inside a rolled-up gym mat at school concluded there was no evidence of foul play after reviewing voluminous evidence…
Kroger customers can get free N95 masks as early as today
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Kroger locations are offering free non-surgical N95 masks to customers. According to a Kroger news release, stores can expect to receive the first mask shipments as early as Thursday. The free masks are part of Kroger's…
Sen. Warnock reports $9.8M raised to Herschel Walker's $5.4M
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia reports raising a hefty $9.8 million in the last quarter of 2021, nearly twice the fundraising haul touted by Herschel Walker, the leading Republican contender for the seat. “As…
UPDATE (Wednesday, January 26 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.
Herschel Walker reports $5.4M raised for Georgia Senate race
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Herschel Walker's campaign says the former football star raised $5.4 million for his U.S. Senate race in the last quarter of 2021. Walker is seeking the Republican nomination in Georgia for the seat of Democratic Sen.…
Georgia lawmakers aim to tackle spike in suicides, overdoses
ATLANTA (AP) — Facing a surge in overdose deaths and rural suicides, Georgia lawmakers want to bolster the state’s dismal mental health system by pressuring private insurers to improve coverage and increasing state funding for treatment and crisis services. Members…
Carter's dream, almost reached: Guinea worm cases drop to 14
ATLANTA (AP) — Guinea worm infections dropped to just over a dozen worldwide last year, getting closer to fulfilling former President Jimmy Carter's dream of completely eradicating the disease during his lifetime. The Carter Center reported Wednesday that only…
Atlanta police make arrest in fatal shooting of infant
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police have arrested a 22-year-old man in the shooting of a 6-month-old baby death. Police said Grayson Fleming-Gray was shot just after 2:30 p.m. Monday while riding in a vehicle. Mayor Andre Dickens announced the arrest…
Bill: Give Georgia parents way to quash school materials
ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans in the Georgia House say they will push forward with a proposal that would allow parents to protest books and other materials that they believe are harmful to minors. Under Senate Bill 226, school officials are…
Georgia bill would ban abortion pills by mail, require exams
ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans in Georgia have introduced a bill prohibiting the delivery of abortion pills by mail. It would require anyone who wants to use abortion pills to visit a doctor in advance and then return to pick up…
Cargo surge pushes Port of Savannah to 5.6M container record
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The Port of Savannah saw a whopping 20% increase in shipping containers moving across its docks in 2021 as U.S. seaports scrambled to keep up with a surge in cargo that crammed container yards and…
David Perdue tests positive for COVID-19
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate David Perdue has tested positive for COVID-19. Campaign spokesperson Jenni Sweat says Perdue recorded a positive result on Monday during routine COVID-19 testing. Sweat says the former U.S. senator is vaccinated and boosted…
4 Year-old from Vienna goes missing, hasn't been seen in months
VIENNA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A 4 year-old child is missing from Vienna, Georgia, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigations is looking for him. According to…
Georgia county weighs closing all but one polling place
(CNN) Election officials in a rural Georgia county are weighing plans to close all but one polling place ahead of this year's elections, alarming local voting and civil rights groups. CNN's Diane Gallagher reports.
Georgia DA asks for special grand jury in election probe
FILE - Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis poses for a photo at her office, Feb. 24, 2021 in Atlanta. The Georgia prosecutor who’s investigating possible attempts to interfere in the 2020 general election by former…
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announces launch of new voter registration system in Georgia
In a release from the office of Secretary Raffensperger, details about Georgia's partnership with Salesforce to build a new system on higher…
Georgia Power crews preparing for busy weekend as winter weather approaches
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Georgia Power crews are already gearing up for what could be a busy weekend. Power outages are expected across the state starting Saturday night and into Sunday.…
UGA says Sanford Stadium will be at capacity for championship celebration Saturday
ATHENS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Sanford Stadium will be at full capacity for the University of Georgia's national championship celebration Saturday afternoon. That's according to a UGA release sent Friday afternoon. "At this time, there will be no additional tickets made…
Gov. Kemp declares State of Emergency ahead of winter storm
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Governor Brian Kemp has issued a state of emergency for much of the state ahead of this weekend's winter weather. Meteorologists have forecast snow, ice, and windy conditions for much of the northern part of the state.…
Governor Brian Kemp delivers 'State of the State' address
ATLANTA (41NBC/WMGT) — Governor Brian Kemp says Georgia is navigating its way through the Covid-19 pandemic. That was his message Thursday as he gave his "State of…
Biden: 1st Black woman justice on high court 'long overdue'
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday affirmed his pledge to nominate the first Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court, saying it was “long overdue." He praised retiring Justice Stephen Breyer as a model public servant and promised…
Judge denies access to rioter's community service records
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has denied a news media coalition's request for public access to records of court-ordered community service by one of the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol last year. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth…
Watchdog: HHS failing on health crises, deemed 'high risk'
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal Department of Health and Human Services is failing to meet its responsibilities for leading the nation’s response to public health emergencies including the coronavirus pandemic, extreme weather disasters and even potential bioterror attacks, a…
Ruhle replaces Williams on MSNBC; 'Morning Joe' expanded
NEW YORK (AP) — MSNBC announced Thursday that business journalist Stephanie Ruhle will replace Brian Williams on the nightly newscast “The 11th Hour,” and that “Morning Joe” will expand to four hours. Ruhle, who will continue as a senior…
Biden says 14.5M get health care under Obama law, with help
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday that 14.5 million Americans got private health insurance for this year under the Obama-era health law, thanks to help from his administration. “Health care should be a right, not a privilege,…
US economy grew 5.7% in 2021 in rebound from 2020 recession
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew last year at the fastest pace since Ronald Reagan's presidency, bouncing back with resilience from 2020's brief but devastating coronavirus recession. The nation’s gross domestic product — its total output of goods…
Oklahoma prepares to execute man for 2001 hotel slayings
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma prepared to execute a man on Thursday for the brutal slayings of two hotel workers during a robbery in 2001. Donald Anthony Grant, 46, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection at the Oklahoma…
US weekly jobless claims fall for the first time in a month
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week following three straight increases amid a surge in cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19. Jobless claims fell by 30,000 to 260,000 last week, the Labor Department reported…
Justin Bieber, Olivia Rodrigo lead iHeartRadio nominations
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It's been a peach of a past year for Justin Bieber, who leads the iHeartRadio Music Awards with nine nominations thanks to his two major collaborative hits of 2021, “Peaches” with Daniel Caesar and Giveon,…
Southwest, profitable again in Q4, expects slow 2022 start
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines posted a narrow $68 million profit for the fourth quarter, aided by full flights during the holidays, but the airline warned Thursday that it expects to lose money in the first three months of…
McDonald's ends 2021 strong, but costs rising
McDonald’s ended 2021 on a high note with U.S. customers spending more and fewer restaurant closures in Europe from coronavirus restrictions. The Chicago burger giant said global same-store sales __ or sales at restaurants open at least a year…
Kellyanne Conway memoir 'Here's the Deal' coming out May 24
NEW YORK (AP) — Former White House counselor Kellyanne Conway has a memoir out May 24: “Here's the Deal” is billed by her publisher as a look beyond the headlines of the Trump administration and her family life, including…
Democrats seek swift confirmation to fill Supreme Court seat
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats who have played defense for the last three Supreme Court vacancies plan to move swiftly to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, using the rapid 2020 confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett as…
Buttigieg vows help as US car fatalities keep spiking higher
WASHINGTON (AP) — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is vowing to help stem rising traffic fatalities, releasing a broad-based strategy aimed at reducing speed, redesigning roads and boosting car safety features such as automatic emergency braking. Buttigieg told The Associated…
Fallen officers sought bridges between NYPD, communities
NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Rivera was no stranger to the tensions between New York City cops and some of the communities they police. Growing up in a Dominican neighborhood in Manhattan, he’d seen it up close, like when…
Will virus be 'over'? Most Americans think not: AP-NORC poll
ATLANTA (AP) — Early in the pandemic, Ryan Wilson was careful to take precautions — wearing a mask, not really socializing, doing more of his shopping online. The 38-year-old father and seafood butcher from Casselberry, Florida, says he relaxed…
Remains of massacred ancestors returned to Wiyot Tribe
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The most vulnerable members of the Wiyot Tribe were asleep the morning of Feb. 26, 1860, when a band of white men slipped into their Northern California villages under darkness and slaughtered them. Many of…
New York AG: No basis for Trump's lawsuit challenging probe
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general wants to put a stop to former President Donald Trump's attempted end-run around a yearslong civil investigation into his business practices, asking a judge Wednesday to dismiss his lawsuit aimed at…
Medical marijuana bill passes, heads to Mississipi governor
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers are sending their governor a bill that would create a medical marijuana program for people with serious medical conditions. If it becomes law, as anticipated, Mississippi would join the majority of states that…
Spotify says it will grant Young's request to remove music
NEW YORK (AP) — Neil Young's music will be removed from Spotify at his request, following the veteran rock star's protest over the streaming service airing a popular podcast that featured a figure criticized for spreading COVID misinformation. Spotify,…
