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Truth in the Word Ministry celebrates 25 graduates in Warner Robins
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - 25 students are preparing to graduate from the Christ-centered teaching ministry, Truth in the Word. The institution, which provides degrees in biblical study,…
Cochran couple to host inclusive Pride picnic on June 7
COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — In celebration of Pride Month, Cochran residents Katie and Nikki Weaver say they plan to host an inclusive Pride picnic aimed at bringing together and celebrating the diverse population of Cochran and Middle Georgia. The event,…
Bibb deputies searching for man wanted in connection with May 29 aggravated assault
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man who deputies call a person of interest in connection…
Approximately 1,400 athletes attend Mercer football's Raise the Bar Mega Camp
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) --Approximately 1,400 high school, junior college and transfer student-athletes from various regions of the country converged at Mercer University for the Raise…
12-year-old killed in ATV accident in Washington County
(UPDATE 9:20 P.M.) - According to Georgia State Patrol, troopers responded to crash involving an ATV on Riddleville Mount Moriah Road around 2:45 Thursday afternoon. They say the…
State leaders tout success for Georgia business following 2023 Legislative Session
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - State leaders are boasting about business in Georgia. That was the big news from Bibb County delegates during a community discussion…
Middle Georgia health officials urge sun safety this summer to mitigate skin cancer risk
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - As summer temperatures rise, health officials from Community Health Works and Piedmont Medical Center urge Middle Georgia residents to protect their skin from excessive…
Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful secures $10,000 grant to add 25 new trees to MLK Boulevard by summer's end
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful (KMBB) has secured a $10,000 grant from Keep America Beautiful to add 25 maple and cherry trees along Martin Luther…
Educators get hands-on experience with robotics to help students in STEAM curriculums
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Educators in Middle Georgia are getting the chance to learn about robotics thanks to Georgia Power and the Middle…
Dublin shooting leaves 2 injured
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A shooting in Dublin left two injured early on Thursday morning. The Dublin Police Department says around 6:45 a.m. officers were called to an apartment at 608…
Macon Bacon home opener slated for June 2nd
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- College baseball players from across the country flock to summer leagues aiming to enhance their skills before returning to school. However, only a select…
Investigators search for missing woman from Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help in locating a missing person. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is looking for 69-year-old Dianne…
Fast-acting THC nasal spray now available for seizure patients at Macon's Trulieve dispensary
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Seizure patients who use low-dose THC will now have access to a fast-acting nasal spray. Trulieve medical cannabis dispensary in Macon is…
GoVoteGA Advocacy Tour kicks off in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Middle Georgia residents are talking about legislative issues that affect them ahead of local and national elections. Community members gathered Wednesday at the Tubman Museum…
Operation Soft Back Books seeks donations to support education in Ghana
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Operation Soft Back Books, a Georgia-based initiative providing vital learning materials to African children, is seeking public support through donations. This…
Staying mostly dry Thursday with highs in the mid 80s
We had another day of warm weather across Middle Georgia, with a few showers popping up this evening. Clouds will continue to increase overnight, with mostly cloudy skies expected for Thursday morning. Highs Thursday will warm into the mid 80s…
Macon-Bibb leaders get update on Macon Mall courthouse, amphitheater project
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon-Bibb County community leaders got a firsthand look at the progress of the new amphitheater and courthouse within Macon Mall. The nearly finished courthouse and…
Local healthcare providers rally to raise dementia awareness following Rosalynn Carter's diagnosis
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Following the recent dementia diagnosis of former first lady Rosalynn Carter, healthcare providers in Middle Georgia are urging the community…
Plenty of heat on deck for first weekend of June
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Temperatures will climb into the upper 80s and lower 90s around Middle Georgia over the weekend. Tonight Mostly clear and calm conditions should stick…
Speed cameras to go live near Warner Robins schools
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) –The Warner Robins Police Department announces the initial 45 day warning period for speed cameras near schools is over. The department says there…
BCSD: Free summer meals available to Bibb County youth
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County School District is reminding parents it will offer free meals throughout the summer via the Seamless Summer Option (SSO). In a June 1 letter to parents and guardians, the district said meals will…
Georgia Farm Service Agency steps up amid changing weather patterns, labor shortages in agriculture
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Changing weather patterns are having a big impact on Georgia’s crops, and the Farm Service Agency wants farmers…
Truth in the Word Ministry celebrates 25 graduates in Warner Robins
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - 25 students are preparing to graduate from the Christ-centered teaching ministry, Truth in the Word. The institution, which provides degrees in biblical study,…
Cochran couple to host inclusive Pride picnic on June 7
COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — In celebration of Pride Month, Cochran residents Katie and Nikki Weaver say they plan to host an inclusive Pride picnic aimed at bringing together and celebrating the diverse population of Cochran and Middle Georgia. The event,…
Bibb deputies searching for man wanted in connection with May 29 aggravated assault
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is looking for a man who deputies call a person of interest in connection…
12-year-old killed in ATV accident in Washington County
(UPDATE 9:20 P.M.) - According to Georgia State Patrol, troopers responded to crash involving an ATV on Riddleville Mount Moriah Road around 2:45 Thursday afternoon. They say the…
State leaders tout success for Georgia business following 2023 Legislative Session
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - State leaders are boasting about business in Georgia. That was the big news from Bibb County delegates during a community discussion…
Middle Georgia health officials urge sun safety this summer to mitigate skin cancer risk
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - As summer temperatures rise, health officials from Community Health Works and Piedmont Medical Center urge Middle Georgia residents to protect their skin from excessive…
Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful secures $10,000 grant to add 25 new trees to MLK Boulevard by summer's end
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful (KMBB) has secured a $10,000 grant from Keep America Beautiful to add 25 maple and cherry trees along Martin Luther…
Educators get hands-on experience with robotics to help students in STEAM curriculums
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Educators in Middle Georgia are getting the chance to learn about robotics thanks to Georgia Power and the Middle…
Dublin shooting leaves 2 injured
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A shooting in Dublin left two injured early on Thursday morning. The Dublin Police Department says around 6:45 a.m. officers were called to an apartment at 608…
Investigators search for missing woman from Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help in locating a missing person. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is looking for 69-year-old Dianne…
Fast-acting THC nasal spray now available for seizure patients at Macon's Trulieve dispensary
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Seizure patients who use low-dose THC will now have access to a fast-acting nasal spray. Trulieve medical cannabis dispensary in Macon is…
GoVoteGA Advocacy Tour kicks off in Macon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Middle Georgia residents are talking about legislative issues that affect them ahead of local and national elections. Community members gathered Wednesday at the Tubman Museum…
Operation Soft Back Books seeks donations to support education in Ghana
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Operation Soft Back Books, a Georgia-based initiative providing vital learning materials to African children, is seeking public support through donations. This…
Staying mostly dry Thursday with highs in the mid 80s
We had another day of warm weather across Middle Georgia, with a few showers popping up this evening. Clouds will continue to increase overnight, with mostly cloudy skies expected for Thursday morning. Highs Thursday will warm into the mid 80s…
State leaders tout success for Georgia business following 2023 Legislative Session
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - State leaders are boasting about business in Georgia. That was the big news from Bibb County delegates during a community discussion…
Regents confirm Georgia Tech administrator as new University of North Georgia president
DAHLONEGA, Ga. (AP) — A high-ranking Georgia Tech administrator will become the next president of the University of North Georgia beginning July 1. The Board of Regents voted Thursday to name Mike Shannon as president of the 18,000-student university, which…
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia
(41NBC/WMGT) -- The Carter Center is reporting that former First Lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia. The Center's post came around 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 30th. The Carter Center…
How busy will Atlantic hurricane season be? Depends on who wins unusual battle of climatic titans
Two clashing climatic behemoths, one natural and one with human fingerprints, will square off this summer to determine how quiet or chaotic the Atlantic hurricane season will be. An El Nino is brewing and the natural weather event dramatically…
Murder, cruelty charges dismissed in Georgia toddler's hot car death
ATLANTA (AP) — A father from Georgia will not face another trial over his toddler's death in a hot car, prosecutors said Thursday, after the Georgia Supreme Court last year reversed his murder and child cruelty convictions. Justin Ross Harris, 42, was found…
Georgia woman shares warning after nearly dying from miscarriage
ATLANTA (CNN)- A woman from Georgia who experienced a life-threatening miscarriage is now speaking out about her harrowing ordeal. Melissa Novak, accompanied by her husband Stewart Day, has revealed that her doctor failed to prescribe a specific drug that is…
Hyundai and LG announce $4.3 billion plant in Georgia to build batteries for electric vehicles
ATLANTA (AP) — Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution announced Thursday they will build a $4.3 billion electric battery plant as part of Hyundai's new electric vehicle assembly plant in southeast Georgia. The companies will split the investment, starting…
Death of Macon woman linked to high-profile serial killer Samuel Little
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The death of a Macon woman is linked to high-profile serial killer Samuel Little, more than 40 years later. The Bibb County…
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp plans economic development trip to Israel
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is making an economic development trip to Israel. Kemp spokesperson Garrison Douglas confirmed the trip Wednesday. Douglas said…
Georgia parents accused of starving 10-year-old child to near death
GRIFFIN, Georgia (CNN/WXIA)- In a shocking case just south of Atlanta, two parents are facing charges for allegedly intentionally trying to starve their ten-year-old child to death. The incident has left neighbors and authorities appalled, highlighting the gravity of…
Police release edited body camera video of Deion Patterson's arrest following Atlanta shooting
ATLANTA (CNN/WXIA)- Police have released edited body camera footage capturing the arrest of Deion Patterson, the man facing murder and other charges in connection with a shooting at a medical office building in Atlanta earlier this month. The footage reveals…
Georgia peach industry faces trying season: "This is the worst crop I've ever seen."
(NBC News/WXIA)- Farmers across the state of Georgia are bracing for a challenging peach season due to adverse weather conditions earlier this year. Consumers may face…
Georgia Public Service Commission approves 12% increase in Georgia Power bills starting in June
ATLANTA (AP) — Electricity bills for Georgia Power Co. customers will be going up 12% beginning in June after Georgia’s elected utility…
Anovion, maker of graphite for electric batteries, plans $800 million factory in southwest Georgia
BAINBRIDGE, Ga. (AP) — A company that's trying to become a major American-based supplier of graphite for electric batteries announced Monday it…
Police charge Georgia woman in death of toddler daughter
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia woman was charged with felony murder for the death of her toddler daughter who was found in a retention pond at a metro Atlanta office park, police said Friday. Sandy Springs police Sgt.…
Sheriff: 2 dead, 3 injured in shooting at Georgia motorcycle club event
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Two people were killed and three others injured when shooting broke out at a motorcycle club gathering in Georgia, authorities said. The Richmond County Sheriff's Office said it arrested 10 people in the shootings in Augusta,…
Army officially designates Fort Moore, dropping Confederate name Benning
FORT MOORE, Ga. (AP) — The Army's training hub in Georgia was renamed Fort Moore during a ceremony Thursday, replacing the name of a Confederate officer that had adorned the base for more than a century with that of a…
Democrats in Georgia, seeking stricter gun laws, must court Republican support
ATLANTA (AP) — For people seeking to tighten gun laws in Georgia, the task comes down to changing Republican minds or changing the Republican majority. The magnitude of that challenge was clear Wednesday, as Democrats and more than 100 people…
DeSantis barnstorms New Hampshire and Trump returns to Iowa as rivalry intensifies
LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis kicked off his first visit to New Hampshire as a declared presidential candidate Thursday by turning his focus to President Joe Biden, criticizing him for championing a move to demote the early-voting state from its prominent role…
Senate races to wrap up Biden-McCarthy debt ceiling deal before default deadline
WASHINGTON (AP) — Days away from a default crisis, the U.S. Senate dashed on Thursday to wrap up work on a debt ceiling and budget cuts package that overwhelmingly cleared a House vote, aiming to send it to President Joe Biden's desk…
US companies, nudged by Black employees, have stepped up donations to HBCUs
Natalie Coles will never forget receiving an unexpected phone call in 2020. On the line was Virginia-based Dominion Energy, offering to give money to Wilberforce University, the small historically Black college where she is in charge of fundraising. The company’s…
Alabama deputies fatally shoot man who fired at utility worker, sheriff says
PHENIX CITY, Ala. (AP) — Deputies on Wednesday fatally shot a man who earlier had fired a gun at a utility worker trying to shut off his water and later pointed a firearm at deputies, authorities said. The shooting happened…
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia
(41NBC/WMGT) -- The Carter Center is reporting that former First Lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia. The Center's post came around 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 30th. The Carter Center…
How busy will Atlantic hurricane season be? Depends on who wins unusual battle of climatic titans
Two clashing climatic behemoths, one natural and one with human fingerprints, will square off this summer to determine how quiet or chaotic the Atlantic hurricane season will be. An El Nino is brewing and the natural weather event dramatically…
Tina Turner, unstoppable superstar whose hits included 'What's Love Got to Do With It,' dead at 83
NEW YORK (AP) — Tina Turner, the unstoppable singer and stage performer who teamed with husband Ike Turner for a dynamic run of hit records and live shows in the 1960s and ‘70s and survived her horrifying marriage to…
Prosecutor ends probe of FBI's Trump-Russia investigation with harsh criticism, but no new charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — A special prosecutor has ended his four-year investigation into possible FBI misconduct in its probe of ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign with withering criticism of the bureau but a meager court record that fell…
Repelled by high car prices, Americans are holding on to their vehicles longer than ever
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — With new and used cars still painfully expensive, Ryan Holdsworth says he plans to keep his 9-year-old Chevy Cruze for at least four more years. Limiting his car payments and his overall debt is a…
FDA panel backs over-the-counter birth control pill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health advisers said Wednesday that a decades-old birth control pill should be sold without a prescription, paving the way for a likely U.S. approval of the first over-the-counter contraceptive medication. The panel of FDA advisers voted…
Norfolk Southern creates fund for homeowners near Ohio derailment to compensate for decline in value
Norfolk Southern has recommitted to creating a fund for residents near the site of an Ohio train wreck that would cover any decline in home values since before the derailment earlier this year. In early February, 38 cars derailed in East Palestine, 11 carrying…
US Rep. George Santos arrested on federal criminal charges
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. Rep. George Santos, the New York Republican infamous for fabricating key parts of his life story, has been indicted on charges that he embezzled money from his campaign, lied to Congress about his income and cheated…
UPDATE: Jury rejects claim of rape against Trump, awards accuser $2M
UPDATE: A jury has rejected a writer's claim that Donald Trump raped her, but found him liable for battery in the 1996 attack. The jury awarded E. Jean Carroll at least $2 million. NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors have reached…
Man charged after shooting 14-year-old girl playing hide-and-seek
(NBC NEWS)- David Doyle, a Louisiana man, is facing multiple charges, after he allegedly shot at a group of kids playing hide-and-seek and hit a 14-year-old girl in the back of the head. According to police reports, officers responded to…
Simulation suggests 2020 census missed many noncitizens
New results from a U.S. Census Bureau simulation suggests a significant number of noncitizens were missed in the 2020 census, a national head count during which the Trump administration tried but failed to prevent people in the country illegally from…
US to propose new rules for airline cancellations, delays
The Biden administration is working on new regulations that would require airlines to compensate passengers and cover their meals and hotel rooms if they are stranded for reasons within the airline's control. The White House said President Joe Biden and Transportation…
Americans bet $220B on sports in 5 years since legalization
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Americans have bet over $220 billion on sports with legal gambling outlets in the five years since the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for all 50 states to offer it, and the industry shows…
Morning Business Report: U.S. Airlines made $7 billion from checked bags alone
U.S. airlines saw more than $6.7 billion in baggage fee revenue last year, according to the Bureau of Transportation statistics. American Airlines alone…
