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Cox Communications holds 30th annual Student Hero ceremony
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Cox Communications held its annual Student Hero ceremony at the Tubman Museum Wednesday. The Cox Hero Award recognizes students who have overcome obstacles in their…
Carl Vinson VA Medical Center promotes healthy living with annual 'VA2K Walk and Roll' event
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — What started as a way to get veterans up and moving has now grown into a collaboration…
Atrium Health Navicent honors trauma survivors with special moment
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — May marks National Trauma Awareness Month, and Atrium Health Navicent took the opportunity to honor two trauma survivors Wednesday. First responders and healthcare…
Public health officials confirm case of monkeypox in Massachusetts
The Department of Public Health in Massachusetts confirmed a man who recently traveled to Canada has tested positive for monkeypox virus infection. According to the Massachusetts DPH, initial testing was completed late Tuesday at the State Public Health Laboratory. The…
Morning Business Report: FDA approves single booster shot for kids aged 5 to 11
The FDA has okayed a single booster shot for kids aged 5 to 11 to be given 5 months after the two shot COVID regimen. The union representing flight attendants at Spirit and…
Bus manufacturer Blue Bird, lays off 115 at Fort Valley plant
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)—Blue Bird Corporation, the school bus manufacturer in Fort Valley, recently laid off more than 100 people. In statement sent to 41NBC,…
Macon-Bibb FY2023 budget sees increases
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Macon-Bibb Mayor Lester Miller officially released his Fiscal Year 2023 budget. It's no surprise public safety is one of the man items, along with economic…
Macon-Bibb Elections Supervisor search continues
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The search for a new Elections Supervisor continues following Macon-Bibb County Commissioners deciding not to approve the Board of Elections recommendation. The Board of Elections named Canetra Ford,…
UPDATE: Bibb County Sheriff's Office identifies teen who drowned Tuesday
UPDATE (5/18) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office identified those pulled from the Ocmulgee River Tuesday as 17-year-old Betty Gisselle Rivera, 28-year-old Alex Mendoza and…
Recognizing the signs of a stroke, the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S.
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. At Atrium Health Navicent, doctors are…
MGA working to fill aviation positions thanks to $5 million in state funding
EASTMAN, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — The need for pilots is growing, and Middle Georgia State University is hoping to fill that growing demand. The university…
Piedmont Macon acquires new urgent care facility
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Piedmont Macon cut the ribbon on a new partnership after it acquired Village Medical Associates in February. Village Medical focuses on emergency response, and Piedmont…
Middle Georgia Meals on Wheels receives government funding
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Governor Brian Kemp awarded $1.4 million to Middle Georgia Meals on Wheels. The funding comes as part of $45 million in grants given to…
Sandersville man arrested for murder of Appling County woman
BAXLEY, Georgia (41NBC) -- A Sandersville man has been arrested and charged for the murder of an Appling County woman. According to a release from the Georgia…
Man arrested in connection to shots fired at Perry block party
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A man has been arrested after pulling out a gun and shooting at several people at a block party in the…
Livestreamed carnage: Tech's hard lessons from mass killings
Experts are calling for a broader discussion around livestreams after a white gunman killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket. The self-described white supremacist mounted a GoPro camera to his helmet to stream his assault live on Twitch, the…
FDA clears COVID booster shot for healthy kids ages 5 to 11
(AP) U.S. regulators have authorized a COVID-19 vaccine booster for healthy children ages 5 to 11. Everyone 12 and older already was supposed to get one booster dose for the best protection against the newest variants of the coronavirus. Some…
Morning Business Report: Abbott Labs to restart production of baby formula
Abbott Labs and the FDA reached a deal to restart production of baby formula at a U.S. plant that has been shut down during recall. After paperwork, the plant should start producing formula…
Slightly cooler conditions today
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Temperatures are slightly cooler and the air is drier following yesterday's weak cold front. Today Sunny skies will dominate the afternoon around Middle…
Hottest afternoon of the week on deck
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Temperatures will soar into the upper 90s as they reach their peak for the week this afternoon. Today Heat will be abundant as we…
Record heat possible Thursday
Middle Georgia saw some summer heat today, with highs in the mid 90s across the area. Tomorrow we are going to crank the heat even higher with temps warming to the upper…
Herschel Walker visits Macon, makes case for run at U.S. Senate
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — It's no doubt that Herschel Walker's reputation precedes him. Many people who attended the former football star's campaign rally at the Georgia…
Coca-Cola United, CGTC hold CDL hiring fair
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Coca-Cola United partnered with Central Georgia Technical College to hold a commercial driver's license (CDL) hiring fair Wednesday. Coca-Cola United is the bottling company that helps…
Cox Communications holds 30th annual Student Hero ceremony
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Cox Communications held its annual Student Hero ceremony at the Tubman Museum Wednesday. The Cox Hero Award recognizes students who have overcome obstacles in their…
Carl Vinson VA Medical Center promotes healthy living with annual 'VA2K Walk and Roll' event
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — What started as a way to get veterans up and moving has now grown into a collaboration…
Atrium Health Navicent honors trauma survivors with special moment
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — May marks National Trauma Awareness Month, and Atrium Health Navicent took the opportunity to honor two trauma survivors Wednesday. First responders and healthcare…
Bus manufacturer Blue Bird, lays off 115 at Fort Valley plant
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)—Blue Bird Corporation, the school bus manufacturer in Fort Valley, recently laid off more than 100 people. In statement sent to 41NBC,…
Macon-Bibb FY2023 budget sees increases
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— Macon-Bibb Mayor Lester Miller officially released his Fiscal Year 2023 budget. It's no surprise public safety is one of the man items, along with economic…
Macon-Bibb Elections Supervisor search continues
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)— The search for a new Elections Supervisor continues following Macon-Bibb County Commissioners deciding not to approve the Board of Elections recommendation. The Board of Elections named Canetra Ford,…
UPDATE: Bibb County Sheriff's Office identifies teen who drowned Tuesday
UPDATE (5/18) - The Bibb County Sheriff's Office identified those pulled from the Ocmulgee River Tuesday as 17-year-old Betty Gisselle Rivera, 28-year-old Alex Mendoza and…
Wednesday starts our warm up in Middle Georgia
It was another nice day in Middle Georgia, but a string of hot days is on the way through the rest of the week. Sunshine will be plentiful…
Recognizing the signs of a stroke, the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S.
MACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. At Atrium Health Navicent, doctors are…
MGA working to fill aviation positions thanks to $5 million in state funding
EASTMAN, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — The need for pilots is growing, and Middle Georgia State University is hoping to fill that growing demand. The university…
Piedmont Macon acquires new urgent care facility
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Piedmont Macon cut the ribbon on a new partnership after it acquired Village Medical Associates in February. Village Medical focuses on emergency response, and Piedmont…
Middle Georgia Meals on Wheels receives government funding
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Governor Brian Kemp awarded $1.4 million to Middle Georgia Meals on Wheels. The funding comes as part of $45 million in grants given to…
Sandersville man arrested for murder of Appling County woman
BAXLEY, Georgia (41NBC) -- A Sandersville man has been arrested and charged for the murder of an Appling County woman. According to a release from the Georgia…
Man arrested in connection to shots fired at Perry block party
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- A man has been arrested after pulling out a gun and shooting at several people at a block party in the…
Lieutenant governor candidate Burt Jones hasn't disclosed flights
ATLANTA (AP) — A Republican candidate for Georgia lieutenant governor has acknowledged he has been flying to campaign events on his family’s private plane. However, state Sen. Burt Jones hasn't disclosed any donations or expenses related to the flights in…
Police arrest 8 on site of planned Atlanta police facility
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police say at least eight people have been arrested at the site of a planned public safety training center. Opponents have been occupying the wooded area for months in an attempt to prevent construction. Atlanta Police…
Georgia students sue over blocked protest against rebel flag
ATLANTA (AP) — Several Black high school students suspended for trying to protest Confederate flag displays on campus are suing their school district. Their civil rights lawsuit filed Tuesday says the Floyd County school system northwest of Atlanta shows “deliberate…
Lieutenant governor candidate Burt Jones hasn't disclosed flights
ATLANTA (AP) — A Republican candidate for Georgia lieutenant governor has acknowledged he has been flying to campaign events on his family’s private plane. However, state Sen. Burt Jones hasn't disclosed any donations or expenses related to the flights in…
Georgia voters appeal decision on Rep. Greene's eligibility
ATLANTA (AP) — A group of voters who challenged U.S. Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene’s eligibility to run for reelection say they have appealed the Georgia secretary of state’s decision that she can appear on the ballot. The voters said she…
In early primaries, voters favor polling places over mail
ATLANTA (AP) — Ten of millions of people in the United States opted for mail ballots during the pandemic election of 2020. This year, voters in the early primary states are returning in droves to in-person voting. In Georgia, about…
Georgia appeals order staying execution set for Tuesday
ATLANTA (AP) — The state of Georgia is appealing a judge’s ruling that stayed the execution of a man who killed an 8-year-old girl and raped her 10-year-old friend 46 years ago. Virgil Delano Presnell Jr. abducted and attacked the…
Georgia parole board declines to halt killer's execution
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's parole board has declined to halt the execution of a man who killed an 8-year-old girl 46 years ago. The board issued its decision…
Governor Kemp announces $415 Million in awards to help those negatively impacted by COVID
(41NBC/WMGT) -- Monday, Governor Kemp announced that over $415 million has been awarded to hardworking Georgians, Georgia non-profits, government organizations, and businesses in response to economic harms caused by COVID-19. Kemp says this money is going to help in the…
Perdue raises $2.3M in challenge but trails Kemp
ATLANTA (AP) — Republican David Perdue raised $2.3 million in the three months ended April 30, the former U.S. senator’s campaign reported Monday. That’s behind the $2.7 million incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp raised in only 26 days following the April…
Lawyers seek to delay Georgia execution set for next week
ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for a Georgia man scheduled to be put to death next week for killing an 8-year-old girl 46 years ago are trying to delay the execution. Virgil Delano Presnell Jr. is scheduled to die May 17…
University: Georgia drug search intimidated Black athletes
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The president of a historically Black college says sheriff's deputies in Georgia intimidated and humiliated the school women's lacrosse team when officers pulled over the athletes' bus and searched it for drugs. Delaware State University President…
Atlanta rapper Young Thug arrested on RICO, gang charges
ATLANTA (AP) — The rapper Young Thug is in Atlanta's Fulton County Jail, accused of co-founding a criminal street gang. The Atlanta rapper's real name is Jeffrey Lamar Williams and he was arrested Monday at his Atlanta home. He's one…
Confession, DNA at heart of trial in Georgia teacher's death
OCILLA, Ga. (AP) — Jurors are hearing dueling arguments over the confession of a Georgia man standing trial for murder in the 2005 disappearance and death of high school teacher Tara Grinstead. The trial of Ryan Duke opened Monday in…
Georgia elections chief aims to shore up Republican support
ATLANTA (AP) — Brad Raffensperger says the Georgia and U.S. Constitutions should be amended to prohibit voting by noncitizens. He oversaw a citizenship audit of the state’s voter rolls and has announced plans to further integrate citizenship checks into the…
Police: 6 shot, 3 fatally at a greater Atlanta condo complex
ATLANTA (AP) — Authorities say a shooting in the greater Atlanta area has left three people dead and three others wounded. Police in Dekalb County said the six people were shot Sunday night at a condominium complex near Clarkston in…
Trial to start in slaying of Georgia teacher Tara Grinstead
OCILLA, Ga. (AP) — More than 16 years after a popular high school teacher vanished in rural Georgia, a man is about to stand trial for her murder. Opening statements are scheduled for Monday in the trial of Ryan Duke.…
20 people displaced, 2 cats killed in apartment fire
TUCKER, Ga. (AP) — Firefighters say 20 people are without a home after a Saturday fire damaged an apartment building outside the city of Tucker. News outlets reported that investigators determined the fire started in a kitchen after one of…
Georgia nuclear plant's cost now forecast to top $30 billion
ATLANTA (AP) — A nuclear power plant being built in Georgia is now projected to cost its owners more than $30 billion. A financial report from one of the owners on Friday pushed the cost of Plant Vogtle near Augusta…
Macon-Bibb Clerk of Commission Janice Ross receives state honor
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon-Bibb’s Clerk of Commission Janice Ross is the 2022 Clerk of the Year for the state of Georgia. The Georgia County Clerks Association (GCCA) and ACCG, Georgia’s County Association, announced the honor on Friday, April 29th,…
Judge: Marjorie Taylor Greene is qualified for reelection
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia secretary of state Brad Raffensperger has accepted a judge’s findings and says Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is qualified to run for reelection. Earlier today, a judge determined that U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene can run…
Public health officials confirm case of monkeypox in Massachusetts
The Department of Public Health in Massachusetts confirmed a man who recently traveled to Canada has tested positive for monkeypox virus infection. According to the Massachusetts DPH, initial testing was completed late Tuesday at the State Public Health Laboratory. The…
Takeaways: Election denier wins, bad behavior dooms Cawthorn
WASHINGTON (AP) — In Pennsylvania governor’s race, a candidate who has spread lies about the 2020 vote count won the Republican nomination, putting an election denier within striking distance of running a presidential battleground state in 2024. Meanwhile, former President…
With Roe in doubt, some fear tech surveillance of pregnancy
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Companies that collect data from the digital clues people leave online often know their most sensitive health information _ gleaned from web searches, health apps and location trackers. Privacy experts fear this digital trail could be used…
Buffalo is latest mass shooting by gunman wearing body armor
When a shooter attacked a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, over the weekend, its security guard tried to stop him. At least one of the guard's shots hit the gunman, but it didn’t stop the deadly rampage because the gunman…
Buffalo shooting leaves neighborhood without a grocery store
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo store where 10 Black people were killed in a racist shooting rampage was more than a place to buy groceries. As the only supermarket for miles, residents say Tops Friendly Market was a sort…
Taiwan's president condemns California church shooting
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan's president has condemned the shooting at a Taiwanese church in California by a man reportedly driven by hatred of the island while a lawmaker from her ruling party questioned whether Chinese propaganda was a…
Livestreamed carnage: Tech's hard lessons from mass killings
Experts are calling for a broader discussion around livestreams after a white gunman killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket. The self-described white supremacist mounted a GoPro camera to his helmet to stream his assault live on Twitch, the…
FDA clears COVID booster shot for healthy kids ages 5 to 11
(AP) U.S. regulators have authorized a COVID-19 vaccine booster for healthy children ages 5 to 11. Everyone 12 and older already was supposed to get one booster dose for the best protection against the newest variants of the coronavirus. Some…
‘Fiery’ Psaki ending tenure as a top White House messenger
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jen Psaki is leaving as White House press secretary on Friday after having answered reporters’ questions nearly every weekday of the almost 500 days that President Joe Biden has been in office. That makes her a top…
Ashley Judd talks about mental health after mother's death
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Ashley Judd encouraged people to seek help for their mental health after the loss of her mother, country star Naomi Judd. In an interview on “Good Morning America,” the movie star said she wanted to address…
Biden to urge local leaders to boost public safety spending
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mayors, police chiefs and other local officials are going to the White House to share with President Joe Biden how they are spending money from the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package on policing and public safety programs.…
Here's how the Jan. 6 Committee plans to roll out its findings
The House select committee investigating January 6 is finalizing plans for its series of hearings set for next month, including its list of witnesses and topics that will be covered. CNN Ryan Nobles reports on the developments. Evidence mounts…
New construction facility investment to bring hundreds of jobs to Dublin
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Governor Brian Kemp says that 400 jobs will be coming to Dublin in the next 2 years. An announcement from Governor…
Unauthorized video of Jesse Williams onstage prompts outrage
NEW YORK (AP) — Video of a naked Jesse Williams captured onstage in a shower scene from a Broadway play has been posted online, prompting an outcry from the producers and the union that represents actors and stage managers.…
US inflation hit 8.3% last month but slows from 40-year high
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation slowed in April after months of relentless gains, a tentative sign that price increases may be peaking while still imposing a financial strain on American households. Consumer prices jumped 8.3% from 12 months earlier. That was…
US overdose deaths hit record 107,000 last year, CDC says
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, setting another tragic U.S. record. That translates to roughly one overdose death every 5 minutes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday released…
Democrats' bill would make Roe v. Wade law and expand it
WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion legislation facing a Senate test vote would enshrine into federal law the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide. Senate Democrats are moving quickly to try to codify the 50-year-old ruling after a…
Trump-backed US Rep. Alex Mooney wins W.Va. GOP primary
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Congressman Alex Mooney has won the Republican nomination for one of West Virginia’s two seats in the U.S. House. Former President Donald Trump had endorsed Mooney instead of another Republican incumbent, congressman David McKinley, who…
Florida students win yearbook flap over "Don't Say Gay" bill
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Students at a central Florida high school are declaring victory after taking their protest to their school board over plans to censor a yearbook page showing a student walkout against the state's so-called “Don’t Say…
See moment passenger lands plane after pilot had medical emergency
(CNN) A passenger with no flying experience safely landed a private plane at a Florida airport with the help of an air traffic controller after the pilot became incapacitated. The condition of the pilot is unknown at this time.…
