The Federal Trade Commission has initiated a investigation into Meta’s oculus unit. Microsoft obtains Activision Blizzard for $68.7 Billion. YouTube will discontinue production of original shows in the midst of streaming wars. Categories: Tech Report, Technology Tags: Activision, Meta, Microsoft, Youtube
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WGMT)– The Middle Georgia Regional Library wants to help you secure a job or a second interview with training and resume building sessions. The Department of Labor is helping job seekers with resume critiques and teaching you tips for virtual interviews. The library says it is hoping to give people the knowledge they need to get the job…
Cruise ships companies can now decide if they will participate in the COVID-19 guidelines. Netflix increases their prices over the holidays. The basic subscription plan rose by $1 to now $9.99 per month. To address the trucker driver shortage, officials are considering allowing teenagers to become truckers. A new pilot program would allow drivers aged 18 to 20 to operate…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Lucky Food Mart on Second street in Macon was almost robbed Wednesday morning, the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a suspect. According to the BCSO, a masked male entered the Lucky Food Mart at 2400 Second street around 8:26 a.m. brandishing a handgun and demanding money. The suspect attempted to open the cash…
In a release from the office of Secretary Raffensperger, details about Georgia’s partnership with Salesforce to build a new system on higher security servers with faster processing power and up to date secure technology come to light, as well as information about how MTX Group Inc. is the implementation partner for the new voter registration system that are replacing Georgia’s…
UPDATE: The Houston County Sheriff’s Office posted this surveillance footage in reference to the homicide of Renee Dollar on Knodishall Drive in an effort to gain information about the suspects and the incident. ORIGINAL STORY FOLLOWS: WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Houston County Sheriff’s Office deputies are searching for three masked men connected to a deadly shooting during an armed…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – An incoming cold front will bring clouds and rain to the Peach State beginning Wednesday night. Today It’s the last sunny day of the work week before the next storm system rolls in. Again temperatures around Middle Georgia to begin the day were below freezing basically everywhere with half the spots again dropping below 30 degrees….
Verizon and AT&T said they would delay the new 5G cellular service near some airports, adverting potentially devastating disruptions for passengers. U.S. companies are expected to pay an average 3.4% raise to workers in 2022. This growth would be higher than in 2020 and 2021. All types of positions are considered, regardless of seniority. Stocks had the worst day this…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – After a year of serving as the interim fire chief for the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department, Shane Edwards is now officially the department’s chief. The entire Macon-Bibb commission voted in favor of the appointment Tuesday. Edwards has served the fire department for 33 years, starting as a firefighter after finishing high school. He considers it a…
Statue of Harriet Tubman inside Tubman MuseumMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Tubman Museum is hosting the 25th annual All that Jazz Gala at the Macon City Auditorium this weekend. The gala, the museum’s largest fundraiser of the year, will include a dinner and a concert performed by Motown legend Smokey Robinson. The museum is celebrating 40 years of being open…
Washington County shootings under investigationWashington CountyTENNILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Washington County Sheriff’s Office believes two of three gun incidents that happened over the weekend are connected. A shooting, involving teenagers, occurred on Saturday, but the sheriff’s office says two other incidents involving guns took place Sunday. The sheriff’s office believes the two Sunday incidents are connected. “We are pretty…
GBI holding news conference on Crawford County deputy-involved shooting (Photo: Ariel Schiller/41NBC)KNOXVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says it is still gathering details about a fatal shooting this month involving a Crawford County deputy. The GBI held a news conference Tuesday to give an update on the shooting, but there weren’t many new details to release. “We…
The 2005 model fire engine currently at fire station 1 in Peach CountyFORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Peach County Board of Commissioners recently approved the purchase of a new fire truck. The purchase was approved on January 11. The 2022 model fire engine will be assigned to Fire Station 1. It will replace a 2005 fire engine, which will…
Today was a nice return to normal January weather across Middle Georgia with sunshine and highs in the upper 50s. Tomorrow will be our last nice day for a while with partly to mostly cloudy skies and highs in the 60s. By Thursday a cold front will approach the area (timing right now looks like morning hours) bringing our next…
ATHENS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The University of Georgia welcomed a crowd well-over 100 thousand to celebrate its first college football national title since 1980, after defeating the University of Alabama 33-18 in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. Fans from all regions of Georgia and neighboring states traveled to the university to get a glimpse at the national champions….
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — An aggravated assault and auto theft that happened earlier in January has the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office searching for the teen seen in the photos attached here. According to the BCSO, Investigators have obtained warrants and are looking for 18 year-old Jhaiven Maxwell in connection to an Aggravated Assault that took place at the 4300 block…
(41NBC/WMGT) — Science Guy Jason Lindsey shows us this week what happens when you experiment with a straw to make different sounds by changing the shape of it’s end and length. To prep for this experiment, you will need a pair of scissors and a straw on hand. First you will want to make one end of the straw as…
Wednesday could be disastrous for U.S. Airline CEOs due to 5G services, Tesla’s Cybertruck to be delayed until 2023, Ford comes to an agreement with Stripe for five years for e-commerce drive, and Walmart looks to be moving into the metaverse with it’s own cryptocurrency. Categories: Tech Report Tags: Crisis, Cybertruck, ford, Walmart
Officers responded to a home in the 200 block of Northlake Drive around 9:35 Monday night. That’s where they found a 15-year-old male shot in the chest. According to a police department news release, the teen was shot by another male juvenile inside the victim’s home. The release goes on to say, the investigation appears to show the shooting was…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Here are Middle Georgia’s food service health inspection scores from the Georgia Department of Public Health between Monday, January 10 and Friday, January 14, 2022. All scores of 75 and below are shown in red. All scores between 76 and 85 are shown in orange. All scores between 86-99 are shown in black. All scores of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – High pressure will keep the sunshine over the Peach State throughout the day Tuesday. Today It was a cold morning to kick things off across the Peach State as all the clouds from this weekend’s wet weather finally cleared out. Temperatures around Middle Georgia fell below freezing across the board with many spots dropping below 30…
Skies are clearing this evening and temperatures will be falling quickly tonight as lows fall to the mid 20s. Tomorrow brings another sunny day to the area as temps warm into the mid 50s, with much calmer winds than today. By Wednesday we will be seeing high pressure pushing east, and clouds returning to Middle Georgia by the evening. High…
MLK Breakfast served at the Tubman MuseumMLK BreakfastMACON, Georgia(41NBC/WMGT) — The Macon-Bibb Community broke bread together Monday as they celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Tubman Museum partnered with the MLK Committee to host the 31st annual breakfast. This year, however, was a little different. People sat in their car to listen in while breakfast was delivered to them….
MTS Mural nearing completionMacon Transit AuthorityMACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — If you’ve driven past the Macon Transit Authority lately, you may have noticed all the colorful paint. That’s because artist Abraham Abebe is adding the finishing touches to MTA’s newest mural. The artwork is being created to showcase Macon’s unity, according to Abebe. It’s taken him 20 days to complete it….