Bibb county deputies tend to see an increase in teen crime when school's out. They say teens are unsupervised, and it's easier for them to get into trouble when they have nothing else to do.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Macon man will spend the next three years in prison for starting a fire at an apartment he shared with his girlfriend on New Year's Eve in 2015, according to the Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s…
Macon's VA Clinic at Thomaston and Cavalier Drive is closing its doors. But, a new and bigger facility is open just down the street.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - It is time for baseball. Opening Day is Thursday, and there is plenty to be excited about the Braves for the 2018 season. Sure, they haven’t had a winning season since 2013, when they won the…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A judge told a Macon woman she can't live with children for the next 20 years after she pleaded guilty to causing her baby's death in 2014. Kawanna Janesa Oliver, 27, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter…
Macon-Bibb County filed a lawsuit in federal court on Tuesday against several opioid makers and distributors.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - After suffering through very cool conditions Monday and considerable cloudiness Tuesday, Wednesday will bring much warmer weather with a good dose of sunshine! Winds will mainly come from the south as warm, moist air flows in…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The oldest commercial building in Warner Robins is being reinvented into a place where you can get fresh, delicious empanadas - My Grandma's Empanadas! "Lunch time is happy crazy, the line's out the door people…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Laurens County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a body was found behind a hotel Tuesday night. According to a Facebook post from the sheriff's office, the body was found in the woods behind the Holiday…
A 17 year-old student has been indicted after threatening to shoot up and blow up Crawford County High School. Jurors made the decision on February 14th.
After 20 years, you will finally start to see construction on Jeffersonville road this summer.
A former city clerk in Reynolds has been ordered to pay $17,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to fiduciary theft in a court hearing Tuesday.
Former Macon Mayor says Kroger's management is acting unlawfully with the closing of its Pio Nono location.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon-Bibb commissioners are moving forward to hold a special election to fill the District 1 seat. Mayor Pro Tem Al Tillman sponsored a resolution to reconsider holding the special election. In a 6-2 vote Tuesday morning,…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Centerville pastor found guilty of sexual battery against a child under 16 will be sentenced Thursday. Wiley Leverett was accused of molesting four young girls. Jurors handed down a guilty verdict after deliberating for nearly…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - After a very cold start to the week in Middle Georgia, temperatures will trend upwards through Thursday. The high temperature recorded in Macon yesterday (03/26/18) was 51 degrees. The reason it was so cold was because…
Good Evening! It has been a chilly couple of days thanks to a wedge front that trapped cold air in Middle Georgia beginning on Sunday. The good news is, that the cold air is on the way out! Tuesday: Clouds…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A woman is in stable condition after being shot by her boyfriend early Sunday morning. The Bibb County Sheriff's Office arrested 45-year-old Kris Reese after investigators say he shot April Young, 42, around 12:10 a.m. Police…
Bibb Deputies are urging residents around Houston Road to keep their eyes open after several mailboxes were left open by an unknown person or people.
North Bibb County residents are ready to file a lawsuit if the county doesn't hold a special election in May.
Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia are on the move
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Investigators say the fire that killed a Baldwin County man was a result of misuse of smoking material. 43-year-old Lemonte Hargrove was found inside a mobile home on Harrisburg Road just before 2 Sunday morning. Authorities…
While many of us were counting sheep last night, authorities in Jones County say they were on the search for one that escaped and was on the loose in Bradley.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Kroger on Pio Nono Avenue in Macon will close next month. The company says that location has experienced a decline in sales and negative profit for some time. Kroger has been at the location for…
Doctor talks about colorectal cancer and how important it is to get screenings.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Tuesday, March 20th marked the first day of spring, but winter isn't ready to say "goodbye" just yet. A back door cold front has brought another blast of cold air back to Middle Georgia. Typically, cold…
Cherry Blossom organizers traded in their gardening gloves for golden gloves this weekend at the 2018 Georgia State Golden Glove Boxing Tournament in Macon.
Truck driver found dead on I75 south in Macon.
Good Evening! It is time for the weekend and we have got a mix of good and bad news...so let's start with the good! Saturday: Warm air moves in quickly under a warm front with our highs back in the…
The Crawford County Sheriff's Office is looking for a suspect who stabbed a man Tuesday night.
For the first time in 40 years, the Pig'n Whistle is making a comeback to Macon.
Medical professionals say parents need to be aware of their surrounding while traveling on spring break.
Georgia Doom ready to kick off season
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A 19-year-old man will spend close to 10 years in prison for the role he played in a robbery that happened outside a Starbucks in Macon. Malik Treyvurus Curtis was sentenced Friday to 15 years, eight…
ATLANTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Former U.S. Sen. Zell Miller, a Democrat who led the charge for Georgia's lottery-funded HOPE scholarships during his two terms as governor, has died. He was 86. Lori Geary, a spokeswoman for the Miller Institute Foundation, said…
UPDATE: 25-year-old Jerome Beasley was arrested in Macon by Bibb County Sheriff’s Violent Crimes Investigators and members of the Southeastern Regional Fugitive Task Force. Beasley was found at a home on Patterson Street around 10 Friday morning. He is charged…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A driver has crashed into the front of a duplex on Dublin Ave in east Macon. The Bibb County Sheriff's Office reports that around 5 a.m., 37-year-old Qwankellia Mack stopped her car at the intersection of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The 36th International Cherry Blossom Festival will be coming to a close in Macon this weekend. Rain is in the forecast, but it won't be a total washout. A high pressure system will move over the…
Good Evening! The cold hung around today with our highs only making it into the lower 60's. The good news is that warm air is on the way, just in time for the weekend! Through the day tomorrow we will…
Cherry Blossom organizers are disappointed with turn out to the festival this week. With many of the events taking place outside, they say they blame high powered winds and chilly temperatures over the last few days and nights for the drop in attendance compared to previous years.
Police departments across the nation have had their share of officer misconduct. That's why police in Perry are enforcing the law the RITE way.
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The man who robbed a Macon teenager back in 2016 will spend 12 years in prison. 21-year-old Michael Jewroid Mitchell, Jr. was found guilty by jurors and sentenced to 20 years this week. Mitchell and 20-year-old…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Drivers will have to worry less about finding parking in downtown Macon. Macon-Bibb Urban Development Authority signed a contract with Lanier Parking Meter Services to install about 700 meters in downtown Macon. Alex Morrison, Executive Director…
A wreck on Highway 49 in Jones County has the highway closed down, and emergency crews on the scene.
Twiggs County filed a lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors.
Bike Walk Macon is getting ready for Open Streets
LIZELLLA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A local Girl Scout troop got rewarded by their troop leaders for selling over 16,000 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies. Troop 60382, part of the Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia, sold a whopping 16,843 boxes during…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Spring in Middle Georgia means a roller coaster temperature pattern as frontal systems cause drastic changes to the weather. Earlier this week, Middle Georgia had afternoon temperatures in the 50's after a cold front swept through…
Westside High School football coach Sheddrick Risper is hoping to become the next American Ninja Warrior.
JONES COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Jones County Sheriff's Office says it found another part of a jaw bone while search for clues near New Clinton Rd in East Macon this week. This comes after the lower portion of a…