MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A computer repair shop in Macon that bought used computers from a government auction site says the ones they were sold had personal information of city employees still in the hard drives. A police report says…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The city of Warner Robins kicked off the new year by updating an out-dated charter. The proposed changed would change of the age eligibility for people running for candidacy. Warner Robins City Council member Carolyn…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – For the first time ever, military veterans that are living in state-run nursing homes will be a charged. For the past 50 years, veterans in Milledgeville and Augusta have been staying in the Georgia State War…
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- 18 people were arrested and 100 citations were handed down in Forsyth over the weekend, after the Monroe County Drug Unit conducted a raid at the Sugar Shack Lounge. Owner Dexter Webb says the rules in…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones tells 41 NBC a body was found behind the home at 833 Corbin Avenue Wednesday afternoon He's been identified as 63-year-old Robert Odom of Macon. Jones says the body has been…
BUTLER, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Protestors were outside of City Hall Wednesday in Butler,angry over a City Council decision to fire Police Chief, Mike Peacock. 41NBC spoke with Butler's Mayor Pro Tem Barry Whitley, who said Peacock was pushed out because…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Final autopsy results released today show that 18-month old Breazia Davis died of multiple blunt force trauma, and her cause of death was officially ruled a homicide. In November, she was found unconscious and was taken…
IRWINTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Wilkinson County man on trial for murdering and robbing another man has pleaded guilty. Zachary Beck is accused of shooting and robbing 54-year-old Ronnie Rozier at his home in McIntyre two years ago. Beck confessed…
JEFFERSONVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Tension filled the room as each agenda item was discussed amongst the Twiggs County Commissioners, a majority of them newly elected. It's only the second week of 2013 and Tuesday the commissioners met for the third…
COCHRAN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The city of Cochran filed suit against Bleckley County and it all boils down to a penny. Negotiations for the distribution of the new Local Options Sales Tax funds started in June, but city and county…
DUBLIN, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Georgia congressman is making his rounds throughout his district giving a listening ear to voters' concerns. Congressman John Barrow, a Democrat who was just re-elected to represent Georgia's 12th Congressional District, visited Treutlan, Wheeler and…
IRWINTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The murder trial of a Wilkinson County man started Tuesday after it was postponed for almost a month. Zachary Beck is accused of robbing and killing 54-year-old Ronnie Rozier at his home in McIntyre on January…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The results of a fiscal year 2012 financial audit on the city of Macon are in. Tuesday night, a representative from Mauldin and Jenkins, the firm that conducted the review, presented its findings to city council.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Lawyers for Stephen McDaniel, the man accused of killing and dismembering Mercer Law graduate Lauren Giddings, asked a judge for more time to file motions Monday, because they're missing evidence. One of McDaniel's attorney's, Franklin Hogue…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Macon man was shot and killed by police officers in West Virginia Monday afternoon, after officials say he pulled out a gun during a traffic stop. The NBC affiliate in Beckley West Virginia, WVVA, is…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Today, the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to overturn a law that bans firearms in places of worship. Pastor of the Lundy Chapel Baptist Church in Macon, Anthony Corbett, says guns don't belong inside his church.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- CrimeStoppers needs your help keeping the streets safe. Sgt. Robert Martin stopped by Daybreak with who you need to be on the lookout for this week. Remember, you will be rewarded for any information that leads…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Residents in Jones County are coming together to help a family that lost everything in a fire. 41 NBC news crews were at the scene as a large blaze destroyed a home on Champion Drive Sunday…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The University of Georgia System Board of Regents will officially vote to merge Macon State and Middle Georgia State Colleges into one institution, Middle Georgia State College, on Tuesday. In January 2012, the University System of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigations are interviewing witnesses as they continue to investigate the fatal police-involved shooting at Kroger. Rodney Wall with the Georgia Bureau of Investigations said the GBI is currently working to…
IRWINTON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The murder trial of a Wilkinson County man was set to begin on Monday, but his attorney got hurt over the weekend and couldn't make it to court. It was suppose to be the first day…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A family of five is homeless tonight, after a fire destroys their home in Jones County. A call came in to the Macon-Bibb Fire Department around 7:30 tonight that a fire broke out at 3643 Champion…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Brides-to-be, grooms-to-be and even a few bridezillas flocked to downtown Macon for wedding advice on Sunday. Macon's Wedding Ring held it's annual bridal show at the Blacksmith Shop. The show was set up to allow couples…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon police responded to two shootings just blocks apart from each other Saturday afternoon and neighbors believe the recent violence is gang-related. The first shooting happened at Freedom Park around 2 p.m. Authorities say a teenage…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon-Bibb Animal Shelter is in dire need of adoptions. The facility has reached it's capacity and animals could face euthanasia if the community doesn't react. "We are really desperate for help," said Kristal Mahoganey with…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The presents are unwrapped, the egg nog is gone and it's time to take down that old Christmas tree. Over the weekend, the Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful Commission and Keep Warner Robins Beautiful offered programs to…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Most of us have them in our homes and use them every day, but researchers at a New York University found out that in the long run, compact fluorescent bulbs could do more harm than good.…
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Baldwin County deputies arrested a man suspected of breaking into ten homes over the holidays and they caught him using a serial number. Deputies arrested 43-year-old George Stewart on Friday in connection with at least two…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Macon police have released a photo of the officer under investigation for shooting and killing a man outside a Kroger store on December 21st. Officer Clayton Sutton has been placed on administrative leave while police conduct…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The new year just kicked off and keeping your resolutions are probably going well. But how can you keep them going all year long? A new year means a new you. Many people set goals they…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - An airline that would have provided service from Macon to Atlanta, has pulled out of the market. That's according to the City of Macon's Director of Public Affairs, Chris Floore. Sun Air announced Wednesday they have…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Police in Macon need your help identifying two people who they say used counterfeit money at a flea market. They're pictured in these photos. They're suspected of using the fake money at the Macon Indoor Flea…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A woman was shot inside a vehicle Thursday and then dropped off near a Macon gas station. Just before noon, witnesses say they heard 37-year-old Anita McDaniel scream, "Help me!" in the parking lot between All…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Every once in a while a story comes along, the kind where as a reporter, you aren't exactly sure what direction the story will go. A couple weeks ago I received an email from a…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The 73-year-old man accused of killing a woman at a gas station could bond out of jail. During a bond hearing Thursday morning at the Bibb County Courthouse, attorney Veronica Reeves asked Judge Howard Simms for…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The Macon Police Department is asking for your help in identifying and locating two people seen in the photos below. According to a Macon Police news release, the pair is suspected of passing around a large…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A fight between two brothers leads to one being stabbed while the other arrested. 29 year-old Tavarus Gray was taken to the Medical Center after suffering a knife wound to his upper torso during a fight…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- Newly elected Bibb County Sheriff David Davis announced that the sheriff's office will not have two chief deputies because of changes in state law. Davis said having one chief deputy and a chief of staff is…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The new year brought a new face to the Bibb County Board of Commissioners. Recently elected Gary Bechtel, along with Chairman Sam Hart, Commissioners Joe Allen, Bert Bivins, and Lonzy Edwards all took an oath of…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The so-called fiscal cliff has been avoided, so what does it mean for you? Frankly, your taxes are probably about to go up. Except for those making $400,000 a year (or couples making $450,000), the rest…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The city of Perry is kicking off the new year with a new police chief. Houston County investigator Stephen Lynn accepted the position in December, but won't take office for another couple of weeks. Lynn has…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The family of the man shot and killed by a Macon Police officer plans to sue the Macon Police Department. Macon Police Officer Clayton Sutton fatally shot Sammie Davis Jr. in front of the Kroger on…
PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Former Bibb County District Attorney Greg Winters is settling into his new office at the Houston County courthouse. After a long campaign, Winters lost his seat as Bibb County District Attorney to David Cooke. He has…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A man was arrested Wednesday morning in connection with the murder of Christopher Crowder at a Chambers Road Waffle House early last month. According a MPD news release, 20-year-old Devonte Quashawn Haywood was booked for murder…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) -- The Macon-Bibb County Fire Department is investigating three fires that were set at the Macon Symphony Orchestra Building on New Years Day. According to Macon-Bibb Fire Sergeant Ben Gleaton, around 2:51 am on January 1st, the…
MONTEZUMA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- A joke gone bad could send a Montezuma woman to jail after she told police she found a baby in a dumpster. Montezuma Police Chief Eric Finch says the police department received numerous calls over the holiday…
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – A Warner Robins man is dead after he walked in the roadway and was hit by a van. It happened Monday night on Corder Road. According to the Warner Robins Police Department Daniel Moncrief, 32,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A local humane society is saving lives, one pet at a time. In 2012, Macon Purrs N Paws rescued hundreds of animals from high kill shelters across Georgia. Those shelters included one in Columbus, Warner Robins,…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A fast food chain is getting a little more state of the art with the grand opening of Macon's newest Wendy's. The restaurant off Riverside Drive near Tom Hill Senior Boulevard officially opened on December 27.…
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A Macon woman hit by a car two weeks ago died Tuesday in the hospital. According to Bibb County Coroner Leon Jones, 40-year-old Stacey Walker died at 12:52 p.m. In ICU at the Medical Center of…