Forty elementary school students have fewer things to worry about for the start of the 2025-2026 school year. A large ...

On Tuesday, July 29, the office experienced an electrical issue that caused an enormous amount of black smoke to fill the ...

PEARSON, Ga. (WALB) - The Pearson Police Department (PPD) announced upcoming traffic changes as the 2025-2026 school year starts. Pearson Elementary School asked the police department to assist with ...

WALB previously reported that Richard Alan Dykes was hit and killed at around 6 a.m. on June 17 on I-75 in Dooly County.

The purpose of the Georgia POST Council is to ensure that only qualified and well-trained persons are employed and remain employed as peace officers in the area.

The new initiative is in response to the recent reduction of SNAP and Medicaid benefits included in the recently passed ...

U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the share of children with exemptions rose to an all-time ...

A man who remains in the hospital three days after a bad crash on U.S. 19 in Lee County tells WALB News his spirits were ...

LOWNDES COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) - Ahead of new state laws taking effect this school year, one South Georgia school district is already a step ahead rolling out safety upgrades aimed at keeping students and ...

Family members, friends, and concerned residents continue to press for answers and accountability. Many gathered recently in a show of support, demanding more transparency and renewed urgency in the ...

The Coffee County Sheriff’s Office says deputies arrested Jeremiah Tarlton, 41, of Douglas, on Wednesday, without incident at ...