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UPDATE: Autopsy scheduled on west Bibb accident victim

UPDATE: Autopsy scheduled on west Bibb accident victim

A 17-year-old girl involved in a car accident just before midnight Wednesday on Zebulon...

A 17-year-old girl involved in a car accident just before midnight Wednesday on Zebulon Road died Thursday.

  • Macon
  • 16 hours, 41 minutes ago
Warner-robins
Home giveaway for central Georgia veteran

Home giveaway for Central Georgia veteran

Home giveaway for Central Georgia veteran

Bank of America, Nehemiah Corporation, and a local realty group teamed up to give a home...

Bank of America, Nehemiah Corporation, and a local realty group teamed up to give a home to a military veteran.

  • Warner-robins
  • 13 hours, 33 minutes ago
Katelyn M Heck
Crime
Wanted by Macon Regional Crimestoppers

Wanted by Macon Regional Crimestoppers

Wanted by Macon Regional Crimestoppers

Macon Regional Crimestoppers says these people are wanted on warrants in Middle Georgia....

Macon Regional Crimestoppers says these people are wanted on warrants in Middle Georgia. If you have any information, call Crimestoppers at 478-742-2330 or 1-877-68CRIME.

  • Crime
  • 1 week, 3 days ago
Forsyth-monroe
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Heavy downpours lead to several wrecks on I-75

Heavy downpours lead to several wrecks on I-75

Heavy rain is to blame for a series of highway accidents in Monroe County. Allison...

Heavy rain is to blame for a series of highway accidents in Monroe County. Allison Selman-Willis with the Monroe County Sheriff's Office says the wrecks happened after a heavy downpour that left standing water on Interstate 75.

  • Forsyth-monroe
  • 8 hours, 27 minutes ago
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  • Big-ol-fish
  • 18 hours, 10 minutes ago
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Lt. Gen. Stenner, (Ret.)

21st Century Partnership names new CEO

21st Century Partnership names new CEO

Lt. Gen. (ret.) Charles Stenner Jr. takes the helm at 21st Century Partnership.

Lt. Gen. (ret.) Charles Stenner Jr. takes the helm at 21st Century Partnership.

  • Warner-robins
  • 14 hours, 38 minutes ago
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Snake sighting

Central Ga. snake sightings

Central Ga. snake sightings

Snake sighting

Snake sighting

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  • 18 hours, 11 minutes ago
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Heroin

EMT overdoses on heroin after delivering pregnant woman

EMT overdoses on heroin after delivering pregnant woman

An on-duty Leon County emergency medical technician overdosed on heroin earlier this...

An on-duty Leon County emergency medical technician overdosed on heroin earlier this month just moments after transporting a pregnant woman to the labor and delivery wing of Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, according to a Tallahassee Police Department incident report.

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  • 13 hours, 53 minutes ago
Sean Rossman, Tallahassee...
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Death penalty

Lethal injections in America: 6 things to know

Lethal injections in America: 6 things to know

It took more than 90 minutes for Arizona death row inmate Joseph Rudolph Wood to die this...

It took more than 90 minutes for Arizona death row inmate Joseph Rudolph Wood to die this week from a lethal injection, a procedure designed to be quick and pain-free.

  • Crime
  • 14 hours, 45 minutes ago
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Jabrea Deanna Vason was arrested Thursday after a traffic stop in Pulaski County. She was charged with six counts of burglary.

UPDATE: Houston County burglary suspects identified

UPDATE: Houston County burglary suspects identified

Multiple agencies joined the search for a man suspected of involvement in a string of...

Multiple agencies joined the search for a man suspected of involvement in a string of Houston county burglaries.

  • Bleckley-dodge-pulaski
  • 19 hours, 12 minutes ago
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Accident with injuries stalls traffic on Hwy. 247 in Warner Robins

Robins offering buyouts to workers

Robins offering buyouts to workers

Robins Air Force Base is accepting buyout applications from up to 100 civilian employees,...

Robins Air Force Base is accepting buyout applications from up to 100 civilian employees, part of a new round of Air Force budget-cutting.

  • Robins-air-force-base
  • 21 hours, 57 minutes ago
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Brown recluse

Brown recluse bites on the rise

Brown recluse bites on the rise

Medical toxicologists at Vanderbilt University want people to know more about how to...

Medical toxicologists at Vanderbilt University want people to know more about how to treat brown recluse spider bites.

  • Health
  • 19 hours, 48 minutes ago
Tom Wilemon, The Tennessean
Warner-robins
It's all put together by the Warner Robins Housing Authority is offering backpacks stuffed with school supplies and free haircuts and fun activities. The event is being held at McConnell Talbert Stadium on South Davis Drive.

Hundreds wait for school supplies in Warner Robins

Hundreds wait for school supplies in Warner Robins

It's all put together by the Warner Robins Housing Authority is offering backpacks...

It's all put together by the Warner Robins Housing Authority is offering backpacks stuffed with school supplies and free haircuts and fun activities. The event is being held at McConnell Talbert Stadium on South Davis Drive.

  • Warner-robins
  • 20 hours, 20 minutes ago
Macon
A tip to Macon-Bibb Regional Crime Stoppers lead to the arrest of Randy Dewayne Barnett Jr. He's the third suspect arrested in the Wednesday armed robbery of BP gas station in South Bibb County.

UPDATE: Third arrest made in Macon gas station robbery

UPDATE: Third arrest made in Macon gas station robbery

Four men played video games for more than an hour before robbing a south Bibb County...

Four men played video games for more than an hour before robbing a south Bibb County store.

  • Macon
  • 15 hours, 26 minutes ago
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Gordon shooting scene

Man shot to death outside Gordon home

Man shot to death outside Gordon home

Taurus Javon Lewis, 37, of Baldwin County was shot to death outside of a home in...

Taurus Javon Lewis, 37, of Baldwin County was shot to death outside of a home in Wilkinson County on Thursday night.

  • Where-you-live
  • 15 hours, 49 minutes ago
Rachel Smith
Warner-robins
Houston selects Teacher of the Year

Houston County Teacher of the Year: Kathy Gibbs

Houston County Teacher of the Year: Kathy Gibbs

Perdue Elementary's Kathy Gibbs is Houston County's new Teacher of the Year.

Perdue Elementary's Kathy Gibbs is Houston County's new Teacher of the Year.

  • Warner-robins
  • 1 day, 12 hours ago
Kristen D Swilley
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VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - DECEMBER 04: Pope Francis waves to the faithful as he arrives in St. Peter's square for his weekly audience on December 4, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. At the end of his General Audience Pontiff called on everyone to pray for a group of nuns taken by force from the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Saint Tecla in the ancient Christian town of MaÕlula in Syria. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images)

Report: Pope Francis to visit USA next year

Report: Pope Francis to visit USA next year

Pope Francis will visit the USA for the first time next year, Catholic News Service...

Pope Francis will visit the USA for the first time next year, Catholic News Service reported Friday.

  • News
  • 19 hours, 10 minutes ago
Katharine Lackey, USA TODAY
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Obama could be impeached, White House aide says

Obama could be impeached, White House aide says

A top aide to President Obama said it's possible that Obama could be impeached by the...

A top aide to President Obama said it's possible that Obama could be impeached by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives.

  • Politics
  • 19 hours, 55 minutes ago
Gregory Korte, USA TODAY
Perry
National Barrel Horse Association Youth World Championships

Barrel racing youth world championships in Perry

Barrel racing youth world championships in Perry

Horse barrel racing championships

Horse barrel racing championships

  • Perry
  • 1 day, 8 hours ago
Elise Brown
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Bibb school staff tries menu at 'mini food show'

Bibb school staff tries menu at 'mini food show'

Bibb school staff tries menu at 'mini food show'

Bibb County Schools held a mini "food show" in Howard High School's cafeteria on Thursday...

Bibb County Schools held a mini "food show" in Howard High School's cafeteria on Thursday afternoon. It's all part of an initiative to put more nutritious options on the schools' lunch menus.

  • Local
  • 1 day, 13 hours ago
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News
Sadie Bell, 58, of Southfield, who was convicted of assault with intent to do great bodily harm in April for shooting Edward Lee, 60, has been out of jail since July 17 after Oakland County Circuit Judge Phyllis McMillen granted her a $10,000 bond while she appeals her conviction.

Woman who shot man over bad sex headed to prison

Woman who shot man over bad sex headed to prison

A woman convicted of shooting her lover in the stomach because she was unhappy with his...

A woman convicted of shooting her lover in the stomach because she was unhappy with his sexual performance is headed to prison after an appellate court overturned her bond Thursday.

  • News
  • 19 hours, 15 minutes ago
L.L. Brasier, Detroit Free...
News
hursday evening, more than a hundred students and parents gathered to release balloons in Freeman's honor. After gathering at the Ron Anderson Recreation Center in Powder Springs, friends and family walked to a nearby pond and released dozens of gold, royal blue and white balloons -- McEachern High School colors. Freeman would have started there as a freshman in two weeks.

Community embraces family after teen's death

Community embraces family after teen's death

Laterrika Freeman was a star basketball player and a girl scout. She loved playing the...

Laterrika Freeman was a star basketball player and a girl scout. She loved playing the saxophone and was excited to start the ninth grade.

  • News
  • 19 hours, 8 minutes ago
Blayne Alexander, WXIA
Health
According to the COTA for Kyle DM Facebook page, Kyle and Shane Morrison's surgery at St. Louis Children's Hospital Thursday morning went well, and the pair are recuperating.

Father/son duo recovering after kidney transplant

Father/son duo recovering after kidney transplant

An Army veteran father and his son are recovering after dad gave 4-year-old Kyle Morrison...

An Army veteran father and his son are recovering after dad gave 4-year-old Kyle Morrison a kidney.

  • Health
  • 19 hours, 18 minutes ago
Brandie Piper, KSDK
Macon
Yabu Sushi opens Aug. 12 in the former Kashmir lounge location near the corner of Second and Poplar streets.

Macon restaurateur opening downtown sushi lounge, ballroom

Macon restaurateur opening downtown sushi lounge, ballroom

After closing two of his downtown nightclubs, Cesare Mammarella is opening a sushi lounge...

After closing two of his downtown nightclubs, Cesare Mammarella is opening a sushi lounge and a ballroom.

  • Macon
  • 1 day, 14 hours ago
Macon
Mercer's music school gets new pianos

Mercer's music school gets new pianos

Mercer's music school gets new pianos

Mercer's Townsend School of Music will have a piano sale Friday through Sunday

Mercer's Townsend School of Music will have a piano sale Friday through Sunday

  • Macon
  • 1 day, 12 hours ago
Anita Oh
Hancock
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Job openings in Central Georgia

Job openings in Central Georgia

See what positions are open across the heart of Georgia.

See what positions are open across the heart of Georgia.

  • Hancock
  • 2 days, 13 hours ago
Education
The state Senate voted 34-16 on Tuesday to approve legislation that would, in theory, ban Georgia's state officials from adopting national education standards proposed by the U.S. government or other coalitions.

Georgia releases student growth tool

Georgia releases student growth tool

Georgia released a new student growth tool Thursday. The information focuses on how...

Georgia released a new student growth tool Thursday. The information focuses on how students improved from year to year and in certain subjects compared to their peers.

  • Education
  • 1 day, 18 hours ago
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