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Send WALB your student’s back-to-school photos!
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - As school begins for several South Georgia schools, WALB is looking to highlight students as they head back to school for the 2024-2025 school year. Send us your student’s photos below for a chance the appear on newscasts on WALB News 10!. And for information...
Georgia SCI supports Wounded Warriors
GREENSBORO, Ga. — The Georgia Chapter of Safari Club International (SCI) hosted 40 Purple Heart recipients during its annual Wounded Veterans Fishing Weekend at Lake Lanier July 12-14. Georgia SCI has hosted the event for more than a decade, providing a full weekend of fishing and fun on Lake Lanier for wounded veterans and their guests. The three-day event, which has become a marquis event for Georgia SCI, is an opportunity for veterans, including their family members or guests, to enjoy an all-expenses-paid weekend of meals, accommodations, and fishing.
Giuliani deal will let defamed Ga. election workers get their money
ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) - Rudy Giuliani has agreed to a last-minute deal to end his personal bankruptcy case and pay about $400,000 to a financial adviser hired by his creditors, including two Georgia election workers he defamed. The deal lets the former New York mayor and Donald Trump attorney avoid...
Father claims man recorded daughter, niece in Sawgrass Mills Mall fitting room
SUNRISE, Fla. – Two Georgia women had a terrifying encounter at Sawgrass Mills Mall on Monday when their relative said they spotted someone attempting to record them in a fitting room. Natanael Villalobos, who says he is the father and uncle of the victims, claimed the incident occurred at...
Georgia mother encourages parents to stay hopeful despite their child’s diagnosis
SHARPSBURG, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A Georgia mom is using her son’s story to encourage parents to stay hopeful. Kholson Smith was born with severe heart defects. He’s had three open heart surgeries and countless other procedures. His last surgery was when he was almost four years old. Today, Kholson is eight. He golfs, skateboards, and runs — a life doctors were unsure he would ever get.
Senate Begins Investigation Into Abuse Of Pregnant Women in Prison
A tearful Georgia woman told a U.S. Senate subcommittee a harrowing story Wednesday of giving birth while serving a five-year sentence in a state prison. Jessica Umberger, who now serves as a care navigator for the Policing Alternatives & Diversion Initiative in Atlanta, said she was forced to undergo a Cesarean section against her will because she had had one 18 years earlier. She gave birth to a daughter, Jordan, in August 2018 at the state Department of Corrections’ Helms facility in Atlanta. ...
Having Trouble Sleeping? Blame The Heat
Heatwaves can wreck your sleep. This summer, millions of Americans faced dangerously high temperatures, with Georgia hit particularly hard. Beyond the obvious risks like heat exhaustion and dehydration, these soaring temperatures have wreaked havoc on sleep quality. A survey by Amerisleep found that the relentless heat significantly disrupted sleep patterns....
Badcock Home Furniture & More closing all of its GA stores
A home furniture chain announced that all of its stores will be closing soon, including dozens of locations in Georgia. Badcock Home Furniture confirmed on its social media accounts that going out of business sales have already begun. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The decision to shut down comes after Badcock Home’s parent company, Conn HomePlus, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Portions of NWGA Could Reach Heat Index Values Of 108 Thursday
Northwest Georgia is under a heat advisory Thursday and the heat index could reach as high as 108 degrees because of the temperature coupled with high humidity. According to the National Weather Service, the heat advisory is in effect from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. Thursday. It’s going to stay hot with a chance of rain through next week. ...
‘Sustainable future will depend on land’ Conservation group shares 50 years of agriculture and land changes
The Georgia Conservancy environmental organization highlighted the trends and changes to Georgia's agriculture and land at the first meeting of the Senate Study Committee on Preservation of Georgia's Farmlands on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. As Georgia's population grows and land continues to develop, Georgia Conversancy focuses on whether Georgia can...
United States pauses $93 million in assistance to Georgia over foreign agent bill
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that the United States would pause its $93 million in assistance to the country of Georgia in response to its controversial foreign agent law passed in May.
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