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Ed DeFore, fixture in Macon politics for decades, dies
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Former longtime Macon commissioner Ed DeFore has died at 94. Macon-Bibb Coroner Leon Jones says DeFore died on Tuesday around 3:45 surrounded by his family at a personal care home. He called him one of his…
Middle Georgia titleholders set sights on Miss Georgia crown
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Middle Georgia pageant title holders are preparing to compete in the upcoming Miss Georgia and Miss Georgia’s Teen competition June 17-20 in Columbus.…
Miller’s proposed budget expands spending without raising millage rate
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon-Bibb Mayor Lester Miller presented his proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget Tuesday, outlining increased funding in several areas without a proposed millage rate increase. According to Macon-Bibb County Government, the proposed budget includes increased funding for…
Deputies: Four charged in prison contraband scheme
DAVISBORO, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Four men are facing charges after Washington County investigators uncovered what they describe as a prison contraband operation Tuesday afternoon. According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, deputies were alerted to a suspicious vehicle driving around…
Sheriff: Stolen vehicle chase ends in woods after pursuit from Davisboro
DAVISBORO, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Two men were arrested Tuesday after deputies say a stolen vehicle from Washington County was tracked to Eatonton. According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, a vehicle was reported stolen before noon from the Dollar General…
Slim chance for storms as conditions stay warm Wednesday
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Humidity will continue to increase Wednesday leading to a chance for a shower or a storm in the afternoon/evening. This Evening A mostly sunny and warm afternoon will become a mostly clear and muggy night across…
New historical marker in Milledgeville highlights Georgia State Prison Farm
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A new historical marker is now in place in Milledgeville that highlights a complex part of Georgia's past. The Georgia Historical Society…
UPDATE: More prison sentences handed down in Macon drug ring case
UPDATE (5/19/26): Three more defendants tied to the federal "Operation Mobile Order" drug trafficking investigation have now been sentenced to prison, according to the U.S.…
Middle Georgia voters head to the polls for May 19 Primary Election
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Voters across the state of Georgia headed to the polls Tuesday for the May 19 primary election, including many here in Middle Georgia. Community members also worked to encourage voter participation and help people get to…
Two inmates die days apart at McRae women’s prison
MCRAE-HELENA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Georgia Department of Corrections confirms two inmates at McRae Women’s Facility died within days of each other this month. According to the…
Trump targets Thomas Massie in costly Kentucky GOP primary
(NBC)- President Donald Trump faces a major political test Tuesday as he continues efforts to unseat Republicans who have publicly broken with him. One of the president’s…
Morning Business Report: TrumpRx expands as fraud concerns and ATM settlement grow
(LILAMAX)- The Trump administration says it is expanding its TrumpRx prescription drug platform by adding more than 600 generic medications. Officials also announced new…
Warner Robins man sentenced to 15 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Warner Robins man pleaded guilty to trafficking fentanyl and was sentenced to 15 years in prison, according to the Houston County District Attorney’s Office. 61-year-old Michael Jay Jackson pleaded guilty Monday in Houston County…
Restaurant Report Card: Middle Georgia food service inspection scores May 11-15
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - This week's Restaurant Report Card provides food service inspection scores across Middle Georgia, as released by the Georgia Department of Public…
Dry and hotter conditions for Middle Georgia
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Conditions will be warm and rain-free for most areas today, courtesy of a dry airmass surging into the region throughout the day. The one portion of the area that could see an isolated afternoon shower or…
UPDATE: Woman dies weeks after Westminister Drive shooting
UPDATE (5/18/26): A woman has died after a shooting earlier this month on Westminister Drive, and the man accused of shooting her is now charged with murder. According to an update from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, Coroner Leon Jones…
Crime Stoppers seeks man wanted for theft in Peach County
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon Regional Crime Stoppers is spotlighting five individuals wanted by law enforcement agencies across Middle Georgia as part of its ongoing effort to encourage community involvement in locating fugitives. Crime Stoppers partners with media outlets and…
John F. Kennedy says campaign strong ahead of Election Day
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - John F. Kennedy says his campaign for lieutenant governor is going well as the race nears the finish line. The longtime state…
Garrett-Boyd wins another term on Bibb school board
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Incumbent Lisa Garrett-Boyd won reelection Tuesday in the Bibb County Board of Education At-Large Post 8 race, according to unofficial election results provided by Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections. With 31 precincts reporting, Lisa Garrett-Boyd received…
Piedmont Macon doctor discusses importance of Mental Health Awareness Month
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Mental Health Awareness Month aims to break the stigma surrounding mental health and encourage people to seek help and support when they are…
Georgia preservation leaders react to Kemp veto of historic tax credit bill
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Historic preservation leaders across Georgia say Governor Brian Kemp’s veto of House Bill 376 could slow revitalization projects and leave historic buildings vacant across the…
Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and Rick Jackson advance to Republican runoff for Georgia governor
ATLANTA (AP) — Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and healthcare billionaire Rick Jackson have advanced to the June 16 Republican runoff for Georgia governor, extending a bruising campaign battle. President Donald Trump endorsed Jones last year, and a Jones win would…
Ed DeFore, fixture in Macon politics for decades, dies
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Former longtime Macon commissioner Ed DeFore has died at 94. Macon-Bibb Coroner Leon Jones says DeFore died on Tuesday around 3:45 surrounded by his family at a personal care home. He called him one of his…
Middle Georgia titleholders set sights on Miss Georgia crown
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Middle Georgia pageant title holders are preparing to compete in the upcoming Miss Georgia and Miss Georgia’s Teen competition June 17-20 in Columbus.…
Miller’s proposed budget expands spending without raising millage rate
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon-Bibb Mayor Lester Miller presented his proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget Tuesday, outlining increased funding in several areas without a proposed millage rate increase. According to Macon-Bibb County Government, the proposed budget includes increased funding for…
Deputies: Four charged in prison contraband scheme
DAVISBORO, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Four men are facing charges after Washington County investigators uncovered what they describe as a prison contraband operation Tuesday afternoon. According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, deputies were alerted to a suspicious vehicle driving around…
Sheriff: Stolen vehicle chase ends in woods after pursuit from Davisboro
DAVISBORO, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Two men were arrested Tuesday after deputies say a stolen vehicle from Washington County was tracked to Eatonton. According to the Washington County Sheriff's Office, a vehicle was reported stolen before noon from the Dollar General…
Slim chance for storms as conditions stay warm Wednesday
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Humidity will continue to increase Wednesday leading to a chance for a shower or a storm in the afternoon/evening. This Evening A mostly sunny and warm afternoon will become a mostly clear and muggy night across…
New historical marker in Milledgeville highlights Georgia State Prison Farm
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - A new historical marker is now in place in Milledgeville that highlights a complex part of Georgia's past. The Georgia Historical Society…
UPDATE: More prison sentences handed down in Macon drug ring case
UPDATE (5/19/26): Three more defendants tied to the federal "Operation Mobile Order" drug trafficking investigation have now been sentenced to prison, according to the U.S.…
Two inmates die days apart at McRae women’s prison
MCRAE-HELENA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — The Georgia Department of Corrections confirms two inmates at McRae Women’s Facility died within days of each other this month. According to the…
Warner Robins man sentenced to 15 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A Warner Robins man pleaded guilty to trafficking fentanyl and was sentenced to 15 years in prison, according to the Houston County District Attorney’s Office. 61-year-old Michael Jay Jackson pleaded guilty Monday in Houston County…
Restaurant Report Card: Middle Georgia food service inspection scores May 11-15
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - This week's Restaurant Report Card provides food service inspection scores across Middle Georgia, as released by the Georgia Department of Public…
UPDATE: Woman dies weeks after Westminister Drive shooting
UPDATE (5/18/26): A woman has died after a shooting earlier this month on Westminister Drive, and the man accused of shooting her is now charged with murder. According to an update from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, Coroner Leon Jones…
Crime Stoppers seeks man wanted for theft in Peach County
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — Macon Regional Crime Stoppers is spotlighting five individuals wanted by law enforcement agencies across Middle Georgia as part of its ongoing effort to encourage community involvement in locating fugitives. Crime Stoppers partners with media outlets and…
Sunny and hot again Tuesday afternoon
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Temperatures will climb into the 90s across Middle Georgia Tuesday afternoon. This Evening A sunny and very warm afternoon will become a clear and somewhat muggy night with temperatures likely to valley in the low to…
Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and Rick Jackson advance to Republican runoff for Georgia governor
ATLANTA (AP) — Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and healthcare billionaire Rick Jackson have advanced to the June 16 Republican runoff for Georgia governor, extending a bruising campaign battle. President Donald Trump endorsed Jones last year, and a Jones win would…
Sen. Warnock criticizes Air Force plan to retire E-11 aircraft stationed at Robins Air Force Base
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Sen. Raphael Warnock is criticizing a reported U.S. Air Force plan to retire the E-11 Battlefield Airborne Communications Node aircraft currently stationed at Robins Air Force Base. According to Warnock’s office, the Air Force plans to…
ONLY ON 41NBC: Lt. Gov. Burt Jones summoned for jury duty ahead of Election Day
JACKSON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Lt. Gov. Burt Jones spent the day before Georgia’s gubernatorial primary inside a courtroom instead of on…
Gov. Brian Kemp extends Georgia gas tax suspension through June 3
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Gov. Brian Kemp has signed an executive order extending Georgia’s gas tax suspension for two additional weeks. According to the governor’s office, the suspension will begin at 12:01 a.m. on May 20 and continue through June 3.…
Keisha Lance Bottoms vows to fight maps she says weaken Black voting power during Fort Valley campaign stop
FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms says she is prepared to use veto…
Gov. Brian Kemp calls Georgia special session on redistricting
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Gov. Brian Kemp has called a special session of the Georgia General Assembly to address congressional and legislative redistricting. According to a proclamation dated May 13, the special session will begin at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June…
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger responds to Burt Jones campaign criticism over Georgia election TV ad
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger responded Tuesday to criticism from the campaign of Lt. Governor…
Possible Georgia redistricting fight could emerge after 2026 elections
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Georgia lawmakers could revisit congressional redistricting after the 2026 midterm elections, according to comments made during a voting rights media briefing focused on congressional map changes in Southern states. During the briefing, Amir Badat of Fair Fight…
Kemp signs agriculture bills, tax relief measures into law
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Gov. Brian Kemp signed nearly a dozen agricultural bills and resolutions into law Wednesday, covering a wide range of issues affecting Georgia's…
Savannah officer suspended after viral arrest video sparks lawsuit
(CNN)- A viral arrest video from downtown Savannah has led to a lawsuit and an internal police investigation after footage appeared to show an officer shoving a…
Warner Robins man sentenced after crashing stolen Humvee into Army building
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- A Warner Robins man will spend nearly three years in federal prison after investigators say he stole a military vehicle and drove it into an Army headquarters building. Treamon Dominic Lacy, 42, was sentenced to 33…
Georgia lawmaker warns of risks after voting rights ruling
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)-A Georgia lawmaker is warning of potential risks to fair representation following a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision affecting voting rights protections, as state leaders signal changes to congressional maps may still be ahead. State Rep. Floyd Griffin…
Georgia begins sending out special tax refunds — here’s who qualifies
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Georgia taxpayers could start seeing extra money in their accounts soon. Gov. Brian Kemp and the Georgia Department of Revenue say the state has begun issuing one-time special tax refunds approved during the 2026 legislative session. The…
Early voting in Georgia nears 180,000 Ballots as turnout continues to climb
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Early voting numbers in Georgia continue to rise, with state officials pointing to strong turnout just days into the voting…
Lt. Gov. Burt Jones backs gas tax extension, weighs in on redistricting debate
MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - As gas prices continue to climb across the country, Georgia leaders are considering whether to extend relief at the…
Former President Joe Biden endorses Keisha Lance Bottoms for Governor
ATLANTA, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - Former President Joe Biden has endorsed Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia’s race for governor, marking his first endorsement in the state’s 2026 election cycle as the primary approaches. In a video message released to voters, Biden…
What Warnock said about Georgia wildfires and response efforts
(CNN/WUPA)- U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock is praising first responders and expressing support for communities impacted by wildfires in South Georgia. Warnock said he recently spent time with emergency crews working on the ground, highlighting their efforts to protect vulnerable residents…
Gov. Kemp warns Georgia wildfires will continue despite recent rain
(CNN)- Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp toured parts of the state Tuesday impacted by ongoing wildfires as dry conditions continue to fuel fire activity. Officials say low…
Trump targets Thomas Massie in costly Kentucky GOP primary
(NBC)- President Donald Trump faces a major political test Tuesday as he continues efforts to unseat Republicans who have publicly broken with him. One of the president’s…
Morning Business Report: TrumpRx expands as fraud concerns and ATM settlement grow
(LILAMAX)- The Trump administration says it is expanding its TrumpRx prescription drug platform by adding more than 600 generic medications. Officials also announced new…
Sen. Warnock criticizes Air Force plan to retire E-11 aircraft stationed at Robins Air Force Base
WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)- Sen. Raphael Warnock is criticizing a reported U.S. Air Force plan to retire the E-11 Battlefield Airborne Communications Node aircraft currently stationed at Robins Air Force Base. According to Warnock’s office, the Air Force plans to…
Trump-backed candidates continue GOP primary winning streak
(NBC)- Another Republican who broke with President Donald Trump has lost a primary election, as Trump continues tightening his grip on the Republican Party. Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy lost…
Fighter jets collide during Idaho air show
(CNN)- A fiery crash during an air show in Idaho left behind a massive burn scar, smoke-filled fields and road closures after two fighter jets collided in mid-air Sunday.…
Morning Business Report: Oil tensions, housing trends and airfare spikes
(LILAMAX)- The United States and Iran remain far apart on a possible agreement to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to President…
Trump wraps up China summit
(NBC)- President Donald Trump received a ceremonial send-off from China Friday morning as he wrapped up a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping that combined diplomacy, trade discussions and growing geopolitical…
Morning Business Report: Markets rise as Kevin Warsh takes over Fed and Boeing lands China deal
(LILAMAX)- Kevin Warsh is set to be sworn in Friday as the new chair of the Federal Reserve as investors…
Richard Glossip released after decades on death row
(CNN)- For the first time since the Clinton administration, Richard Glossip is no longer behind bars. “I’m just thankful for my wife and my attorneys and just happy,…
Kemp calls special session on Georgia voting maps and election system
(CNN)- Governor Brian Kemp says Georgia lawmakers will return under the Gold Dome next month for a special legislative session focused on two major election…
Eleven passengers rescued after plane crash-lands in Atlantic Ocean
(CNN)- An Air Force rescue team is recounting the dramatic moments after helping save 11 people whose private plane crash-landed in the Atlantic Ocean east of Florida.…
Morning Business Report: Trump meets with China’s Xi as markets hit new highs
(LILAMAX)- Trade discussions are taking center stage as President Donald Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a high-stakes visit to China.…
Tech Report: Tech companies expand AI, robotaxi and space technology projects
(LILAMAX)- Major technology companies are continuing to expand into new frontiers, from space-based data centers to artificial intelligence systems designed to detect potholes and road…
Trump arrives in China for summit with Xi Jinping
(NBC)- President Donald Trump arrived in China Wednesday morning for a closely watched summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping as trade tensions, the war with Iran…
Morning Business Report: Inflation rises as Iran war costs climb to $29 billion
(LILAMAX) - The estimated cost of the war involving Iran has now climbed to approximately $29 billion, according to a senior Pentagon official.…
Alex Murdaugh murder convictions overturned, South Carolina Supreme Court orders new trial
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the murder convictions and life sentence of disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh in the shooting deaths of his wife and younger son. In a unanimous ruling, the justices said the conduct…
Trump heads to China summit
(NBC)- President Donald Trump is heading to China for a high-stakes summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping as tensions surrounding trade, technology and the ongoing conflict with Iran continue shaping global…
Chaos erupts after gunfire reported in Cambridge
(NBC)- Chaos broke out on the streets of Cambridge after reports of gunfire sent people running for safety in the college town. Emergency radio traffic captured the tense moments…
