Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office was investigating several fatal shootings that occurred on Feb. 21-22, 2026, in Macon, Ga. (The ...

The Americus City Council held a public hearing for a rezoning request for parcel 75-55 to rezone from industrial to planned mixed-use development, also known as PMUD. Rusty Warner, director of the ...

AMERICUS, Ga. (WALB) - Americus city leaders accepted a $1.7 million ceremonial check on Friday, Feb. 20. Officials said the federal investment could reshape the heart of their city. The funding was ...

The City of Americus will officially receive $1.7 million in FY26 Community Project Funding for downtown streetscape improvements during a formal check presentation with Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, ...

AMERICUS, Ga (WALB) — An electrical fire has destroyed a downtown Americus craft store, displacing a small business owner and leaving a visible mark in the city’s historic district. Fire crews ...

AMERICUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Two inmates are back behind bars after spending four days on the run from various law enforcement agencies. Sumter County Sheriff Eric Bryant announced the capture of inmates ...

Have you been keeping your eye out for two murder suspects on the run? Well, the search is over. Rickey Martin, 20, and Kentravious Holmes, 21, escaped from a Georgia jail last weekend, but are ...

SUMTER COUNTY, Ga. — Two accused killers who escaped from jail are now back behind bars, according to the sheriff’s office. Sumter County Sheriff Eric D. Bryant announced Thursday night the capture of ...

SUMTER COUNTY, Ga. — Two suspected killers who escaped custody are now back in jail, according to a press release from the Sumter County Sheriff's Office. Authorities say Rickey Martin, 20, and ...