Lenah Allen

1 week ago | walb.com | Lenah Allen

PELHAM, Ga. (WALB) - Pelham residents say they don’t feel safe in their neighborhood after an ambush shooting happened just outside their doors. Felisha Davenport, a Pehlam resident, said crime happens so often in the Mize Road area that it’s become second nature for everyone to brace for impact. “When you hear stuff, you can’t do nothing but get down and that’s what we’ve been doing,” She said. Surveillance video captured the moments one man opened fire at a passing car around 10 p.m. last Friday.

1 week ago | walb.com | Ashanti Isaac |Lenah Allen

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - The Albany Police Department is investigating a shooting that happened at the House of Jazz on Saturday April 12 around 9:30pm. According to police, one person was shot. Dougherty County coroner Michael Fowler was not called out to the scene, indicating no one died. APD had the road blocked off to the House of Jazz and a heavy police presence was at the Krystal on West Oglethorpe BLVD, where police had the area roped off.

1 week ago | walb.com | Lenah Allen

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Albany police report data indicates a staggering number of calls for service at three motels in the city. The reports show hundreds of calls were made at Superior Creek Lodge, Sunrise Inn and Kings Inn throughout 2024 to this year. The most alarming call is six drug overdoses, one even happening this week. The motel with the most calls is Superior Creek Lodge. WALB reported in May of 2024 that there had been 100-plus calls for service from that motel.

2 weeks ago | wctv.tv | Lenah Allen

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - The Georgia Supreme Court has decided not to hear a challenge against the Bainbridge monkey facility project, allowing construction to now move forward. In a fight to stop the facility, Decatur County District Attorney Joe Mulholland has been challenging the legalities of the project for months, but now the state’s highest court has come to a final ruling. This latest ruling comes after the Court of Appeals also sided with the monkey facility last November.

2 weeks ago | walb.com | Lenah Allen

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - The Georgia Supreme Court has decided not to hear a challenge against the Bainbridge monkey facility project, allowing construction to now move forward. In a fight to stop the facility, Decatur County District Attorney Joe Mulholland has been challenging the legalities of the project for months, but now the state’s highest court has come to a final ruling. This latest ruling comes after the Court of Appeals also sided with the monkey facility last November.