WALB-TV (Albany, GA )

WALB is the NBC-affiliated TV station serving Southwestern Georgia, with its license based in Albany. It transmits a high-definition digital signal on VHF channel 10 from a transmitter located east of Doerun, near the Colquitt and Worth County border. The station is owned by Raycom Media and has its studios situated on Stuart Avenue in Albany.

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#108393

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#22720

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Man convicted of murder stemming from 2023 park shooting

1 day ago | walb.com | Jamie Worsley

WALB is working to produce a video for this story. In the meantime, we encourage you to watch our livestream. ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - A Dougherty County jury convicted a man who was arrested in 2023 after a fight turned deadly in an Albany park. On May 19, 2023, officers with the Albany Police Department responded to a shooting at Webb Park located at 1506 Webb Street. Once on scene, officers found 21-year-old Joshua Hall with multiple gunshot wounds.
‘Soft lockdown’ lifted at Valdosta State University following active shooter threat, university says

2 days ago | walb.com | Jamiya Coleman

VALDOSTA, Ga. (WCTV) - A soft lockdown at Valdosta State University was lifted Wednesday afternoon after an active shooter threat prompted the university to go under lockdown earlier that day, according to the university. The university announced on social media just before 2:30 p.m. Wednesday that operations have returned to normal.
Utility rate townhall on AMI meters happening Thursday

2 days ago | walb.com | Riley Armant

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - The city of Albany will be holding a townhall meeting regarding the AMI utility meters. The event will be hosted by ward 3 commissioner Vilnis Gaines and it will take place this Thursday at 6 p-m. The address is 1023 S. McKinley St. Speakers at the meeting include the city’s utility operations director and the administrative services director. WALB has previously reported on Albany residents receiving utility bills that are double or triple the amount from the month before.
ASKED & ANSWERED: High mercury levels found in Okefenokee Swamp alligators

2 days ago | walb.com | Madeline Hunt

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) -Okefenokee swamp appears to be a mercury hotspot. A recent study out of the University of Georgia reveals alligators living in the Okefenokee Swamp have high levels of mercury. Scientists call the finding “concerning.”Researchers took blood samples from over 100 American alligators from the Okefenokee Swamp, Jekyll Island, and the Yawkey Wildlife Center in Georgetown, South Carolina.
Hundreds gather in Thomasville for sixth annual Juneteenth Freedom Festival

5 days ago | walb.com | Staci Inez

THOMASVILLE, Ga. (WCTV) - Hundreds gathered at the Thomasville Fairgrounds Saturday for the sixth annual Juneteenth Freedom Festival. The festival, organized by the Juneteenth of Thomasville-Thomas County Foundation, Inc., has grown into a signature community event, drawing families, local leaders, and organizations together in celebration of African American culture. “Freedom is for everybody. The ending of slavery should’ve been the beginning of unity,” said founder Ucher Dent.
Summer heat builds into next week

1 week ago | walb.com | Yolanda Amadeo

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Summer arrived on a very dry and warm note. As a ridge of high pressure builds across the region, the daily dose of showers and storms are cut-off with no disturbances moving into SGA. For the first weekend of summer, other than a passing shower or two dry conditions prevail with summer heat and humidity. Highs top low-mid 90s with heat indices upper 90s to 100°. This kicks off a long stretch of real summer conditions into next week.
Some federal lawmakers want to ban states from regulating AI for ten years

1 week ago | walb.com | Doug Reardon

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Buried hundreds of pages inside President Trump’s so-called Big, Beautiful budget reconciliation bill is a provision that’s worrying state legislatures around the country. And here in Georgia. It would ban state lawmakers from making any laws around rapidly-growing artificial intelligence software for ten years, instead leaving that task up to federal lawmakers for the next decade.
Victim identified in triple shooting that left an 18-year-old dead, 2 juveniles injured

1 week ago | walb.com | Ashanti Isaac

WALB is working to produce a video for this story. In the meantime, we encourage you to watch our livestream. CORDELE, Ga. (WALB) - The person who was killed in a triple shooting in Cordele on June 19 has now been identified. The Chief of Police, Jalon Heard, has identified the victim as 18-year-old Ladarius Blanks. Blanks was found lying in the roadway of the 700th block of South 12th Street. Police said two other teens were also shot in the same area.
Woman hosts Destiny for Our Daughters conference in honor of her friend

1 week ago | walb.com | Brittanye Blake

WALB is working to produce a video for this story. In the meantime, we encourage you to watch our livestream. VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - Eagle Friends hosts inaugural Destiny for Our Daughters Conference on July 26, 2025, in Valdosta. The conference is honoring the Life and Legacy of Kemisha Davis Copeland. “As a graduate of Georgia Southern University, I met many incredible women. Some became my best friends, and two became the godmothers of my daughter, Imani.
City of Albany hosting Senior Citizens prom

1 week ago | walb.com | Riley Armant

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) -Tonight’s the night! Albany will be hosting “a night of elegance” senior citizens prom night for ages 50 and up! This special event will be held at the Albany civic center from 7 to 11pm. Tickets are 30 dollars and no tickets will be sold at the door. Every year the event sees over 200 senior citizens...dressed up in their best tuxes and dresses. The event was created as a way to show senior citizens they are appreciated and loved AND ALLOWS THEM to dance the night away.