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1 day ago | walb.com | Yolanda Amadeo

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - An active weather pattern kicked off with scattered showers and storms on Wednesday. Slow moving storms with heavy rain produced localized flooding in a few areas. Overnight dry and muggy with warm lows low 70s. Scattered showers and storms are likely the next 7 days. Some days wetter than others with periods of heavy rain but not a washout. Into the weekend, Saturday drier than Sundy which comes with the potential for isolated strong storms in our northern counties.

2 days ago | walb.com | Morgan Jackson

MOULTRIE, Ga. (WALB) - Next year the FIFA World Cup will be hosted in the United States for the first time since 1994. Everyone who makes it to the pros starts somewhere. In Moultrie they’re hoping to mold some of the best on their new mini pitch. “It’s really cool to have a soccer field over here like you have to play somewhere at the back yard of my grandma’s but now we can have over here to play,” said South Georgia resident Israel Solano.

2 days 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. THOMASVILLE, GA - Camp ARROW celebrates 50 years as a week-long residential camp designed to meet the special needs of children with multiple disabilities. Located at the Camp Tygart facility in southwest Georgia, Camp ARROW has activities designed to encourage independence and foster self-confidence. Each day campers learn and participle in swimming, arts and crafts, music, and games.

3 days ago | walb.com | Yolanda Amadeo

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Although dry, a hazy milky sky has dominated since the weekend. The Canadian smoke responsible gradually clears out as a weak area of low pressure moves east. This set-up increases tropical moisture which returns rainy weather and higher humidity. Isolated showers early Wednesday become scattered through the afternoon and evening. This begins an active weather pattern that continues through the week into the weekend and next week.

3 days ago | walb.com | Tim Darnell

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - An Albany, Georgia, man was given two life sentences plus 20 years by a DeKalb County superior court judge in connection with a sexual assault that happened almost four decades ago. Reginald Colwell, 58, was found guilty last month of kidnapping, rape and aggravated assault in the Dec. 30, 1988, incident. DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Gregory Adams, who presided over the trial, sentenced Colwell on Tuesday.