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Investigation underway after 16-year-old was shot four times in Warner Robins
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. (WGXA) -- The Warner Robins Police Department is now investigating after an early morning shooting took place on Friday. At 4:00 a.m. on Friday, the Warner Robins Police Department responded to 110 Delaware Drive, where it was reported that a 16-year-old victim had sustained four gunshot wounds to his body.
17-year-old dead in Macon after Planet Fitness parking lot fight
MACON, Ga. (WGXA) -- The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a death on Tom Hill Sr. Blvd that occurred just before 2:00 a.m. Deputies responded to a report of a large fight in the lower parking lot of Planet Fitness, located in the 100 block of Tom Hill Sr. Blvd.
Sanitation truck catches on fire and burns the side of a home in Houston County
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — A sanitation truck caught on fire in Houston County and damaged property, according to the Houston County Fire Department. The fire happened just before 7 a.m. on Lovorn Circle and Oaks Drive. A viewer, Deedra Hardrick, saw the fire happen and sent in video to 13WMAZ.
‘Collateral damage’: Houston DA threatened to prosecute police officer after critical Facebook comment, records show
HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. — Warner Robins’ police chief says the Houston District Attorney threatened to prosecute one of his officers after a critical comment on social media. Chief Wayne Fisher described his March conversation with Will Kendall in a report to Mayor LaRhonda Patrick. According to records obtained...
Robins Air Force base hiring over 800 jobs as new missions replace old ones
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — As missions transition at Robins Air Force Base, more than 800 new jobs are opening up. Base leaders are looking to replace retiring workers while also opening some entirely new positions. "The other good part of that is when they tread out, now we can...
UPDATE: Man wanted in Warner Robins hit-and-run now in custody
UPDATE (4/23/24): Warner Robins Police say the man wanted in connection with a hit-and-run last month is now in custody. According to a news release, Dustin Nelson turned himself in around 1:30 Tuesday afternoon. “He is being processed on warrants for felony hit and run and failure to report an...
Man sentenced in Macon to 50 years for child molestation
MACON, Ga. (WGXA) -- A Middle Georgia man who worked with the Bibb County School District was sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to child molestation charges, earlier this month. 55-year-old Charles Jackson pleaded guilty in Bibb Superior Court to charges of Child Molestation, Enticing a Child...
Macon mom challenges school on 'excessive' punishment for daughter's first offense
MACON, Ga. (WGXA) -- A Macon mother said her daughter is facing excessive punishment by school administration after her first offence of breaking the Bibb County School District's policy on fighting. "My daughter was touched first by her, even approached by her," said Crystal Martinez. "I do not condone fighting....
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