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Rachael Thomas

Reporter · US

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Rachael Thomas

    Man arrested in violent domestic incident in Valdosta (opens the original)

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    VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) — A man from Valdosta is facing charges after an alleged violent domestic incident. The Valdosta Police Department says on Sept. 28 around 11:15 p.m., officers went out to a home in the 2400 block of Giddens Drive. That’s in the north part of the city just off Bemiss Road. Officers responded after getting a 911 call from a woman who said a man named Aaron Michael Rodriguez, 29, had attacked her. The woman said she had been arguing with Rodriguez when things turned physical.

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Rachael Thomas

    Arrest made in ‘98 murder of Christy Myers in Coffee County (opens the original)

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    COFFEE COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) — An arrest has now been made in a nearly 30-year-old homicide case out of Coffee County. On Thursday, Oct. 1, James Lawrence III, 47, was arrested and charged with malice murder, murder, and aggravated assault in connection with the case, law enforcement confirms. Myers, who was 20 at the time, was killed Sept. 15, 1998. GBI officials say she lived in Broxton with her common-law husband and their 2-year-old daughter, Chelsea Kaitlyn. Late on Sept. 14, Myers left her ho

  3. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Rachael Thomas

    Family identifies woman killed in Valdosta officer-involved shooting as mother of 5 (opens the original)

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    VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) — An officer-involved shooting in Lowndes County is being investigated. The shooting happened some time Tuesday night (Sept. 29) in Valdosta. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) confirms they were requested by the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office to investigate an officer-involved shooting. An official with the Valdosta Police Department says they were also called out Tuesday night to assist. The family says the woman who was shot and killed is Denesha Miller, a mother

  4. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Rachael Thomas

    Person dead after being hit by train in Americus railyard (opens the original)

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    AMERICUS, Ga. (WALB) — A person is dead after being hit by a train in Americus. The police chief confirms the incident was discovered sometime Friday morning (Sept. 25) in the railroad switch yard on McGarrah Street. It’s not clear precisely what time the person was hit. Georgia State Patrol responded to the scene as well as police. At this time, officials have not been able to identify the victim. Have a news tip or see an error that needs correction? Let us know. Please include the article’s h

  5. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Rachael Thomas

    Gov. Kemp appoints new district attorney for Cordele Judicial Circuit (opens the original)

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    CORDELE, Ga. (WALB) — Governor Brian Kemp has appointed a new district attorney for the Cordele Judicial Circuit after the former one recently stepped down, leaving the office with just two prosecutors. On Thursday, Sept. 24, the governor’s office announced the appointment of Lyndsey Walters as the new district attorney. She fills the vacancy left by Brad Rigby, who stepped down Aug. 21. Rigby left his position in the Cordele Judicial Circuit to be an assistant United States attorney assigned to

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