On Tuesday’s edition of “Closer Look,” WABE politics reporters Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali return to the program to preview ...

The new year brings the start of a new session for the members of the Georgia House of Representatives. For the past four ...

If every city in a county decides not to opt out, then the county can pass a new local option sales tax, referred to as a FLOST, between half a cent and $0.01, that can be used for property tax relief ...

Yes, all members of the Albany City Council are registered to vote as Democrats in races where party is a factor. All of our ...

Trump’s no-penalty sentence, called an unconditional discharge, is rare for felony convictions. The judge said that he had to ...

Two newcomers and two incumbents are sworn in. Now all six councilors and the mayor are Democrats. Here's how that happened.

The region’s new legislators include Sen. April Baskin, D-Buffalo; Assembly Member Patrick Chludzinski, R-Cheektowaga; ...

Jimmy Carter, who considered himself an outsider even as he sat in the Oval Office as the 39th U.S. president, was honored Thursday with the pageantry of a funeral at Washington National Cathedral ...

Mattie Wright, 73, from Albany, Georgia, signs the condolence book in memory of former president Jimmy Carter on the day of former president Carter’s funeral in his hometown of Plains on Thursday, Jan ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - A Community Vigil has been announced for Commissioner Demetrious Young. Young died from natural causes ...

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens (left), Georgia Gov. First Lady Marty Kemp and Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (far right) walk down ...

Jimmy Carter has joined the ancestors. He was 100 years old. He was one of my favorite and most passionately active ex-presidents. He was a Nobel Peace Prize winner for his work in the public sector ...