• Sophia Bush comes out as queer, confirms relationship with Ashlyn Harris

    Actor Sophia Bush came out as queer in an emotional essay in Glamour and confirmed she’s in a relationship with retired U.S. Women’s National Team soccer player Ashlyn Harris. “I sort of hate the notion of having to come out in 2024,” Bush wrote in a cover story for the fashion magazine published Thursday. “But I’m deeply aware that we are having this conversation in a year when we’re seeing the most aggressive attacks on the LGBTQIA+ community in modern history.” Bush noted that there were...

  • Macon teen wanted in connection with Lokchapee Landing fatal shooting

    MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office wants your help locating 19-year-old Brian Latrell Colbert Jr., of Macon, in connection with a death investigation, according to a sheriff’s office news release. Colbert is wanted in connection with the death of 50-year-old Brian Matthew Brown, which happened on November 26, 2023, in the 100 block of Lokchapee Landing. Investigators

  • Man who fatally shot ex-Saints star Will Smith after a car crash gets 25 years in prison

    NEW ORLEANS — The man who fatally shot retired NFL star Will Smith during a confrontation following a car crash in 2016 received a 25-year prison sentence Thursday in a New Orleans courtroom. It was the second time Cardell Hayes, 36, had faced sentencing in Smith’s death. He was convicted of manslaughter in December 2016 and later sentenced to 25 years. But the jury vote had been 10-2 and the conviction was later tossed after the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed such non-unanimous verdicts. After a...

  • NFL draft 2024 live updates: First round draft picks chosen as Caleb Williams gets No. 1 selection

    The latest news and live updates as the 2024 NFL Draft kicks off. Follow real-time updates as 2024 prospects learn which teams are drafting them for the 2024 season.

  • Macon Periods Easier to host prom

    MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon Periods Easier will be hosting prom in efforts to raise funds to end period poverty in Middle Georgia. MPE Prom will be April 25 from 6p.m. to 9 p.m. at JBA. Attendees are encouraged to dress in formal prom attire and bring a donation of a menstrual product. There will be specialty cocktails, a silent auction,

  • Publix and Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful revitalizes Jefferson Long Park

    MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – At Jefferson Long Park 35 Publix Associates from all over the state and the President of Publix himself volunteered to plant tress, landscape, power wash, clean, remove invasive plants, trim plants, mulch and clear debris to revitalize the park. This was apart of their bi-annual Publix Serves Week where they volunteer with state parks and non-profit

  • 4th Annual Taco Week in Forsyth aims to promote local businesses

    Forsyth, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – The Forsyth-Monroe County Chamber of Commerce is set to host the 4th Annual Taco Week. Taco Week will be April 26 through May 4 in Forsyth. Rebecca Stone, President and CEO of Forsyth-Monroe County Chamber of Commerce, says this event will have three unique categories. The categories will be best entrée, best dessert and best margarita. Taco

  • Watch live: Biden delivers remarks on the CHIPS Act and job growth

    Watch live coverage as President Biden delivers remarks on how the CHIPS and Science Act are growing the economy and creating jobs.

  • Macon Regional Crimestoppers searching for suspected criminals

    MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Macon Regional Crimestoppers Sergeant Greg Thomas visited 41Today to highlight five wanted suspects. Crimestoppers partners with media organizations, police departments and other law enforcement agencies in eight Middle Georgia counties to provide anonymous rewards for tips that lead to criminal arrests. Can you help track down the following suspects? Jakeyah Jackson, female. She’s wanted by the Houston

  • USC's Caleb Williams 'ready' to be taken No. 1 in NFL Draft, help Bears regain past glory

    The NFL draft is one of the most intriguing events on the sports calendar because of the unpredictability. Which teams will select certain players and at what points over the three days? Will a franchise trade up to secure a coveted prospect or trade back to add future picks? Anything and everything is on the table at 8 p.m. ET Thursday in Detroit. Well, except for Caleb Williams. The USC quarterback is all but guaranteed to go No. 1 overall to the Chicago Bears. While other players will...

  • 'He's a nice guy': Trump weighs in on David Pecker ahead of Day 7

    Former President Trump on Thursday weighed in on David Pecker's testimony

  • Witness at hush money trial details deals with Playboy model and porn actress 'to protect Donald Trump'

    A key witness in Donald Trump's criminal trial testified Thursday about his role in hush money payments to a porn actress and a Playboy model the former president allegedly had affairs with — and Trump's plan to make sure other negative stories about him never saw the light of day. David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, said Trump at one point sought to buy the rights to Karen McDougal's allegations of a monthslong affair with him, as well as other information the Enquirer...