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Thursday, June 13, 2013  ProBuild in Lee County held a ribbon cutting Thursday morning for their new showroom.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Instructors at Albany Technical College are giving students a taste of the real world.

Monday, June 10, 2013  Albany Technical College’s Carlton Construction Academy students will volunteer their services to two Habitat for Humanity projects.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  Onlookers cite concerns over demolition safety in Philadelphia collapse that leaves 6 dead

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Emergency crews are at the scene of a building collapse in Philadelphia, and the fire commissioner says as many as eight to 10 people were believed trapped in the rubble.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Updated with video; Albany Technical College kicked off their second annual robotics enrichment academy camp Tuesday morning.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Updated with video; Flint River Habitat for Humanity has received a $3,000 check to put towards building two new homes.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  Updated with video; It’s a common practice for self storage facilities to auction the contents of units when the renters have become sufficiently delinquent on storage fees.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  Exactly how do desperate parents know when it's best to leave their children in a presumably safe place or race into the face of danger?

Monday, May 20, 2013  Updated with new photos (Caution, graphic images), new video added; death toll now at 51.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Updated with video; For seven years, no one has entered the historic H. H. Tift Building on the University of Georgia's Tifton Campus while officials waited for the money to renovate it, but that wait is over now that $4.7 million dollars of the state's budget was allotted towards the project

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Updated with video; Twelve Dougherty County Schools will welcome new principals to their buildings in August after the Dougherty County School Board voted on reappointments Monday evening

Monday, April 29, 2013  Darton State College officials have confirmed that the J building on the Albany campus has been evacuated.

Friday, April 26, 2013  Updated with video; The SOWEGA Council on Aging met for their monthly meeting at their new center on West Society Avenue to give members a better idea of what's to come.

Saturday, April 13, 2013  Updated with video; Residents should not be alarmed to see smoke in the area.