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Monday, May 13, 2013  The brothers were initially taken into custody but released after investigators said there was no evidence against them.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Women held captive in Ohio endured lonely, dark lives; kidnap suspect due in court Thursday

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Frantic call leads police to 3 missing women in Cleveland home; 3 brothers arrested

Friday, May 03, 2013  Updated with video; After being denied a variance of a 1,000 foot ordinance to start a group home in an Albany community, owners of that home were back in front of the Albany Dougherty Planning Commission Thursday for reconsideration.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  The camp was open to all Department of Defense Family members ages 5-13 and offered them taste of what it's like to become a Marine.

Saturday, March 16, 2013  Updated with video; In our Facebook Story of the Day, you wanted to know if southwest Georgia parents should be worried about their child getting the mumps.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  A six-day standoff between police and a man holding a young boy hostage in an underground bunker ended when police killed the man and rescued the boy.

Saturday, January 19, 2013  Updated with video; UPDATE: Reports from family members at the scene are that rescue teams extracted Delgado around 6:00 AM Sunday morning, however Delgado had already died at some point during the night.

Friday, December 28, 2012  Updated with video; Albany Police are asking for the public’s help in locating the suspects involved in an armed robbery and snatching on Whisperwood Street.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  Updated with video; The Toys for Tots campaign continues with the three-day "Stuff the Truck" annual event from December 6th to 8th.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  The Georgia State Patrol in Cordele is investigating an incident involving a vehicle and a pedestrian that reportedly led to a fatality.

Saturday, November 24, 2012  Updated with video; A fire broke out on the 5400th block of Old Dawson Road around 7:30 AM this morning.

Sunday, November 04, 2012  Updated with video; The Albany Police Department hosted "The Turkey Bowl 2012" Saturday afternoon at Bowl-A-Rama.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012  The search giant now has brought its all-seeing eyes — mounted for the first time on a backpack — down into the Grand Canyon.

Saturday, September 01, 2012  Updated with video; The Parks at Chehaw have cut the ribbon on their new African Veldt exhibit after two years of anticipation.