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Monday, April 29, 2013  Experts recommend having you air conditioner serviced by a certified technician before running it this summer.

Thursday, July 26, 2012  Updated with video; An afternoon fire on South Van Buren started after a mattress was pushed too close to an electrical outlet.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012  Updated with video; In our Facebook Story of the Day, you wanted to know some tips on summer home maintenance which include weather proofing your deck and making sure your insulation is the proper depth

Monday, September 26, 2011  The APD bring vendors together to show a variety of wares.

Monday, September 19, 2011  Saturday, the fire department responded to a house where an old ac unit was causing trouble.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011  Updated with video; Over the weekend thieves, apparently looking for copper, stripped down and broke the air conditioner unit at the office.

Wednesday, August 03, 2011  After an extension cord goes bad, an air conditioning window unit sparks a fire in a Cotton Avenue home causing nearly $10,000 of damage, including school supplies.

Friday, July 22, 2011  Updated with video; An East Albany neighborhood watch group is paying close attention to vacant homes after two are burglarized.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011  General Electric has issued a recall on over 90,000 Zoneline air conditioning and heating units manufactured between January 2010 and March 2011.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011  The SOWEGA Council on Aging is looking for donated air conditioners and fans to help senior citizens in the triple-digit temperatures.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011  Tifton Police say they've had about a dozen other cases in the past month.

Monday, November 22, 2010  St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church is latest victim of air conditioner theft and have had units stolen four times. APD officials says supects are after the copper and coils in the units.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010  The Albany Police Department is asking individuals and companies to label their copper and air conditioner materials so they can better help them when the items are stolen

Saturday, October 02, 2010  Investigators wouldn’t comment on the burglaries, they would only confirm that four churches were vandalized. And at some of those churches, multiple units were destroyed.

Friday, August 06, 2010  Georgia Power says residential consumption is up about eight percent, but they have been able to handle the extra demand, in part because overall power usage is actually down.