Latest news, weather and high school sports for Albany and Southwest Georgia

Friday, May 17, 2013  Updated with video; Find out why some teachers are paid close to six figures

Monday, May 06, 2013  A Cook County man has been charged in the death of a Francis Lisa Hall, 33, and her 15-month-old daughter, Jersi Rayne Hall.

Friday, April 12, 2013  Updated with video; A suspect in the Adel bank robbery has been picked up by Lowndes County Sheriff Deputies and is suspected of multiple robberies in Florida.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  Wiregrass Georgia Technical College and the Technical College System of Georgia have been approved as a Georgia Teacher Academy for Preparation and Pedagogy (GaTAPP) provider.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  Updated with video; After raiding an apartment on Lane Street in Adel, Adel police officials say they have arrested 28-year-old Adam Jamar Robinson who was out on parole at the time of his arrest.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012  The daring escape from the downtown high-rise Metropolitan Correctional Center had them descending almost 20 stories using a makeshift rope.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  A new dialysis clinic in Adel is helping give patients a chance at a more normal life.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012  Updated with video; A 24-year-old man was murdered during a shooting outside the Four Kings Game Room in Sparks early Saturday morning.

Thursday, June 21, 2012  Illinois prosecutors refuse to defend state ban on gay marriage, claim law is unconstitutional

Monday, April 09, 2012  The Georgia Department of Transportation is warning drivers in south Georgia that visibility may be limited in some areas because of smoke and fog from a north Florida wildfire.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012  Updated with video; The Hospital Authority of Tift County,The hospitals' presidents say the acquisitions are a result of the new federal healthcare implementations.

Saturday, February 25, 2012  Updated with video; A number of areas in the Southwest Georgia viewing area reported power outages; viewers sent FOX 31 their storm pictures.

Friday, November 18, 2011  Deputy arrested in Dougherty County.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011  **UPDATE: inmate caught in Chattanooga, TN**

Tuesday, November 23, 2010  Search warrants are currently being executed for suspected dog fighting operations in South Georgia in two separate raids underway in Berrien and Cook counties.  More than 100 pit bulls are involved.