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Tuesday, June 18, 2013  Officials are investigating after a 6-month-old baby dies while in the custody of a babysitter.

Saturday, June 15, 2013  Updated with video; The body of Lowndes County High School student Kendrick Johnson has been exhumed according to the family for a second, private autopsy.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Updated with video; According to Colquitt County Coroner Verlyn Brock there has been a dramatic increase in violent crimes already this year compared to last year.

Sunday, June 02, 2013  An early morning shooting in Colquitt County has left a woman dead.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  Dougherty County Coroner, Michael Fowler presented his budget for the upcoming year this morning to members of the finance committee.

Monday, March 25, 2013  The Albany Fire Department responded to a call around 9:00 this morning at 1200 North McKinley Street.

Friday, March 22, 2013  Dougherty County Coroner Michael Fowler is doing his part in educating his future predecessors.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Carla Hawkins with the Multicultural Donation Education Program and Dougherty County Coroner Michael Fowler teamed up to host an event Thursday afternoon to raise awareness of organ donation.

Friday, February 22, 2013  A coroner has confirmed the identity of a fourth person who died when a business jet collided with a 60-foot utility pole and caught fire after aborting its landing at an east Georgia airport.

Friday, January 25, 2013  Updated with video; Tift County Sheriff Gene Scarbrough reports that deputies responded to a 911 call stating there had been a shooting at Wilton Avenue on Thursday night at 9:20 PM.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  Updated with video; The Albany Police Department held a graduation ceremony Tuesday evening for the 27th Citizen's Academy.

Thursday, December 13, 2012  Updated with video; 5-months after winning the July primary, Michael Fowler was sworn in as Dougherty County Coroner.

Tuesday, November 06, 2012  Uncover why suicides happen and who they affect in "Too Many Gone."

Saturday, September 22, 2012  Two teenage girls died after their car struck a tree.

Thursday, August 23, 2012  Updated with video; Investigators are still looking into the death of a 44-year-old woman whose body was found in a trailer home on Clarke Avenue.