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Today at 1:39 PM  Police officers at Albany State University participated in traffic stop training Tuesday afternoon.

Yesterday at 11:45 AM  A shooting at the Ashburn Inn late Sunday night took the life of one woman and left two other victims injured.

Yesterday at 11:23 AM  Dougherty County Commissioners have voted in Cynthia "Jackie" Battle as the new chief of the Dougherty County Police Department.

Sunday, June 16, 2013  Last week, motorists saw a slight increase in both oil and gas prices after President Barack Obama authorized support and arms for Syrian rebels, increasing tensions in an oil-saturated region.

Sunday, June 16, 2013  One Tifton girl is looking to help our local firefighters stay cool and hydrated in the heat of summer.

Sunday, June 16, 2013  Could Southwest Georgia see wildfires in the near future?

Sunday, June 16, 2013  Updated with video; When you're driving down the road the last thing you want to see is a Police officer, but today at Tift Park it was all about getting to know our men and women in uniform.

Saturday, June 15, 2013  Officials with the Cordele Police Department are searching for a man that reportedly attempted to take some cash out of the register of a local motel.

Friday, June 14, 2013  An International Studies Elementary Charter School fifth grader recently scored a perfect 350 points on her Georgia Writing Assessment.

Friday, June 14, 2013  The 1800 block of West Highland Avenue and South Valencia Drive will be closed starting Monday, June 17th at 8:00 AM.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  The Dawson Police and Dawson Fire Department responded to a fire early this morning at 877 Crawford Rd.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  A state program called "HomeSafe Georgia" is set up to help with mortgage payments that are in default.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  While some may think with the growing use of hands-free technology like Bluetooth headsets there are less distracted drivers on the road, a study performed by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety says otherwise.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  After three people were found dead and a fourth was found unresponsive in the same North Carolina hotel room in two separate carbon monoxide poisoning incidents just weeks apart from each other, many are asking why there wasn't a nearby detector installed.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Al J. Hurley, a former county commissioner in Sumter County, Ga., was sentenced today to 36 months in prison stemming from his acceptance of illicit payments in exchange for his official efforts to secure government contracts for a private contractor.