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Friday, May 03, 2013  Updated with video; Dougherty County District Attorney Greg Edwards says that Tracey Smith has been found guilty during the retrial of a felony murder charge for the 2011 beating death of Jerome Walden.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is still actively investigating a Sunday incident that left one man dead and the shooter as the only eye witness to the scene.

Sunday, April 28, 2013  Updated with video; The Albany-Dougherty NAACP held a "Stop the Violence" program Friday where community leaders called on residence to help put an end to violence.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  An aggravated assault suspect has been indicted by a grand jury in connection to a shooting that happened back in January.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has announced the arrest of a former Shutters Plus/Kitchens Design employee.

Monday, April 01, 2013  The union leader of the, "United Paper Workers International Union," was recently indicted on charges of embezzling union funds over a six year span.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Updated with video; Albany State University students took a lesson on rape awareness Tuesday night.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  Updated with video; This time of year offers crooks more than an opportunity to open a credit card under someone else’s name.

Friday, February 01, 2013  Updated with video; After serving several years behind bars, a man has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in connection to the death of LaSheldon Stanford.

Wednesday, January 02, 2013  After years of following its own standards, the state of Georgia is now re-modeling its evidence law codes after the federal government.

Wednesday, January 02, 2013  One Georgia airport is topping all airports nationwide when it comes to finding guns.

Monday, December 10, 2012  The Dougherty County Board of Commissioners Finance Committee met with District Attorney Greg Edwards to talk about his office's budget on Monday morning.

Thursday, October 18, 2012  Updated with video; In our Facebook Story of the Day, you wanted to know if Georgia residents need a permit to carry a taser.

Thursday, September 27, 2012  A grand jury is in the process of reviewing several local death penalty cases because of changes made back in July.

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.