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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.

Sunday, June 09, 2013  Updated with video; Saturday, the Albany-Doughtery NAACP branch hosted their  “Remembering Medgar Evers Membership Drive”.

Friday, June 07, 2013  Updated with video; After two Coffee County paramedics and their patient were killed when a car going the opposite direction hit the brakes and the truck behind it slid into the front of the ambulance, EMS officials are asking residents to follow specific protocol when they see those flashing lights on the road in order to prevent more accidents.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Updated with video; The Albany Fire Department responded to a call Monday night regarding a possible trash can fire on Hilltop Drive.

Friday, May 31, 2013  Road closures slow Monday and Tuesday motorist travel around Albany.

Friday, May 31, 2013  Albany police officers responded to a call in reference to a shooting at 601 South Shadowlawn Drive Thursday night.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Updated with video; Flint River Habitat for Humanity has received a $3,000 check to put towards building two new homes.

Sunday, May 26, 2013  Updated with video; The Carmike Wynnsong Theater off Ledo Road held a blood drive this afternoon through the American Red Cross.

Sunday, May 12, 2013  A shooting in Moultrie left one in critical condition and others scared to go out in their own back yards.

Friday, May 10, 2013  The United States Post Office of Albany is participating in a national food drive and is asking residents to donate non-perishable food items that will go to local families in need.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  The Lowndes County Sheriff's Office and Valdosta Police Department have responded to numerous residential burglaries that have occurred primarily in the southwest portion of the county.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Updated with video; The Albany Police Department has confirmed that at least one arrest has been made in the double homicide on Willard Avenue.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Updated with video; A Moultrie woman has been placed into a drug induced coma at a Thomasville hospital after police found her severely beaten in the grass in the 500 block of Northside Drive early Monday morning in Moultrie.

Sunday, April 21, 2013  Updated with video; Second Harvest Food Bank of South Georgia in connection with Terrell Resource Center in Dawson held a food drive this morning for residents of the community.

Friday, April 12, 2013  Updated with video; With two accidents involving school buses in Dougherty County in the past week, some are wondering if the bus driver is responsible and what kind of training drivers are required to go through.