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Monday, May 06, 2013  Family members were expecting the woman to be escorted off the plane via wheelchair.

Monday, March 04, 2013  The nursing home's administrators are defending the nurse's actions, saying she followed policy.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  A woman who's been on the run for several months is now behind bars facing charges for exploiting an elderly woman.

Monday, November 12, 2012  Dougherty County Police need your help finding a woman accused of bilking an elderly patient out of $7500.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012  Updated with video; As part of the annual summit held by the Rosalynn Carter Institute at Georgia Southwestern University, representatives from the RCI based in South Korea came to discuss the issue of caregiving for the elderly.

Saturday, October 06, 2012  Atlanta police have issued a Mattie's call for missing elderly woman Juanita Reed.

Thursday, September 13, 2012  Updated with video; Pharmacists throughout the country are encouraging elderly drivers to refrain from using medications while driving.

Tuesday, August 07, 2012  Officials with the Dougherty County Sheriff's Office have arrested a former Regions bank branch team leader who admitted to taking over $30,000 dollars from the account of an elderly woman in Albany.

Thursday, July 12, 2012  To culminate a week of service, 50 kids from Jacksonville Beach, Florida spent Thursday afternoon cleaning the yards of Albany’s elderly.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012  Some homeowners lose houses for a little as $400 in overdue taxes, consumer group says

Thursday, June 07, 2012  Updated with video; Last year, nearly 1 million Americans experienced herpes zoster, or shingles, a disease that causes a painful skin rash.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012  Updated with video; Albany police are looking for a man that burst into a home on Lynwood Lane, injuring the occupant and taking her car.

Thursday, May 10, 2012  Updated with video; Law enforcement officials are sending out a warning to beware of scammers posing as friends.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012  Updated with video; A 76-year-old man was found dead in his residence in Pearson, Ga.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012  Updated with additional charges; Tift County Sheriff's Office arrested an employee of Upon Eagles Wings Daycare in Tift County for child molestation.