Latest news, weather and high school sports for Albany and Southwest Georgia

Thursday, February 14, 2013  Updated with video; An over-abundance of rain has left many residents on Radial Avenue in East Albany stranded and in need of assistance.

Friday, September 14, 2012  Villagers talk of roar and darkness as Guatemalan volcano erupts, sparking evacuations

Wednesday, June 27, 2012  Towering Colorado wildfire devours homes, forces partial closure of Air Force Academy

Wednesday, September 28, 2011  Portions of the maintenance center at the Marine Corps Logistics Base had to be evacuated twice Tuesday.

Saturday, August 27, 2011  Hurricane-force winds of 80 mph lashing coast as Irene soaks North Carolina on trek up Eastern Seaboard

Thursday, March 17, 2011  Cause of the explosion is unknown at this time.

Wednesday, September 01, 2010  Tourists on a North Carolina vacation destination island were ordered to board the ferries and head for the mainland Wednesday and more evacuations could be on the way as powerful Hurricane Earl threatened to sideswipe the East Coast.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010  Hurricane Alex flooded roads and forced thousands of people to evacuate fishing villages as it bore down on the northeastern Mexican coast

Monday, January 25, 2010  North Georgia is drying out in the wake of a heavy storm front, though flood warnings remain in effect in many areas.

Thursday, April 02, 2009  Local emergency management agencies are ready to set up shelters throughout southwest Georgia.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009  Southwest Health District officials are asking residents to prepare an "emergency go kit" so they will have essentials ready should authorities begin evacuations from low-lying areas at risk of flooding.

Friday, March 27, 2009  Red River at Fargo tops 40 feet, breaks 112-year-old record as police order more evacuations