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Thursday, May 16, 2013  The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 8.2 percent in April.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Updated with video; Local scholarships can provide extra money to help pay for college.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Updated with video; Methamphetamine is a drug that can be manufactured in your home with common everyday products. Most of the chemicals used in the process are unregulated, and when used for their intended purposes are safe, but you start mixing those chemicals together fumes are produced that could explode at any moment.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Updated with video; In our Facebook Story of the Day, you wanted to know if any local species of fish were endangered due to overfishing.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  Unemployment rates have dipped again for Southwest Georgia and Albany according to information released by the Georgia Department of Labor.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  The cause of the fire, which started Wednesday night, remained under investigation, but it was believed to be accidental.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Lee County Narcotics investigators busted a operational meth lab Thursday night.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Every year, an organization named American Rivers puts out a list called “America’s Most Endangered Rivers.”

Saturday, April 13, 2013  "BamaJam 2013" was officially put on hold Saturday morning as promoters announced the event had been suspended.

Monday, April 08, 2013  Updated with video; Lee County Sheriff's officials uncovered a mobile meth lab early Saturday morning at the intersection of Cedric Street and Old Leesburg Road.

Friday, April 05, 2013  State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler today acknowledged receiving notification from the United States Department of Labor (USDOL) that Georgia could be out of conformity with federal law for not paying unemployment benefits to certain educational workers during regularly scheduled holiday breaks.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  The Albany Dougherty Drug Unit had a busy Tuesday busting two meth labs.

Monday, April 01, 2013  With big political issues seemingly settled, Gang of Eight turns to immigration plan's details

Thursday, March 28, 2013  The Georgia Department of Labor has announced that Albany's and Southwest Georgia's unemployment rate has declined for the month of February.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  While out serving an arrest warrant, Colquitt County Drug Agents and Sheriff’s Deputies stumbled upon a meth lab.