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

Monday, June 03, 2013  The Lee County Sheriff's Office is warning the public about a scam going on in and outside of the area.

Friday, May 31, 2013  Updated with video; School is out in Southwest Georgia and although many kids will spend their days in camp, there are plenty who will stay at home alone.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  Updated with video; The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is teaming with Albany Crime Stoppers to get criminals off the street.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Updated with video; Local law enforcement officials wore aprons instead of uniforms to put their cooking skills to the test.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Updated with video; The training never stops for local K-9 units.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  The Lee County Sheriff's Office has postponed this year's Special Olympics due to inclement weather and conflict with other functions.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  In our Facebook story of the day, you wanted to know how long you can keep an abandoned car on the side of the road.

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.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Agency, Lee County Sheriff’s Office and Taylor County Sheriff’s Office initiated a narcotics investigation in a mult-county area targetting a  drug trafficking network Tuesday.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  Updated with video; Officials with the Lee County Sheriff's Office say that things are a mess after a semi-trailer hauling logs turned over Wednesday afternoon.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  An accident took place Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of Ledo Road and US-19 involving three vehicles.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  A routine traffic stop on U.S. Highway 19 in Lee County turned into a drug bust Monday evening.

Saturday, March 09, 2013  Updated with video; A swerving driver on the Liberty Expressway leads to multiple charges spread out across Dougherty and Lee County.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  UPDATED: The suspect was apprehended in Lee County by the Lee County Sheriff's Office around 3:45 AM.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  Updated with video; In our Facebook story of the day, you wanted to know how big of a problem drug overdoses are locally.