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

Saturday, May 11, 2013  Updated with video; The Albany-Dougherty Metro SWAT Team successfully completed “Level 2 Advance SWAT Training.”

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Updated with video; The Albany-Dougherty Metro SWAT team is currently going through extensive training to take their knowledge to the next level, and on Wednesday the team participated in an active-shooter situation in an abandoned school.

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 14, 2013  The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that the unemployment rate in metro Albany rose to 9.7 percent in January, up three-tenths of a percentage point from 9.4 percent in December.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012  The daring escape from the downtown high-rise Metropolitan Correctional Center had them descending almost 20 stories using a makeshift rope.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  The Albany Police Department have arrested two men in connection to the weekend shooting at Merry Acres Inn.

Sunday, June 17, 2012  Kids slid down water slides, played basketball, went swimming, and enjoyed the presence of father figures Sunday afternoon during a Father's Day Extravaganza

Tuesday, May 15, 2012  Updated with video; Darton College gets a new designation from the University System of Georgia.

Thursday, October 27, 2011  Metro Albany unemployment rose to 10.8 percent in September according to the Georgia Department of Labor.

Thursday, August 25, 2011  Earthquake and resulting gridlock underscores difficulty of evacuating nation's capital

Sunday, February 06, 2011  After a search warrant was conducted by the Albany-Dougherty Drug Unit, seven people were taken into custody.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010  'Suspicious object' shuts Pentagon train station -- it was only a blinking Christmas ornament.

Monday, December 13, 2010  The weekend storm closed major highways in several states, canceled more than 1,600 flights in Chicago and collapsed the roof of the Minnesota Vikings' stadium

Friday, December 10, 2010  British officials defend nation's security after student protesters attack Prince Charles' car

Friday, October 29, 2010  Next question in subway bomb case: What turned suburban US citizen into accused terrorist?