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Thursday, June 13, 2013  A Tifton woman needs your help locating her stolen dog after surveillance footage shows the dog being coaxed out of the yard.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Updated with video; Albany police need your help finding the owners of items recovered after a search warrant executed in Lee County yielded multiple items.

Friday, June 07, 2013  Updated with video; As Albany commissioners work on next year's budget, one of their concerns is making sure funding to the City Attorney's Office will stretch far enough to address a few of their biggest issues.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  Updated with video; The sales of previously owned homes have risen to the highest numbers officials have seen since 2009 according to the National Association of Realtors, which is a good sign for the economy.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  TransUnion: Improving housing market helps lower rate of late payments on US mortgages in first quarter

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Updated with video; Within the month of April thousands of dollars worth of firearms were stolen by gun thieves.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Updated with video; Albany’s Board of City Commissioners voted against two rezoning proposals to make some property on Old Dawson Road into apartment complexes and living areas on Tuesday evening after holding a public hearing on the issue.

Sunday, April 14, 2013  While a man was trying to protect his property Saturday afternoon, he shot a dog in the process.

Saturday, April 06, 2013  Updated with video; The Albany Planning Commission voted on a variance that would allow a personal care home to be placed only footsteps away from another.

Friday, March 29, 2013  Updated with video; A Dougherty County Grand Jury indicted 25-year-old Sade Britt on five different charges Wednesday morning in the 2012 murder of Albert Westbrook.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  Updated with video; A moratorium has been lifted and a decision was made on a group home wanting to set up shop in a residential area of Albany.

Monday, February 25, 2013 

Sunday, February 17, 2013  Updated with video; Local Attorney Bill Mitchell held a seminar Saturday morning with the theme of "Facing Your Personal Financial Cliff."

Friday, February 01, 2013  Updated with video; Albany police investigated three entering auto cases Wednesday night, with one affecting the Albany-Dougherty Drug Unit.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  In the final Ben Hill County Commission meeting for 2012 County Manager Frank Feild presented a positive report about the county's delinquent tax situation.