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Thursday, July 19, 2012  Updated with video; The trend of shame punishments is getting bigger, and some argue publicly punishing your child is a method that sticks while some pyschologists say a lesson involving shame is never a good idea.

Friday, June 15, 2012  New details on the burglary that took place on Tuesday at Donny Philips' pawn shop came out today as Albany Police held a press conference downtown.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012  Zero tolerance laws limit the administrations control on punishments,

Tuesday, June 12, 2012  Updated with video; The Dougherty County School Board met Monday night to discuss several topics, with one of them being corporal punishment in district schools.

Monday, January 23, 2012  Updated with video; In our facebook story of the day today you wanted to know if local schools practice corporal punishment? Corporal punishment is defined as the use of physical force causing pain but not wounds as a means of discipline.

Thursday, January 12, 2012  Updated with video; For the Facebook Story of the Day, you wanted to know the hazing policies of local colleges and universities.

Thursday, October 13, 2011  Florida lawmaker wants to end lethal injection and bring back the electric chair or firing squads

Wednesday, September 28, 2011  Would the option of church or jail be an option here in Albany?

Wednesday, August 31, 2011  In the United States corporal punishment has a tendency to be linked to the south. However, people around Albany who encountered spankings and paddlings child says they don't necessarily associated it to one region.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011  Updated with video; After a woman is convicted for pouring hot sauce into her child's mouth, locals what to know what's considered abuse and what's not?

Tuesday, May 24, 2011  Military chaplains seek protection for troops who share beliefs on gay service members

Wednesday, January 26, 2011  Despite its ominous-sounding name, sodium thiopental is fairly common. While you won’t find it on the shelves of your local pharmacy, chances are if you’ had major or even minor surgery recently, the drug may have been inside your own body.

Monday, November 08, 2010  Updated with AP video: Connecticut man condemned to death for home invasion killings of woman, 2 daughters

Friday, June 18, 2010  UPDATED with AP video. The 49-year-old Gardner was shot by a team of five anonymous marksmen with a matched set of .30-caliber rifles early Friday. A barrage of bullets tore into Gardner's chest where a target was pinned over his heart.

Friday, January 15, 2010  As many as eight Army officers could face discipline for failing to do anything when the alleged shooter in the Fort Hood rampage displayed erratic behavior early in his military career