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

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Minnesota Legislature passes same-sex marriage, governor to sign bill allowing Aug. 1 gay weddings

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Judge in New York rips government for opposing his order giving broader access to morning-after pill

Friday, May 03, 2013  The powerful gun rights lobby gathers in Houston this weekend for its annual convention and organizers anticipate a rollicking, Texas-sized party.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  FDA allowing 15-year-olds with ID to buy morning-after pill over the counter

Friday, April 26, 2013  Updated with video; To culminate National Crime Victims' Rights Week, Albany community members participated in a vigil to remember the victims.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  Dzhokhar Tsarnaev immediately stopped talking after a magistrate judge and a representative from the U.S. Attorney's office entered his hospital room and gave him his Miranda warning.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Congressman Sanford Bishop made a stop at Albany State University Monday morning to speak about the importance of research.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Updated with video; The Colquitt County District Attorney’s office kicked off this year’s National Crime Victims’ Rights week with a ceremony Friday morning.

Monday, April 08, 2013  In a country where at least a third of households have firearms, it's hard to impose stricter arms rules without support from gun owners.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  In Colorado, Obama will press Congress to pass gun measures, place focus on background checks

Sunday, March 24, 2013  Albany city officials spent their Sunday afternoon dedicating two buildings to a 1970's civil rights activist.

Sunday, March 10, 2013  Updated with video; The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture partnered with Albany State University to host a day-long event on Saturday.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  The Georgia NAACP held a rally Wednesday afternoon to show support of section 5 of the voting rights Act of 1965.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  During the 1968 Civil Rights Movement, then nine year old Ralph D. Abernathy III, without his parent’s knowledge, stood alongside men and women, who were caught up in the push for equality. Arrested as part of a “mule train” march to a Martin Luther King Jr. rally, he was held in a warehouse alongside 250 other marchers.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Updated with video; The Flint River was selected to be this year's water high way, and features limestone bluffs, blue holes, and a variety of wildlife.