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Sunday, April 14, 2013  Updated with video; A dog has been shot and transported to the Veterinary Clinic located at 2415 Gillionville Road.

Friday, December 28, 2012  Updated with video; American Red Cross officials say during the holidays their blood supply tends to go down and now thanks to one Albany High School student, those numbers are getting a boost.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012  Updated with video; The Marine Corps Logistics Base held a small ceremony this afternoon to turn over a retired service dog to his adoptive owner.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012  United States Senators from Georgia applauded the United States Army Corps of Engineers decision today to release its final report for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP).

Wednesday, March 14, 2012  Updated with video; A Sylvester woman has been indicted for stealing her dead grandmother's retirement benefits.

Friday, March 18, 2011  A dog handler at the Marine Corps Logistics Base Cpl. Tonette Gezzi is adopting an explosives detection dog named Boda.

Monday, March 07, 2011  Cindy is a 5-year-old dutch shepherd. Her military career was brief but distinguished. She served two security details for President Obama and several details for former President Jimmy Carter.

Monday, October 11, 2010  Atlanta has just become the point where embryonic stem cell research meets a human being in the United States, reported the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

Wednesday, October 06, 2010  Officers say 26-year-old Dehavein Sheppard was sitting in a car in the 600 block of Sand Dunes Drive when a black man with a gun jumped in and demanded money.

Saturday, October 02, 2010  A recent Rutgers University student's suicide is galvanizing the gay community around hate-crime legislation just as Matthew Shepard's murder did more than a decade before.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009  Trumpeting a victory against careless spending, President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed a defense bill that kills some costly weapons projects and expands war efforts.

Thursday, October 08, 2009  Congress votes to extend hate crimes to cover attacks based on sexual orientation, gender