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Saturday, May 11, 2013  Updated with video; Dougherty County school board members will soon vote on whether or not to restructure the school system's transportation department.

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

Thursday, May 09, 2013  It’s true that drivers and passengers in regular vehicles are required to wear seatbelts, but the same is not true for those riding in school buses. Why?

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Officials with the Georgia Bureau of Investigations and Clay County Sheriff's Office confirm that a Pataula Charter Academy school bus was traveling along Highway 93, between Fort Gaines and Blakely, around 4:15 Thursday afternoon.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Updated with video; The Thursday morning commute has slowed along the Liberty Expressway due to an accident involving a school bus around 6:45 AM.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  There has been an accident near the airport on Newton Road involving a school bus, a semi-truck, and another vehicle.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  A Dougherty County School System bus and a Honda Civic were involved in an accident Tuesday afternoon.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  Officers responded to an accident involving a school bus Thursday morning on Highway 19 near Lestor Road.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  GSP confirms school bus incident in Tift County.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  FBI: No other explosives found near Alabama bunker where man held boy; captor's body removed

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  FBI says Jimmy Lee Dykes rigged his bunker with explosives and waged firefight against SWAT team that rescued boy.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  A six-day standoff between police and a man holding a young boy hostage in an underground bunker ended when police killed the man and rescued the boy.

Friday, February 01, 2013  Negotiators tall through ventilation pipe to Alabama captor in bunker; 3rd full day of standoff

Thursday, January 31, 2013  The neighborhood near Midland City remained under siege with the suspect and child holed up in a bunker-type shelter on the man's property that was equipped with electricity, food and TV.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  Developments Wednesday connected to the debate over gun violence and weapons control in the U.S.