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

Yesterday at 12:50 PM  Death toll was corrected and lowered to 24 people, including 7 children.

Yesterday at 8:33 AM  Associated Press photographer's first-person account of efforts to rescue chidlren and staff in a collapsed school.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  The Georgia Lottery has announced that a Moultrie man was able to win two prizes after a stroke of luck.

Sunday, April 21, 2013  With severe weather season on the horizon, southwest Georgians are getting prepared.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  An Albany man was lucky enough to win $60,000 twice in one day after playing the Georgia Lottery's KENO! game.

Monday, March 11, 2013  Judge strikes down NYC's sugary-drinks size rule; enforcement had been set to start Tuesday

Friday, March 08, 2013  In FOX's 31 Facebook story of the day, people wanted to know what southwest Georgians thought about the nearly 13 hour long filibuster that happened on Capitol Hill Thursday.

Friday, March 08, 2013  Omega Police officials say 3-year-old Emma Moore was struck twice by a car Wednesday outside of a restaurant.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Kentucky senator uses rare filibuster to block vote on President Obama's nominee to lead CIA

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  After creating blizzard conditions in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, winter storm plows into Missouri

Friday, December 07, 2012  The 7.3 quake struck the same Japanese coast devastated by last year's massive quake and tsunami.

Monday, November 19, 2012  Palestinian civilian death toll mounts as Israel targets militants in residential areas

Monday, November 12, 2012  Updated with video; UPDATE: Two pedestrians were struck by a vehicle on Martin Luther King Drive, around 7:00 PM Saturday night.

Sunday, November 04, 2012  Updated with video; The Albany Police Department hosted "The Turkey Bowl 2012" Saturday afternoon at Bowl-A-Rama.

Monday, October 01, 2012  The bomber struck a group of Afghan police and international troops shortly after they got out of their vehicles to walk through a market area in Khost city.