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Sunday, April 14, 2013  Updated with video; Logan's Steak House caught fire at around 6:00 PM Saturday evening.

Saturday, April 06, 2013  Updated with video; Firefighters were called out to a residential structure fire early Friday morning at 1323 E. Society Avenue.

Saturday, March 30, 2013  Updated with video; Apartments at 211 Main Street in Tifton had to be evacuated Thursday evening due to a fire.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  Albany fire crews had flames out within two minutes at a home on Monarch Drive early Wednesday morning.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Updated with video; During their Tuesday morning meeting, the Albany City Commission voted to award the contract to build a new fire station for the Albany Fire Department to PDC Construction In. from Bainbridge.

Friday, February 22, 2013  Updated with video; Commissioners are considering a $500,000 grant that can be used for upgrades on low to moderate income areas.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  In response to a letter sent by Congressman Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (GA-02), Ranking Member of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, the Army has granted an extension of 30 days to the public comment period for their Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for Army 2020 Force Structure Realignment.

Sunday, February 17, 2013  At approximately 12:03 p.m. the Albany Fire Department recieved a call about a structure fire on Duitman Road in Albany.

Saturday, February 16, 2013  Updated with video; The Albany Fire Department responded to a 911 call Thursday night for a structure fire at 529 Honeysuckle Drive.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  As part of a 10 year, $8.4 million initiative funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, the Albany State University Research Infrastructure in Minority Institutions project builds capacity through facilities renovations, biomedical analysis instrumentation, student STEM training and junior investigators’ research.

Friday, January 04, 2013  Updated with video; Fox 31 Facebook fans wanted to know how many fires the Albany Fire Department responded to in 2012.

Saturday, November 24, 2012  Updated with video; A fire broke out at 1625 Gardner Drive this afternoon around 2:45 PM.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  Updated with video; The Lee County Utility Authority has made a decision on how they will spend more than $2 million in SPLOST funds.

Monday, November 05, 2012  Commuters streaming into New York City on Monday endured long waits and crowded trains, giving the recovering transit system a stress test a week after Superstorm Sandy ravaged the eastern third of the country, with New York and New Jersey bearing the brunt of the destruction.

Monday, September 17, 2012  Local artists have begun painting a Broad Avenue Bridge mural at the Artpark in downtown Albany.