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Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Hands-free technologies might make it easier for motorists to text, talk on the phone, or even use Facebook while they drive, but new findings from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety show dangerous mental distractions exist even when drivers keep their hands on the wheel and their eyes on the road.

Friday, June 07, 2013  Like profit-driven companies, US government mining Big Data to dig deeper into people's lives

Friday, June 07, 2013  Updated with video; As Albany commissioners work on next year's budget, one of their concerns is making sure funding to the City Attorney's Office will stretch far enough to address a few of their biggest issues.

Friday, May 31, 2013  Updated with video; Officials say there is no 24-hour rule to report someone missing and an investigation can begin the second you think something is wrong.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Let's Talk: Survey finds moms lead in discussing family financial matters, dads take back seat

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.

Friday, April 12, 2013  Updated with video; After four Gwinnett County firemen were held hostage in a house they responded to for a medical call, many are left wondering what safety protocol is in place for the men who risk their lives to help others.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  Man who provided voice of Charlie Brown of 'Peanuts' fame arrested on threat, stalking charges

Friday, April 05, 2013  After watching three different member of her family battle breast cancer, 11-year-old Victoria Natoli decided she wanted to raise some money to fight the disease.

Monday, April 01, 2013  Leaders in Ben Hill County gathered on Monday evening for an education summit on how to better prepare students to enter the workforce.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  Lee County Board of Commissioners met this evening to discuss an amendment to their budget process.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Carla Hawkins with the Multicultural Donation Education Program and Dougherty County Coroner Michael Fowler teamed up to host an event Thursday afternoon to raise awareness of organ donation.

Monday, March 11, 2013  Albany police need your help finding a woman who used a credit/debit card card to withdraw funds from an ATM that had been stolen in an entering auto case.

Monday, March 11, 2013  The Dougherty County Finance Committee met Monday morning to hear a presentation from State Court Chief Judge Victoria Darrisaw on the State Court's budget.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Efforts to avoid government shutdown move to Senate as Obama seeks talks on bigger budget deal