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

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Updated with video; The Albany-Dougherty Metro SWAT team is currently going through extensive training to take their knowledge to the next level, and on Wednesday the team participated in an active-shooter situation in an abandoned school.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Updated with video; A member of the Albany Fire Department has been selected to compete in a national competition put on by Under Armour.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012  Updated with video; Emergency response crews simulated a hazardous waste spill Tuesday morning as a way to prepare in case of an accident as well as recognize the anniversary of 9/11.

Thursday, June 14, 2012  In Bound Gymnastics received a rare opportunity this week to train with national coach Gary Goodson.

Monday, April 23, 2012  Social Security, Medicare strained by slow economic recovery, aging workforce

Monday, January 23, 2012  Updated the video; The train show started Saturday in Albany.

Monday, August 29, 2011  Irene floods Vermont towns as states assess damage, count blessings; NYC trains restart slowly

Monday, June 27, 2011  Albany drivers are caught dodging trains and officials are advising others to take precaution before approaching the tracks.

Friday, May 06, 2011  Info from bin Laden raid shows al-Qaida eyed attacks on US trains for a 9/11 anniversary plot

Wednesday, December 15, 2010  'Suspicious object' shuts Pentagon train station -- it was only a blinking Christmas ornament.

Friday, May 14, 2010  A new government program aims to train thousands of parking industry employees nationwide to watch for and report anything suspicious — abandoned cars, for example, or people hanging around garages, taking photographs or asking unusual questions.

Saturday, January 30, 2010  There are a lot of train enthusiasts in southwest Georgia, and they could all be found at the Flint River Model Train Show.