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Yesterday at 2:28 AM  Ridging over the Southeastern portion of the United States keeps the heat and moisture in place to get the work-week started.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Updated with video; Colquitt County officials held their annual service to honor fallen officers Thursday morning.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Updated with video; The National Transportation Safety Board made 19 recommendations Tuesday to combat the drunk driving problem in the United States.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Updated with video; The legal blood alcohol content while boating is now the same as on the road.

Sunday, May 12, 2013  Updated with video; The Colquitt County chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) attended a court ordered meeting Saturday morning for those who have been convicted of a DUI (driving under the influence).

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  According to the Moultrie Observer, the manager of Shoe Show told police around 5 p.m. Monday that she saw a man walking around the store and noticed he was putting something down the front of his pants.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Updated with video; For some teenagers, being served a six pack of beer may be a rite of passage, but for two teenagers working with the Albany-Dougherty Drug Unit in an underage alcohol sales bust, it's just one sale closer to preventing others from the dangers of underage drinking.

Monday, May 06, 2013  What looked like an average beer purchase at a Dougherty County store last Monday evening was actually an undercover operation, and the clerk who made the sale doesn't realize they sold alcohol to an 18 year old working with the Albany Dougherty Drug Unit.

Sunday, May 05, 2013  Updated with video; Forty of Albany’s top leaders under the age of 40 were honored by the Albany Herald and Emerge Albany at a special luncheon.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Updated with video; A Moultrie woman has been placed into a drug induced coma at a Thomasville hospital after police found her severely beaten in the grass in the 500 block of Northside Drive early Monday morning in Moultrie.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Updated with video; Within the month of April thousands of dollars worth of firearms were stolen by gun thieves.

Sunday, April 28, 2013  Rain, rain go away; come again another day? Not this week.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  The Moultrie Observer is reporting that 53-year-old Craig Lee Adams Sr. has pled guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter.

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.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Mother Nature is bringing Southwest Georgia a mixed-bag of goodies in the week ahead.