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

1 hour, 41 minutes ago  Gas prices stayed unchanged and are expected to stay that way leading up to Memorial Day according to new reports released by AAA.

2 hours, 56 minutes ago  Swarm of tornadoes slam Plains, Midwest; 1 dead in Oklahoma mobile home park ravaged by twister

Yesterday at 8:40 PM  The Powerball rolled, and all of America let out a disappointed exhale as the winner was announced in Florida.

Yesterday at 8:33 PM  With summer just around the corner, farmers in Southwest Georgia are staying busy. However this season is a bit different, as officials in Washington have stolen the farming community's attention.

Yesterday at 1:52 PM  Student athletes from Dougherty, Mitchell, and Terrell counties made a trip to Phoebe Northwest this weekend to get cleared to play school sports in the fall.

Yesterday at 1:40 PM  May is also known as National Trauma Awareness Month and The American Trauma Society and the Society of Trauma Nurses are raising awareness with their "If You're Distracted, We're Impacted" campaign.

Saturday, May 18, 2013  Updated with video; Two Lee County fourth graders have made it their mission to end cancer.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Australian politician sorry he accidentally 'liked' Facebook photo of prankster exposing self

Thursday, May 16, 2013  LaVerne Worthy, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW), is the 2013 recipient of the Professor of the Year Award voted on by the class of 2012. The honor was presented to her at Spring Commencement on May 4 in the Student Success Center.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  The Albany Police Department's Criminal Investigations Bureau would like to solicit the public's assistance with locating Cedrick Butler, a black male that is 5'10 and weighs 155 pounds.

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.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Updated with video; For seven years, no one has entered the historic H. H. Tift Building on the University of Georgia's Tifton Campus while officials waited for the money to renovate it, but that wait is over now that $4.7 million dollars of the state's budget was allotted towards the project

Sunday, May 12, 2013  Updated with video; Albany Police are reporting that two male suspects ran into the Save-Rite Petro Station, at 427 South Westover Boulevard at around 9:30 PM Friday night .

Saturday, May 11, 2013  Updated with video; The Associated Press is reporting that 149 control towers at small airports that were slated for closure will remain - open at least through Sept. 30.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  In an email released Tuesday afternoon by Albany Recreation and Parks Director Suzanne Davis, the fireworks are back on for Albany.