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Participants in Wednesday's National Incident Management System training session included the Albany Police Department, the Albany Fire Department, the Dougherty County School System, Dougherty Public Works, and the Marine Corps Logistics Base. They learned communication, coordination, and cooperation.

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Worried parents seek out kids in tornado's wake

1 hour, 23 minutes ago Death toll was corrected and lowered to 24 people, including 7 children.

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Photographer was an eyewitness to horror and hope

Today at 8:33 AM Associated Press photographer's first-person account of efforts to rescue chidlren and staff in a collapsed school.

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Massive tornado flattens Oklahoma City suburb

Yesterday at 9:05 PM Updated with new photos (Caution, graphic images), new video added; death toll now at 51.

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Twitter town hall teaches public

Yesterday at 4:51 AM Local leaders are looking to bring more solar power to the state of Georgia.

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7-year-old slays 1,000-pound creature

Sunday, May 19, 2013 On Saturday, 7-year-old Jason Sisk, from Fayetteville, Tennessee, made the biggest kill of his life in the Hog Hunters for Hope event in Douglas, Georgia.

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Meet the woman in charge of all Parris Island marines & recruits

Sunday, May 19, 2013 Mission MCLB: One-on-one with the Commanding Officer at Parris Island

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South Georgia Tech students receive Law Enforcement Scholarships

Friday, May 17, 2013 Two South Georgia Technical College students received law enforcement scholarships for their work at the South Georgia Technical College Law Enforcement Academy.

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Multi-car accident sends one to hospital

Friday, May 17, 2013 Traffic around the intersection of Pine and Jefferson Avenue may be backed up a little bit due to a multi-car accident Friday morning.

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High teacher salaries: The price of public school education

Friday, May 17, 2013 Updated with video; Find out why some teachers are paid close to six figures

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Families flock to Albany for summer fun

Friday, May 17, 2013 Updated with video; Travel experts predict more Georgia families will travel this year.

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Levi's Call activated for abducted Americus girl

Thursday, May 16, 2013 UPDATE: Mumford has been found. The Americus Police Department and Georgia Bureau of Investigation need your help finding an abducted Americus child.

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