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

1 hour, 3 minutes ago  Investigators with the Tift County Sheriff’s Office along with members of the US Marshall’s Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force say they have arrested 36-year-old Charlie Frank Branner Junior of Vidalia along with 31-year-old Kristen Caprie Johnson of Reidsville.

2 hours, 44 minutes ago  Life on the farm for James Carter starts with two things, horses and hay, but something else sets him apart from other farmers.

Today at 12:50 PM  Death toll was corrected and lowered to 24 people, including 7 children.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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