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

2 hours, 33 minutes ago  The Georgia Department of Agriculture gave thousands of dollars Tuesday to 19 animal shelters across Georgia.

Today at 5:01 PM  According to the Moultrie Observer, law enforcement has a man in custody and charged for a murder committed on April 28th.

Today at 12:41 PM  According to officials with the Dougherty County Police Department, an arrest has been made in connection to a hit and run on May 17th.

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Today at 12:37 PM  Officials with the Dougherty County Police Department say they responded to a call on April 15th regarding a car break-in on the east side of Albany.

Yesterday at 1:30 PM  Albany police need your help finding a woman that attacked and cut her sisters after an altercation.

Yesterday at 11:38 AM  Georgia Department of Education officials have released new graduation numbers and say that the public high school graduation rate rose more than two percentage points over the previous year – from 67.4 percent in 2011 to 69.7 percent in 2012.

Monday, May 20, 2013  On Thursday evening, Smithville officials decided to cut their Police Department down to a one-man-team due to budget cuts.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Monday marked the first day of the annual 100 Days of Summer H.E.A.T campaign which also goes hand in hand with the state’s annual May campaign of Click It or Ticket.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Law enforcement officials need your help finding an abducted child

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

Friday, May 17, 2013  Organic industry's political clout grows on Capitol Hill as consumers demand organic foods

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.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Lowndes County Sheriff's Department has made an arrest after a fire was started in a Lowndes Middle School bathroom.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Tifton Police responded to the 1100 block of South Park Ave. for a report of a shooting.