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

Yesterday at 1:45 PM  A Fitzgerald juvenile is back in custody after leading police on a man hunt.

Yesterday at 9:00 AM  FBI digs a 3rd day in search for remains of ex-Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa in suburban Detroit

Yesterday at 6:00 AM  Updated with video; Police officers at Albany State University participated in traffic stop training Tuesday afternoon.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013  Worthit2u.net is reporting that the Sylvester Police Department has added three new members to their staff.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013  Authorities in Poulan are looking into a routine traffic stop Tuesday morning, that turned into a foot chase with a suspect.

Monday, June 17, 2013  A shooting at the Ashburn Inn late Sunday night took the life of one woman and left two other victims injured.

Monday, June 17, 2013  Dougherty County Commissioners have voted in Cynthia "Jackie" Battle as the new chief of the Dougherty County Police Department.

Monday, June 17, 2013  Apple says it received between 4,000 and 5,000 government requests for data over 6-month period

Sunday, June 16, 2013  Updated with video; When you're driving down the road the last thing you want to see is a Police officer, but today at Tift Park it was all about getting to know our men and women in uniform.

Saturday, June 15, 2013  Officials with the Cordele Police Department are searching for a man that reportedly attempted to take some cash out of the register of a local motel.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  People from all across southwest Georgia are in attendance for the visitation and funeral of Miller County Sheriff H.E. 'Buddy' Glass.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  The Dawson Police and Dawson Fire Department responded to a fire early this morning at 877 Crawford Rd.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  While some may think with the growing use of hands-free technology like Bluetooth headsets there are less distracted drivers on the road, a study performed by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety says otherwise.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Albany police need your help finding a woman wanted for attempting to cash stolen checks which were taken from a vehicle parked at Mikata's on April 19th.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  21-year-old Kimberly Holley is facing jail time for attempting to get prescription drugs illegally.