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

Saturday, May 18, 2013  Updated with video; The temperature is rising, schools are out and summer is here, but before you hit the road for a little R&R, there are a few things you should do to your car to make sure you get there safely.

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.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Updated with video; An accident involving a semi-truck and an Albany Police Department patrol car took place Wednesday morning at the intersection of Radium Springs and Oglethorpe Boulevard.

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 09, 2013  Officials with the Georgia State Patrol say that 53-year-old Idell Parker died Thursday morning in Lee County after her car struck a tree.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  An afternoon accident in east Albany has left one driver injured after an accident in the 2400 block of Sylvester Road.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Officials with the Georgia Bureau of Investigations and Clay County Sheriff's Office confirm that a Pataula Charter Academy school bus was traveling along Highway 93, between Fort Gaines and Blakely, around 4:15 Thursday afternoon.

Sunday, May 05, 2013  Updated with video; A single lane is open traveling Eastbound on the Liberty Expressway due to a Friday morning, single-car accident.

Saturday, May 04, 2013  The program is designed to discourage an intoxicaqted driver from getting behind the wheel. Anyone, AAA member or not, can call for a Tow to Go ride, May 4-5.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Updated with video; After a 22-year-old Macon woman was hit and killed by a street sweeper early Monday morning, FOX 31 reached out to the Albany Public Works Department to see what training their employees go through to operate special vehicles in our Facebook Story of the Day.

Monday, April 29, 2013  The City of Albany Engineering Department has announced that beginning Monday, April 29th, some streets and intersections will be down to one lane of traffic at night during weekdays.

Friday, April 26, 2013  Updated with video; The Albany Fire Department is at a scene on the Liberty Expressway where a pickup truck has jumped the guardrail.

Friday, April 26, 2013  Twenty juniors and seniors representing ten high schools across Georgia will meet in Atlanta  on Friday at NAPA Genuine Parts to face off in the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills competition.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  Colquitt County Sheriff Deputy McKnight and Corporal Cardona responded to a call in reference to a vehicle that went off the road and into a ditch at the intersection of Georgia Highway 37 East and David Newsome Road Monday afternoon.

Sunday, April 14, 2013  Multiple accidents have occurred along the Liberty Expressway Sunday evening due to slick conditions on roadways.