Albany News

Gangs have plagued the city of Albany for years, and now the Albany Gang Task Force is working to combat the current gang problem.

Albany firefighters have cleared one hurdle in their quest to create a rescue dive team with the City Commission giving preliminary approval to the request.

Law enforcement agencies in Albany and Dougherty County are teaming up and strategically hitting the streets to make sure you stay safe this summer.

Four years ago one Albany Georgia student graduated from Westover High School as Salutatorian, and he did it again, this time as a Morehouse graduate student.

Albany police are still on the lookout for a couple of thieves, who were prevented from selling a stolen bicycle by an alert WALB fan.

Three Albany men, charged with beating a man in a bar parking lot so viciously they fractured his skull.

Army Specialist Ciara Smith surprised her son Devin Lewis and her mother Carla Williams today at Devin's Kindergarten graduation at Harper Elementary School in Thomasville.

The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that metro Albany's unemployment rate declined to 8.6 percent in April, down three-tenths of a percentage point from 8.9 percent in March.

The Albany Police Department has extended opportunities for employment to 16 people who may one day man the streets of Albany.

Albany city commissioners are looking into amending the city's "dangerous dog" ordinance targeting pit bulls .

If you're traveling this Memorial Day Weekend, you may notice you're paying about the same at the pump as last year.

Teachers and parents have new resources to help kids deal with major issues such as bullying, depression, and obesity.

Teachers and parents have new resources to help kids deal with major issues such as bullying, depression, and obesity.

Teachers and parents have new resources to help kids deal with major issues such as bullying, depression, and obesity.

Cork, Ireland, already has the butter museum. But Albany, Ga., might soon have the next-best thing: The Paula Deen Museum.

Prized by chefs and foodies, pecan grove truffles have long been the secret jewels of Georgia's pecan orchards.

Grease-slinging butter queen and self-proclaimed doughnut burger inventor Paula Deen might soon get a museum dedicated to her life and accomplishments in Albany, Georgia.

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The Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany has announced via press release that it's Fourth of July celebration has been cancelled due to the cost of the event and sequestration.

ROLE Erin Bethea, known for her starring role in Fireproof, plays in This Is Our Time, a provoctive movie about choices and calling.