Albany News

Georgia's Phoebe Putney Health System, which has gone to the U.S. Supreme Court and back in its quest to buy a rival hospital for $200 million, lost a key legal battle last week when a federal judge imposed what he called an "extraordinary and drastic" restraining order on the union.

A judge has reversed the ruling by the city of Albany to deny Gilbert Udoto an Alcohol license for his business.

Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany has released the following statement as an update to potential furloughs : The Secretary of Defense recently directed a furlough period of up to 11 days through the end of the fiscal year for most of the Department of Defense civilian employees.

Seven local businesses were named as finalists on Thursday evening at the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce's event to kick of National Small Business Week.

If I were mayor I would make it illegal to work on Monday's; apparently the sixth graders at Merry Acres Middle school are slightly more mature then me and said they would tackle real issues facing the city of Albany.

The Albany Police Department hosted their annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service Thursday morning.

As the economy rebounds more families are setting their summer travel plans into motion.

Fox 31's media partner The Albany Herald posted this response from the Federal Trade Commission about the restraining order.

Second Update FOX 31 has confirmed from a source within the base that there will be 11 furloughs to take place at the local level and they will begin in July.

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.

A Bainbridge man remains in jail Tuesday accused of selling drugs with his son. 58-year old Thomas Kirksey and his son 23-year old Leonard were arrested Friday afternoon at the King West Housing Authority 58-year old Thomas Kirksey and his son 23-year old Leonard were arrested Friday afternoon at the King West Housing Authority on Bethel Road.

First Update 20-year-old R.L. Davis, 17-year-old Anthony Davis, and 20-year-old Nicholas Davis have been charged by Albany police with burglary in reference to the Express Lane break-in Tuesday morning.

Dougherty County Police are looking for three burglars suspected of breaking into a convenience store in Albany early this morning.

Leaders from an Atlanta hospital were in Albany to help South Georgia health workers better deal with childhood obesity, Monday night.

The Dougherty County Finance Committee has recommended that county commissioners deny a $15,000 funding request for the National Youth Sports Program.

From a Marine to a student body president, and now the 2013 technical college student ambassador, Aamire Greene's Journey has not been conventional.

Albany Police Department officials are honoring one of the police department's fallen officers.

Middle Georgia State College won the GCAA Region 17 Baseball Title Saturday by defeating Darton College 5-4 in Albany.

The election of Mrs Karen Appleby as the first female chair of a United Synagogue shul is certainly a landmark.

It's hard to come up with a bigger name that has come out of Albany, Ga., than the Southern belle of the Food Network, Paula Deen.