Friday, May 24 2013 10:55 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:55:46 GMT
Not going out of town for Memorial Day? Don't worry, the Albany Panthers want to make sure you have a good weekend as they host their first ever beer fest. You can sample more than 20 types of beer SaturdayMore >>
Not going out of town for Memorial Day? Don't worry, the Albany Panthers want to make sure you have a good weekend as they host their first ever beer fest.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 10:50 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:50:57 GMT
The family of a Miller County woman is mourning tonight after GBI investigators say the 58 year old was murdered by her husband, before he took his own life. Now the family of Barbara Bass is speakingMore >>
The family of a Miller County woman is mourning tonight after GBI investigators say the 58 year old was murdered by her husband, before he took his own life.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 6:38 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:38:36 GMT
Dougherty County Police Officer issues seat belt citation
The Memorial Day Holiday weekend is here, and Dougherty county police are gearing up for a busy weekend. They'll be keeping a close eye on the roads, and are asking motorists to stay safe. Police saidMore >>
The Memorial Day Holiday weekend is here, and Dougherty county police are gearing up for a busy weekend. They'll be keeping a close eye on the roads, and are asking motorists to stay safe.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 6:25 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:25:44 GMT
The Albany Dougherty County Post of the American Legion will be on the lawn of the Albany Mall Saturday morning at 8:00 to erect 122 white crosses. They are there to represent the men and women fromMore >>
The Albany Dougherty County Post of the American Legion will be on the lawn of the Albany Mall Saturday morning at 8:00 to erect 122 white crosses.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 6:21 PM EDT2013-05-24 22:21:31 GMT
A huge truck load of peanut butter is headed to Oklahoma tornado victims. Friday afternoon, 31,680 jars of it were loaded onto a truck at Lineage Logistics in Albany. The 22 pallets of peanut butterMore >>
Friday afternoon, 31,680 jars of it were loaded onto a truck at Lineage Logistics in Albany.More >>
Georgia's Attorney General says he won't tolerate domestic violence. Sam Olens joined advocates to issue the 7th annual Domestic Violence Fatality report.
There were more than 130 documented domestic violence deaths in Georgia in 2010, but the numbers may actually be higher. Georgia ranks 10th in the country for the rate at which men kill women in single victim homicides. Local advocates agree with the attorney general that there are gaps in the system that need to be filled.
"What kind of questions do we need to be asking?" asked Liberty House Exec. Director Silke Deeley, MA. "When we show up and we see he's either not there, or she's not willing to say much, get some history. I think that's really important and to let people know what resources are available and that saying 'Oh, you can call Liberty House and they will help you,' but if you don't explain what Liberty House can do to help them, then they don't think that service is for them."
Liberty House provides shelter and other programs to help victims. Deeley says teen dating violence also needs to be addressed. More than half the victims in the report were between the ages of 16 and 24 when they began their relationship with the partner who eventually killed them.
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