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Animal shelters and organizations across Georgia are getting a boost from grants totaling $125,000. Department of Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black made the announcement Wednesday.More >>
Animal shelters and organizations across Georgia are getting a boost from grants totaling $125,000. Department of Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black made the announcement Wednesday that the Spay and NeuterMore >>
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The Albany Police Depart is engaged in a recruitment campaign to get its officer corps up to full strength. APD is budgeted for 214 officers, and right now is about 20 officers short of that level, andMore >>
The Albany Police Depart is engaged in a recruitment campaign to get its officer corps up to full strength. APD offers the training program for people who do not already have POST certification. Starting salary for a rookie officer is over $33,000 annually.More >>
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Georgia Congressman Sanford Bishop is joining more than forty members of congress who are asking the United States Postal Service to keep postal processing facilities open until spring 2014.More >>
Georgia Congressman Sanford Bishop is joining more than forty members of congress who are asking the United States Postal Service to keep postal processing facilities open until spring 2014.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:52 AM EDT2013-05-22 15:52:19 GMT
An Albany man is trying to get his stolen property returned, after it was taken from his Cumberland Lane home Tuesday, and his camera got a partial look at the culprits. He said that two people brokeMore >>
An Albany man is trying to get his stolen property returned, after it was taken from his Cumberland Lane home Tuesday, and his camera got a partial look at the culprits.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 11:15 AM EDT2013-05-22 15:15:46 GMT
Information from Flowers Foods- Prior to the Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO) annual shareholders meeting today, the company's board of directors declared a three-for-two split of the company's stock by meansMore >>
Flowers foods announces three-for-two stock split and increases annual dividend rate at shareholders meeting...More >>
Cook County, GA (WALB) – A 13-year-old boy was shot and killed by his 14-year old brother inside their home on Hemp Spring Circle yesterday afternoon. The boys apparently were playing with a gun while their father was not home, but investigators are still trying to figure out exactly what happened.
"It's certainly a tragedy for that family at the very best there's nothing good about this. It's something I can't even imagine." said Cook County Sheriff John Daughtrey.
Authorities refused to give us the names of the teens. "It's our understanding that they removed the guns from the safe while the father was gone to a doctor's appointment," said Daughtrey.
The nine millimeter gun was loaded when the boys pulled it out of the safe. The boy called his father and told him his brother had been shot, but he wasn't sure if he was dead or not. His dad told him to call 911.
The boy was shot in the face and his brother tried giving him CPR to bring him back to life. A neighbor also rushed to the mobile home.
When authorities got there they found the teen lying on floor next to the love seat in the living room. "This should serve as warning to people who have both guns and children in their home," said Daughtrey.
"I highly suggest to someone that has firearms in the house to have gunlocks on them if they have children," said Ed Mullinax of Valdosta Guns and Pawn.
The GBI told us the teen has been charged with misdemeanor involuntary manslaughter. The Sheriff tells us the father has raised the boys on his own since their mother died several years ago.
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