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The Lee County Sheriff's Department is now working with the Albany Crime stoppers. The Lee County Sheriff's Department asked to join the Albany Crime-stoppers program. The Sheriff's Department believesMore >>
The Lee County Sheriff's Department is now working with the Albany Crime stoppers. The Lee County Sheriff's Department asked to join the Albany Crime-stoppers program. The Sheriff's Department believes it will be a helpful tool in closing some cases.
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How would you save your pets life if a tornado touched down here in South Georgia? Tuesday's tornado ripped through Oklahoma taking 24 lives, and today families are still searching for their belongingsMore >>
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Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:43 PM EDT2013-05-22 22:43:09 GMT
Some princesses and super heroes made a stop in Albany Wednesday to visit young patients at Phoebe Putney Memorial hospital. Spiderman, Ariel and a few others made rounds to the children on the pediatricMore >>
Some princesses and super heroes made a stop in Albany Wednesday to visit young patients at Phoebe Putney Memorial hospital. More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:40 PM EDT2013-05-22 22:40:51 GMT
Students and teachers at a south Georgia school dedicated a special spot to a little girl killed in a school bus crash two weeks ago. Several other Pataula Charter Academy students were injured in thatMore >>
Students and teachers at Pataula Charter Academy dedicated a park bench on the playground of the school where 10-year-old Jordyn Doughtie was a student.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:31 PM EDT2013-05-22 22:31:56 GMT
Jurors heard closing arguments Wednesday afternoon in the aggravated assault trial of three South Georgia men charged with beating a man in the parking lot of a northwest Albany club. Prosecutors sayMore >>
Prosecutors say three men beat a man in an Albany club parking lot so fiercely they fractured his skull.More >>
ALBANY, GA (WALB) -
Many of Georgia's most traveled roads like State Route 62 in Dougherty County play host to some of the state's tallest and oldest trees.
But more often times than not, when these green giants come tumbling down they cause major problems for many drivers passing through.
That's why state Democrat Al Williams proposed a bill that would require the Georgia Department of Transportation to cut down every tree deemed tall enough to fall across interstates and other limited-access highways.
The bill passed in the House Transportation Committee Monday but many opponents say the bill is cost-prohibiting as it's projected to cost the state millions. And many state Arborist say benefits like erosion control, energy conservation and improved air quality would be lost if these giant trees were to be cut down.
The National Highway Safety Administration doesn't keep data on wrecks caused by falling trees across the county but GDOT officials say the agency already has a policy for removing dangerous trees in the state.
The House Rules Committee is expected to take up the bill in the coming days.
(SOURCE: USGS)
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