ALBANY – A suspect accused of taking his chicken and fries to go by way of stealing them from a restaurant storage building and later causing damage at an Albany Police Department interview room is one of three recent arrests announced by the agency. Ramon Smalls, 49, was charged with burglary, obstruction of a law […]
ALBANY – Albany’s big fireworks display on Thursday celebrating Independence Day will bring bright explosions to the night sky for the annual tradition. That also means the closing of streets in the area of the fireworks, and the city has alerted residents to keep that in mind while out driving ahead of the event. Beginning […]
A New Albany man who founded and was superintendent of two Columbus charter schools pleaded guilty in federal court Monday after conspiring to commit bank fraud and use over a quarter of a million dollars to help buy a house. Abdirizak Y. Farah, 59, faces up to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to […]
SAVANNAH — Like Albany State University, its sister HBCU, Savannah State University, is searching for a new president. The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia has named members of the Savannah State Presidential Search Committee. The committee will conduct a national search for a permanent president to lead the university. President Cynthia […]
Jun. 9—ALBANY — The state legislature approved a bill last week that closes a loophole in the farm worker overtime tax credit program that helps farms cover extra payroll costs associated with the decreasing farm worker overtime threshold. On Friday, the final day in the legislative session, the Senate and Assembly both voted to approve […]
ALBANY – Albany police arrested a suspect in a Monday afternoon slaying within hours of the fatal shooting in the 400 block of Lipsey Drive. Officers with the Albany Police Department took Damontae D. Johnson into custody and police have charged the 17-year-old with murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission […]
ALBANY – An Albany woman faces additional charges related to the theft of personal and business checks, according to the Albany Police Department Bryannha West, 22, is accused of cashing stolen money orders, police said. When officers arrested West, she had in her possession money orders that were taken from U.S. Postal service mailboxes. Additional […]
ALBANY – Southwest Georgia families could qualify for the Car Seat Mini-Grant program through collaborative efforts of the Southwest Health District and its partners. The program, funded by the Georgia Department of Public Health’s Injury Prevention Program, aims to provide car seats and education to financially eligible families across several counties in the health district, […]
CHICAGO — A 15-year-old boy was critically injured in a drive-by shooting in Albany Park Sunday afternoon. The boy was walking in an alley in the 3800 block of West Lawrence when a black sedan drove by. A gunman fired shots and struck the boy in the left leg. The boy was transported to Illinois […]
ALBANY — The arrest last week of two mail theft suspects is not thought to be related to other recent arrests, but the crime is one that law enforcement has been seeing a lot of lately. “This has become a hot commodity, not just in Albany but throughout the Southeast,” Albany Police Chief Michael Persley […]
ALBANY — More than 800 Albany State University students received diplomas Saturday morning as the university held its spring commencement ceremony at the Albany Civic Center. The venerable arena was filled to the rafters as parents, relatives, family and friends came to see their graduate receive his or her diploma and to hear U.S. Sen. […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A 21-year-old Albany man surrendered to Marion County deputies early Saturday morning after a four-hour standoff following a stabbing. The stabbing happened around 1 a.m. around Phipps Lane and Beverly Avenue in northeast Salem, the sheriff’s office said in a release. The suspect, later identified as Diego Guajardo, was inside a […]