Local & State Headlines

Lott offers budget plan
Albany's administrator talks elected officials through the major points of a preliminary budget for th fiscal year that starts July 1.

City mulls cab fares
Albany City Commissioners table a vote on setting new taxi fares for the city, but the issue is still being looked into.

Drug case may move
The drug case against a local businessman may be moved to federal court, prosecutors say.

No evidence of racism in AFD incident
Three fire officers are back at work after they were suspended with pay pending an investigation into alleged racism.

National radio show to broadcast from ASU
Albany State University celebrates its 105th birthday and welcomes a national radio show to campus Thursday.

Arrest made in drug case
A defendant in what officials have labeled a massive South Georgia drug manufacturing conspiracy was ordered detained Tuesday during his initial appearances in federal court, court officials said.

Report in child death could take months
Toxicology results for a child, who investigators say died at an Albany apartment complex over the weekend after apparently falling into a bucket of cleaning solution, could take months to definitively decide how the child died, authorities said.

Abuse awareness event planned
Open Arms Inc. is holding an 11 a.m. event today to raise awareness about child abuse in Albany and Dougherty County, an organization official said Tuesday.