http://www.albanyherald.com/home/headlines RSS Feed for Albany - Home - Headlines en-us Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:53:42 GMT 2010-03-15T18:53:42Z en-us http://www.albanyherald.com/home/headlines/87665312.html Parts of North Westover Boulevard and Old Dawson Road are closed until further notice after an auto accident. UPDATE: The Albany Police Department reports that the roads will remain closed until at least 7 p.m. as utility workers coninue repairs. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:53:42 GMT http://www.albanyherald.com/home/headlines/87665312.html 2010-03-15T18:53:42Z http://www.albanyherald.com/home/headlines/87631252.html More than 50,000 lives are claimed by colon cancer each year in the United States, experts say. Jennifer Maddox Parks, staff writer Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.albanyherald.com/home/headlines/87631252.html 2010-03-15T04:00:00Z http://www.albanyherald.com/home/headlines/87631347.html An Albany hospital has begun giving parents specially-designed blankets for babies to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Jennifer Maddox Parks, staff writer Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.albanyherald.com/home/headlines/87631347.html 2010-03-15T04:00:00Z http://www.albanyherald.com/home/headlines/87631522.html Albany native Debbie Finney spent more than 20 years running Bennett’s Garden Center and Bennett’s Home Place. Jennifer Maddox Parks, staff writer Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT http://www.albanyherald.com/home/headlines/87631522.html 2010-03-15T04:00:00Z http://www.albanyherald.com/home/headlines/87603087.html Jimmy Hotz is finishing up his third year of medical school at Medical College of Georgia. - Jennifer Maddox Parks, staff writer Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.albanyherald.com/home/headlines/87603087.html 2010-03-14T05:00:00Z http://www.albanyherald.com/home/headlines/87603217.html Victoria Doolittle’s family says the 19-year-old is always in good spirits despite battling a rare lung disease. - Ricki Barker, staff writer Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.albanyherald.com/home/headlines/87603217.html 2010-03-14T05:00:00Z http://www.albanyherald.com/home/headlines/87603362.html Brooke Withers is a 2007 graduate of Deerfield-Windsor School and is currently in her second year at West Point. - Ricki Barker, staff writer Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.albanyherald.com/home/headlines/87603362.html 2010-03-14T05:00:00Z http://www.albanyherald.com/home/headlines/87602947.html President Obama vows that his administration will have better teachers in improved schools so U.S. students can vie academically with students in other countries. - Dorie Turner, The Associated Press Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:27:17 GMT http://www.albanyherald.com/home/headlines/87602947.html 2010-03-14T05:27:17Z http://www.albanyherald.com/home/headlines/87603467.html The Georgia River Network recognizes the contributions of Gordon Rogers, the Flint Riverkeeper organization’s executive director. - Pete Skiba, staff writer Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.albanyherald.com/home/headlines/87603467.html 2010-03-14T05:00:00Z http://www.albanyherald.com/home/headlines/87603602.html Date packages for the bachelors include travel, spa treatments, and tickets to sporting events. Ricki Barker, staff writer Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.albanyherald.com/home/headlines/87603602.html 2010-03-14T05:00:00Z