Local & State Headlines

Commission shuts grocery down
The Albany City Commission votes to revoke the occupation tax certificate of a neighborhood grocery store.

Lott: Business owner 'victim of circumstance'
Albany officials say they worry about the fate of a man who had his business license revoked.

Lee murder suspect enters not guilty plea
Prosecutors believe a defendant cut and stabbed the victim more than 50 time, authorities say.

Hit-and-run case ongoing
A wrongful death suit was filed days before the statue of limitations ran out, though plaintiffs in the case believed it had been filed months earlier.

MCLB unit re-named
A name-changing ceremony marks the changing duties and new home of one Marine Corps unit.

Two sent to hospital after house fire
A preliminary investigation suggests that a 7-year-old caused a Friday night house fire, officials say.