The head of the Georgia Emergency Management Agency is advising Florida hurricane evacuees to avoid areas hit by Helene.

The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is speaking out against misinformation about the agency's response.

The emotional toll from Helene is weighing on many.  The state has set up resources in Valdosta to address mental health needs.

As Hurricane Milton approaches the west coast of Florida for an expected landfall tomorrow, residents of southeast Georgia are preparing for possible tropical storm conditions, as Georgia official continue to coordinate with federal partners on disaster response after two prior storms. Meanwhile, the Georgia Supreme Court halts a lower court ruling that struck down the state's abortion ban.

As Hurricane Milton approaches Florida's west coast, south Georgia residents are preparing for possible tropical storm conditions.

Georgia’s top elections official doesn’t expect damage from Hurricane Helene to cause major disruptions for next month’s election.

The Georgia Supreme Court has halted a Fulton County judge's ruling that had struck down the state's near-total ban on abortions.

Business owners and consumers are adjusting to a new state law that governs the rules and access to hemp; today is the last day to register to vote in the November election in Georgia; and a study shows fewer vegetables from California and more from the Peach State.

It's not over.  That's the message coming from Georgians in areas from Valdosta to Augusta still recovering from Hurricane Helene.

President Joe Biden visited a pecan farm in Barrien County where trees lay uprooted in an orchard after they were hit by the storm.

Former President Donald Trump and Governor Brian Kemp are putting their detente on public display in Helene-damaged Augusta.

President Joe Biden visited South Georgia Thursday to assess storm damage from Hurricane Helene in Berrien County.

Former President Donald Trump and Gov. Brian Kemp will tour east Georgia Friday to survey damage, holding a joint news conference in Evans, a suburb of Augusta.

A new report from the American Cancer Society finds while breast cancer mortality rates have gone down, disparities remain.

Governor Brian Kemp says the number of deaths from Hurricane Helene in Georgia is now 33, many from trees that fell on homes.

Georgia Power says power has been restored to 90% of customers who lost it during Helene.  But much work remains to be done.

Some Atlanta community groups are calling for the immediate shut-down of a chlorine production plant that caught fire in Conyers.

The founders of Under One Roof are raising millions of dollars to help the "acutely" homeless.

Relief efforts continue in Georgia as power and water outages paralyze areas hardest hit by Hurricane Helene.

Vice President Kamala Harris visited Augusta Wednesday, touring homes damaged by Hurricane Helene and speaking to the residents who live in them.

Air quality experts say people with asthma and respiratory illnesses are more prone to health impacts following a Sunday fire at a chemical plant in Rockdale County. 

The Georgia Poison Control Center has set up a hotline for anyone with questions about a chemical fire in Conyers, east of Atlanta.

Relief efforts continue in Georgia as power and water outages paralyze Augusta and other areas hardest hit by Hurricane Helene.

Last night, presidential running mates, Ohio Senator JD Vance and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz faced off in a televised debate.

President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for Georgia following Hurricane Helene; a group of Atlanta attorneys is filing a class action lawsuit against the company responsible for a fire and chlorine plume; as JD Vance and Tim Walz debated policy during Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate, college students across Georgia held watch parties.

President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for 44 hard-hit Georgia counties following Hurricane Helene.

The US Justice Department says Georgia’s prison system is quote "deliberately indifferent" to violence among the people in its care.

A chemical plant fire east of Atlanta is still causing trouble two-days later.  Suburban residents were again told to shelter in place.

The pace of recovery from Hurricane Helene in Georgia is only beginning to match the human need in hard-hit communities like Valdosta and Augusta; Donald Trump visited Valdosta Monday to see the damage and talk about relief efforts; Workers at the Port of Savannah and the Port of Brunswick went on strike Tuesday morning, part of a larger walkout across the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico; and Tuesday is former President Jimmy Carter's 100th birthday.

Georgia Power and Georgia EMC's say more than a half million of their electric customers remained without power this afternoon.

The pace of recovery from Hurricane Helene in Georgia is only beginning to match the human need in hard-hit areas like Valdosta.

Former president Donald Trump visited Valdosta today to see the damage done by Hurricane Helene and talk about relief efforts.

Georgians are assessing the damage and beginning what promises to be a long clean up process from Hurricane Helene.

The storm blitzed through the state overnight with hurricane force winds after hitting Florida's Gulf Coast as a Category 4 storm.

Officials say 11 people died in Georgia.  The hardest-hit areas were in the southeast.  Valdosta's mayor reported "utter devastation."