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."

Georgians are preparing for dangerous floods, life-threatening winds and other hazards as Hurricane Helene moves toward landfall.

People lined up for sandbags to protect homes and businesses from rising waters. The worst flooding is expected in north Georgia.

The Red Cross and Georgia Emergency Management Agency have dozens of emergency shelters open, mostly in south Georgia.

As Georgia braces for the impact of Hurricane Helene, emergency management agencies are working on a plan to prepare for the storm, which is expected to cross into Georgia later Thursday evening.

Helene has strengthened into a hurricane as forecasters warn of dangers from an intensifying storm that will impact the entire state.

Hurricane strength winds are now possible as far north as Macon. In north Georgia, officials are preparing for catastrophic flooding.

Impacts are expected to start Thursday night into Friday morning. Farmers are working to protect valuable cotton and peanut crops

Tropical Storm Helene is expected to become a major hurricane.

South Georgia farmers are preparing for heavy winds and rain as Tropical Storm Helene makes its way towards the state. 

Tropical Storm Helene is expected to make landfall as a major hurricane in Florida and bring damaging rain and winds to Georgia.

Former President Donald Trump held a rally in Savannah today.  It was his first campaign event in Georgia since early August.

The State Election Board yesterday approved an investigation into why challenges to voter rolls were denied in eight counties. 

The decision of whether or not to buy flood insurance is real for residents in zones where FEMA doesn’t require flood insurance to secure a loan.

Students at Apalachee High School are set to return to class this morning for a half day, nearly three weeks after a gunman killed two students and two teachers at the school in Northeast Georgia.

The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine, a disturbance located over the northwestern Caribbean Sea.

A nonpartisan Black voting rights group held registration drives at three HBCUs in South Georgia last week.

Students in Winder returned to Apalachee High School this morning, nearly three weeks after a gunman killed four people there.

The Department of Public Health expects a 46% rise over the next decade in the number of Georgians diagnosed with dementia.

With just weeks before the election, a voting rights group is turning to historically Black colleges and universities to register voters.

The State Election Board passed arguably the most contentious of 11-new rules that it had been considering at a closely-watched meeting Friday.

Just over a month before Election Day presidential candidates continue to court Georgia voters.

Georgia has surpassed 100,000 electric vehicle registrations.

The State Election Board passed arguably the most contentious of 11 new rules that it had been considering at a meeting today.

Hundreds of students at schools across the state walked out of class today in solidarity with students at Apalachee High School.

Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign turned to personal stories, including two with Georgia ties, at a rally with Oprah Winfrey.

Oprah Winfrey hosted an online event with Vice President Kamala Harris from Michigan Thursday. Several guests, including some from Georgia joined to discuss gun violence and access to reproductive care.

Officials in Macon-Bibb County have announced a new affordable housing development in the heart of one of the city’s most prominent historically Black neighborhoods.

The Atlanta Dream have clinched a spot in the WNBA playoffs.

US Senator Jon Ossoff is pushing legislation that he says will address "leadership failures" at the United States Postal Service.

Macon-Bibb County will get new affordable housing units in one of the city’s most prominent historically Black neighborhoods.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Office of Rural Health has released a plan to address health care disparities.

Georgia U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff previewed a bill Wednesday he says will address what he calls “leadership failures” at the United States Postal Service.

The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hopes to strengthen its rural efforts.

Prosecutors have dropped some charges against three people indicted in connection with Atlanta police training center protests.

The two candidates for district attorney in Savannah's Chatham County clashed over experiences and records in a forum this week.

Georgia's Supreme Court is rejecting an effort to force new Republican primary elections in northwest Georgia's Catoosa County.