On Oct. 1, 1986, former President Jimmy Carter spoke at the formal dedication of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum. Nearly 40 years later, the museum is filled with more than artifacts of his four years as president. It is chock full of evidence of a life well-lived. Dr. Meredith Evans, director of the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, spoke with GPB's Peter Biello at the museum during a live broadcast of All Things Considered.

Fulton County has entered into a court-enforceable agreement aimed at taming the violent and filthy conditions at the county jail.

While data show fewer people are dying from opioid overdoses, the supply of the drugs entering the country isn't slowing down.

The National Weather Service says it's too early to tell whether north Georgia will see snow next week. Modeling is back-and-forth.

The U.S. Justice Department announced Friday that it has entered into a court-enforceable agreement with Georgia's most populous county after finding that violence and filthy conditions in county lockups violated the constitutional rights of people held in jail.

HIV is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that can lead to AIDS. Almost half of new HIV infections in the United States are reported in the South, and Atlanta ranks in the top five cities nationally for people living with HIV.

Wallace and 19 other Americans were awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal, the second-highest civilian honor.

At the age of 95, the peanut farmer turned world leader used a chainsaw to personally cut down an Empress (Paulownia) tree that he and friend Todd Lundberg milled and sent to Jason Kostal, a world-class luthier with a seven-year-long waiting list for a custom-built guitar.

Many people increased their drinking because of COVID-19-related stressors, including social isolation, which led to a 26% increase in alcohol-related deaths during the first year of the pandemic.

Nationally, synthetic opioids, primarily fentanyl, now cause more overdose deaths than any other illicit drug.

GPB's Donna Lowry explores the Mann-Stewart family's close ties with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.

In 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed a bill that ended the prohibition on homebrewing, sparking a craft beer revolution.

While the number of reported overdose deaths from opioids is showing a slight trend downward, the supply of deadly opioids entering the country shows no sign of slowing down. 

Georgia's two U.S. Senators will serve on influential committees when the 119th Congress convenes Friday.

The president and founder of the Savannah College of Art and Design was honored by President Joe Biden at a White House ceremony last night.

On the Thursday, Jan. 2 edition of Georgia Today: The man accused of a terrorist attack in New Orleans has Georgia connections. Hundreds gather to watch the demolition of a longstanding hotel in Macon. And civil rights leader Andrew Young remembers his friend, former President Jimmy Carter. 

As tributes pour in for former President Jimmy Carter following his passing, one of his closest allies, former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Andrew Young, reflects on their decades-long friendship and Carter's enduring legacy.

The US Army veteran who drove a truck into a New Year’s Eve crowd had Georgia addresses and attended college in Georgia.

A clinical trial led by Georgia physicians shows a twice-yearly injection is 96% effective in reducing the risk of HIV infection.

The Carter Center is preparing for large crowds of people expected to pay their final respects to former President Jimmy Carter.

President Dwight Eisenhower wanted to be buried in a soldier's casket. President Ronald Reagan wanted his casket carried up the west steps of the Capitol, facing his native California. Carter planned to be buried in his front yard in Plains, Ga.