An invasive, shelled creature was spotted in a popular Georgia lake, as experts warn the public of potential environmental and health risks.

The one act opera, titled "Forsyth County is Flooding (with the Joy of Lake Lanier)," is billed as a dark comedy.  The production reflects on an environmental and spiritual retribution around two events in Georgia history: The forced exile of black residents from Forsyth County in 1912, and the decades-later creation of Lake Lanier, a manmade recreational lake in reservoir that covers a large part of North Georgia, including a town at the center of the events in 1912 known as Oscarville.

A slight uptick in reports of rabid animals is common during the summer, when people are outside more.

The ex-wife of R&B singer Usher wants to drain Georgia's largest lake. Fashion designer Tameka Foster's son was fatally injured on Lake Lanier a decade ago.

Federal officials are pausing a proposal to rename Georgia's Lake Lanier and Buford Dam, both names that come from onetime Confederate soldiers. The pause comes in response to objections by some local residents and officials.

A long-term deal, first announced last month, closes the chapter on a major portion of the tri-state “water wars” between Georgia, Florida, and Alabama going back to the 1990s.

So far, the invasive zebra mussels species aren't known to exist in Georgia waters. But the state just had a near-miss.

Lake Lanier is at its highest water level since 1964 and Atlanta has experienced the most rainfall since 2017. Lake Lanier Association President John...

Last year saw higher algae levels in Lake Lanier and that's concerning environmentalists, but it might be temporary. 

Some longtime Georgia residents may remember the building of Lake Lanier. A new oral history project starting Monday at the Forsyth County Public...

At Lake Lanier on Tuesday, crews will remove a houseboat that sank years ago. Nicknamed “The Titanic,” it’s one of about 20 abandoned boats and docks on...