State highway officials say 21 people died on Georgia roadways over the Labor Day weekend, including five high school students.

Opening statements began in a trial that could result in Georgia Democrats gaining seats in Congress and the General Assembly.

A former White House drug policy advisor is asking Governor Brian Kemp to reject a rule expanding medical marijuana access.

Challenges to Georgia's state and Congressional district maps will head to trial this week in an Atlanta federal court. 

U.S. Coast Guard officials are urging boaters along Georgia's coast to use extra caution in the wake of Hurricane Idalia.

Georgia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities plans to ask for increased funding from state lawmakers next year to address infrastructure shortages that are leaving people with acute mental health issues with nowhere to seek help. 

Georgia's two US Senators visited Valdosta yesterday to tour areas hard-hit by Hurricane Idalia last week.

US Coast Guard officials are urging boaters along Georgia's coast to use extra caution in the hurricane's wake.

Georgia's behavioral health officials plan to ask for more funding from state lawmakers next year.

Clean-up from Hurricane and Tropical Storm Idalia continues across South Georgia as residents, workers and volunteers cleared fallen trees, restored electricity and picked through the debris of devastated homes.

Georgia Power customers could see their average monthly bills rise by about $9 a month to pay for a new nuclear power plant.

Gov. Brian Kemp pushed back on calls from former President Donald Trump and a select GOP lawmakers pushing for a special session to punish Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

Clean-up from Hurricane and Tropical Storm Idalia continued across South Georgia today as residents wrestled with fallen trees.

Georgia Republicans are divided over calls to impeach the Fulton County prosecutor who brought charges against Donald Trump.

Governor Brian Kemp rejected the idea of a special session to remove the Fulton County District Attorney as a "grifter's scam."

An overdose of opioid pain medication can kill someone. And Narcan nasal spray can save a life. That's why five overdose reversal kits are now available throughout the Georgia State Capitol.

Gov. Brian Kemp and other top Republicans are pushing back against members of their own party's demands to punish Fulton DA Fani Willis.

A Lowndes County man was killed Wednesday clearing storm felled trees from a roadway, one of the dangers of Hurricane Idalia even after it has passed.

Thousands are without power Thursday morning and many schools are closed after Idalia barreled through Georgia Wednesday.

The conservative Georgia Freedom Caucus is holding a press conference next week to call for a special session of the legislature.   

Hurricane Idalia barreled into South Georgia this morning, tracking toward the state's largest coastal city, Savannah.

The storm is bringing down power lines across South Georgia where power companies report at least 100,000 outages.

A rare super blue moon will be in the sky tonight at the same time that Hurricane Idalia is expected to bring its storm surge.

Hurricane Idalia is expected to make landfall in Florida early Wednesday and bring hurricane and tropical storm conditions to South Georgia Wednesday before heading up the coast of the Carolinas. Visit GPB.org/Storms to make sure you're prepared for this weather event.

Residents in South Georgia are preparing for tropical storm or hurricane force winds tomorrow as Hurricane Idalia approaches.

Forecasters are anticipating four to eight inches of rain, enough to overwhelm stormwater drains and lead to flash flooding.

The Savannah attorney who owned the University of Georgia's famous bulldog mascots, Sonny Seiler, has died at age 90.

The most recent hurricane to make landfall in Georgia was Hurricane Michael in October 2018. Farms in Georgia lost billions of dollars after top crops were ravaged by the storm. 

Georgia is preparing for the midweek arrival of Hurricane Idalia.

Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows testified Monday at a hearing in Atlanta.

Georgia is preparing for the midweek arrival of Tropical Storm Idalia, expected to be Category-3 hurricane as it approaches Florida.

Commissioners in Metro Atlanta's DeKalb County are asking taxpayers to chip in $15 million for a new mental health crisis facility.

School officials in Metro Atlanta’s Forsyth County canceled talks by a children's book author last week after he used the word “gay.”

Officials remain on the lookout for more nests belonging to the invasive species, which preys on pollinators.