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

Residential customers of Georgia's largest electrical utility could see their bills rise by $9 a month to pay for a new nuclear power plant. Under an agreement announced Wednesday, Georgia Power Co. says customers would pay $7.56 billion more for Plant Vogtle construction.

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.   

On the Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023 edition of Georgia Today: Hurricane Idalia is making its way through parts of Georgia, we'll have details; a federal judge holds former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani liable in a defamation lawsuit filed by two Georgia election workers; and the story of Georgia family fighting to keep land that has been in the family for generations from being seized in the name of commerce and development. 

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.

An Atlanta-area hospital system has completed its takeover of Augusta University's hospitals. Both the University System of Georgia and Marietta-based Wellstar Health system say the deal will mean greater financial stability, more medical training and better care.

The only person who spent time behind bars as a result of the broad indictment related to efforts to overturn then-President Donald Trump's 2020 election loss in Georgia remained jailed Wednesday after he was granted bond a day earlier.

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.

On the Tuesday, Aug. 29 edition of Georgia Today: A hurricane headed for Georgia has officials and farmers preparing for heavy winds, rain, and possible flooding; former President Trump's one-time chief of staff testified in an Atlanta federal court and one of our reporters was there; and an intersection in Athens now bears the name of a Bulldog legend.

Georgia attorney Sonny Seiler has died at the age of 90. He was owner of the University of Georgia's famed line of "Uga" bulldog mascots. The university says Seiler died in his hometown of Savannah after a short illness.

Two fans ran onto the field and one made contact with Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. during the seventh inning of a game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field.

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.