Tributes to former President Jimmy Carter are pouring in from all over the world and here in Georgia, following his death on Sunday.

As the nation says goodbye to the 39th president, state officials in Georgia are preparing for an influx of mourners coming in Plains.

State funeral services will begin with the Carter family's arrival at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus on Saturday morning.

A Savannah nonprofit aims to plant trees where they’re most needed in Chatham County.

Much of former president Jimmy Carter’s legacy was forged after his time in the White House. For more than 40 years, the Atlanta-based Carter Center continues to honor the Carters’ legacy of quiet diplomacy and service. Center CEO Paige Alexander sat down with GPB's Pamela Kirkland to discuss how the center is continuing its mission in the wake of President Carter’s passing.

Tributes for former President Jimmy Carter are pouring in from all over the world and here in Georgia. Carter died in Plains Sunday at the age of 100.

A group of universities and government agencies that study monarch butterflies in southeastern states are asking the public to report when they see the orange and black pollinators this winter. 

Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, 76th governor of Georgia and Nobel Prize-winning global humanitarian dedicated to waging peace, has died at age 100. 

On the Friday Dec. 27 edition of Georgia Today: Judge rules that Georgia senators can subpoena DA Fani Willis over alleged misconduct in prosecuting President-elect Trump; a deadly explosion at a Tyson Foods plant in Southwest Georgia; and the program empowering at-risk young people through farm work

Students in the Gangstas to Growers program reflect what they've learned and how their lives have changed since joining the program.

The Pew Research Center’s newest fact sheet says the biggest drug problem in America is excessive alcohol use.

Georgia’s legislative session gets underway on January 13th and newly-elected lawmakers are preparing.

A judge has ruled that the Georgia state Senate can subpoena Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. But Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shukura Ingram is giving Willis the chance to contest whether lawmakers' demands are overly broad before Willis responds.

All aboard ye ol’ time machine as we take stock of the year’s biggest stories in Georgia politics.

Emory University recently acquired a collection of books from Sir Elton John after the singer moved away from Atlanta. GPB's Kristi York Wooten has more on the special gift.

Republicans in Congress plan to move quickly in their effort to overhaul the nation's voting procedures, seeing an opportunity with control of the White House and both chambers of Congress. They want to push through long-sought changes such as voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements.

On the Thursday, Dec. 26 edition of Georgia Today: More in-custody deaths than in any other year for the Georgia Department of Corrections; Georgia's peanut crops were significantly smaller than usual; Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge is a step closer to becoming a UNESCO World Heritage Site

STRIVE Atlanta is providing job training to underserved communities through a two-month program.

The Savannah City Council has voted to join a nationwide network dedicated to the protection of pollinators.



The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. rose for the second week in a row to its highest level since mid-July.