Storm surge is a bigger killer than wind when a major hurricane hits shore. The areas in the path of Hurricane Helene are more susceptible to surge than other parts of Florida's coast.
A Republican-led group is challenging Georgia's new requirement that poll workers count the total number of ballots by hand. Eternal Vigilance Action is asking a judge to overturn the rule, saying it's another example of the State Election Board overstepping its legal authority.
On the Thursday, Sept. 26 episode of Georgia Today: President Biden officially approved the State of Georgia’s emergency declaration as Hurricane Helene bears down; Coca Cola ditches what it had claimed was a "permanent" new flavor; and despite a season full of injuries, the Braves' playoff hopes are still alive.
While you’ve probably been preparing for the storm by getting your home and family ready, the groceries you just paid for a few days ago may end up suffering because of possible power outages. Or will they?
Helene is poised to make landfall on Florida's Big Bend late Thursday. Forecasters warn that the unusually large storm will bring heavy rain and wind as far inland as the Appalachians and Atlanta.
As Georgia braces for the impact of Hurricane Helene, emergency management agencies are working on a plan to prepare for the storm, which is expected to cross into Georgia later Thursday evening.
Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia is working on a children's book centered on a generous boy and a proliferating baloney sandwich and inspired by a Biblical miracle.
Southwest Airlines is planning to cut about one-third of its flights in Atlanta next year to save money, and employees affected by the change are furious. The cutback comes as Southwest management is under pressure from a hedge fund to increase profits and boost the airline's stock price.
Black women comprise less than 3% of active physicians in the United States, but Atlanta-based ER physician Dr. Maxine Owusu is on a mission to change that.
On the Wednesday, Sept. 25 edition of Georgia Today: The Red Cross is urging people to prepare to lose power as Hurricane Helene makes landfall; a new lawsuit seeks to overturn provisions of a voter registration law; and the SAT scores of Georgia students continue to beat the national average.
A yearslong dispute between two federally recognized tribes — the Muscogee Nation from Oklahoma and Poarch Band of Creek Indians from Alabama — over the future of the remains of people from which both tribes claim descent was heard in the Federal 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday.
As Jimmy Carter nears his 100th birthday this October 1st, he remains in hospice care at his home in Plains, Ga. It's where he wanted to be. Carter has spent most of his life as a political outsider, even as president.
