Public health officials in Savannah's Chatham County are warning residents of an increased threat of waterborne and mosquito-borne illnesses, owing to flooding from Tropical Storm Debby.
The board of the Chattahoochee Valley library system in west Georgia has voted unanimously to change its policy on book challenges.
A report from an organization that advocates for equity in health care ranks Georgia among the worst states for women’s health.
In Georgia, those that make it through accountability court programs — over 1,000 every year — are far less likely to re-enter incarceration and addiction.
An election board in one of Georgia’s largest counties has voted to start charging people who challenge the eligibility of voters for the cost of notifying those who are challenged.
The University System of Georgia's Economic Impact for last fiscal year included more than 163,000 full- and part-time jobs.
A program out of Southeast Georgia that relies on remote monitoring of patients is hopeful for a solution to cardiac-related maternal mortality in Georgia.
An internal audit has found institutions within the University System of Georgia are not fully complying with a policy issued last year restricting diversity statements in hiring.
Federal prosecutors in Savannah are launching a public awareness campaign meant to crack down on so-called straw purchases of firearms.
While for a lot of people, a day at the beach is an essential summer activity, an oceanfront isn’t available to everyone in Georgia. But you can still find beach fun if you know where to look.
Because of habitat loss and climate change, rare plants exist in increasingly perilous places. Protecting them means gardening at a landscape scale — one in a most unlikely location: urban Macon.
Starting with just 30 dyslexic students in second through fifth grades, the Roberts Academy at Mercer University hopes to more than double enrollment over the next few years. It’s the first of its kind outside of metro Atlanta.
Georgia secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is visiting election offices across Georgia to make sure everything is running properly.
A data leak in the Georgia Secretary of State’s new voter registration cancellation website exposed a vulnerability in the system and briefly exposed voter data after the site was launched earlier this month.
A new documentary looks at peer counseling and its impact on mental health treatment.
Parts of Chatham and Bryan County in southeast Georgia are continuing to deal with flooding from Tropical Storm Debby, days after the cyclone dumped 10 inches of rain on the area.
United Way of the Coastal Empire has activated its Rapid Response Disaster Fund for Chatham, Effingham, Bryan and Liberty Counties.
In an election where candidates’ ages have been a significant issue, Georgia voters are reaching across generational divides for understanding.
A new report from Trust for America’s Health finds while deaths from alcohol, drugs and suicide are down 6 percent nationwide, Georgia ranks close to the bottom when it comes to access to behavioral health care.
University of Georgia students begin their fall semester last week. It’s the first new academic year since the on-campus murder of nursing student Laken Riley in February.
The YSL RICO trial is set to resume this morning against rapper Young Thug and several co-defendants after an 8-week hiatus. Part of the Fulton County District Attorney's case against the rapper revolves around what they say are admissions of crimes in his music.
Communities in southeast Georgia's Bulloch County are picking up the pieces from Tropical Storm Debby, while also preparing for more possible flooding this weekend.
Environmental advocates and officials in the northwest Georgia town of Calhoun have reached an agreement on how to make residents’ drinking water safe from cancer causing PFAS, or so-called "forever chemicals."
A new, one of a kind center for people experiencing mental health crises is open in South Fulton County. Paid for by federal American Rescue Plan Funds, officials are now asking for funding to open more centers like it.
Georgia communities are recovering from flood damage from Tropical Strom Debby.
Georgia political and business leaders met in Athens for the Georgia Chamber’s annual Congressional luncheon Wednesday.
Students in southeast Georgia’s Glynn County head back to class Thursday. The district is one of many across the state increasing access to free meals this year.
Rural hospitals sometimes look for lifelines through consolidation with big city hospitals. Now a couple of rural hospitals in Middle Georgia are trying a grassroots approach emphasizing local ownership. And, they say, it’s working.
The Savannah region remains under a flood watch from heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Debby.
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta will transfer hundreds of patients as the current Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Egleston location closes and the new Arthur M. Blank Hospital opens next month.
