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Nation Sep 17
After Sally: Rescue, recovery and a wary eye on riversCoastal residents, meanwhile, looked to begin the recovery from a storm that turned streets into rivers, ripped roofs off buildings, knocked out power to hundreds of thousands and killed at least one person.
Nation Sep 14
LIVE MAP: Track Hurricane Sally’s pathHurricane Sally made landfall Wednesday morning near Gulf Shores, Alabama, as a Category 2 storm, pushing a surge of ocean water onto the coast and dumping torrential rain that forecasters said would cause dangerous flooding.
Nation Aug 26
Laura strengthens into ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4Laura strengthened Wednesday into a menacing Category 4 hurricane, raising fears of a 20-foot storm surge that forecasters said would be "unsurvivable” and capable of sinking entire communities.
Nation Aug 25
WATCH: Texas governor addresses Hurricane Laura as evacuation orders issuedMore than half a million people have been ordered to evacuate the Texas and Louisiana coasts ahead of Hurricane Laura. Forecasters expect Laura to grow to a major Category 3 hurricane over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico…
Education Aug 10
WATCH: Georgia governor says school reopenings going well despite photo of crowded hallwayPhotos shared widely on social media last week showed hallways packed shoulder to shoulder with students at North Paulding High School northwest of Atlanta.
Politics Jul 30
Former presidents mourn John Lewis at funeral in AtlantaJohn Lewis was mourned, revered and celebrated as an American hero on Thursday at Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church, a sacred place for many of those who helped to shape civil rights history.
Nation Jul 29
WATCH: Funeral service for the late John Lewis in GeorgiaJohn Lewis was celebrated as an American hero during his funeral as former President Barack Obama and others called on people to follow Lewis' example and fight injustice.
Nation Jul 23
WATCH: C.T. Vivian, civil rights pioneer, laid to rest in AtlantaThe nation paid its final respects Thursday to the Rev. C.T. Vivian, a pioneer of the Civil Rights Movement who helped end segregation across the South and left an enduring imprint on U.S. history.
Politics Jul 17
Georgia mask debate ensnares Trump as Gov. Kemp battles AtlantaMore than a dozen other cities and counties defied Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and issued local orders requiring that masks be worn in public. The dispute ratched up several notches this week, leading to tough talk from both the governor…
Nation May 12
Local prosecutors under investigation for handling of Ahmaud Arbery slaying“Unfortunately, many questions and concerns have arisen" about the actions of the district attorneys, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr said Tuesday in a statement.
