Nation Sep 17 After Sally: Rescue, recovery and a wary eye on rivers Coastal 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 path Hurricane 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 4 Laura 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 issued More 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 hallway Photos 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 Atlanta John 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 Georgia John 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 Atlanta The 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 Atlanta More 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.