Rain Helped, But Georgia Officials Warn That Wildfires Still a Threat April 30, 2026 By Russ Bynum Officials battling two large wildfires that have destroyed dozens of homes in southern Georgia warned Tuesday that firefighters are bracing...
Wildfires in Georgia and Florida Destroy 50 Homes and Force Evacuations April 24, 2026 By Russ Bynum and Jeff Martin Huge plumes of smoke blanketed swaths of the Southeast on Wednesday as crews battled rapidly growing wildfires that destroyed more...
Worries Deepened in South After Days of Snow, Ice and Power Outages January 30, 2026 By Sophie Bates, Jeff Martin and Russ Bynum Conditions were dire earlier this week in parts of the South still reeling from subfreezing temperatures and widespread power outages...
Georgia Lawmakers Move to Strike Savannah Ban on Guns in Unlocked Cars January 15, 2026 By Jeff Amy and Russ Bynum Georgia lawmakers on Tuesday gave final passage to a bill that aims to void a city of Savannah ordinance that...
Georgia Church Leaders Charged With Buying Homes With False Documents September 15, 2025 By Russ Bynum Leaders of a Georgia-based church with congregations in five states have been charged by federal prosecutors with swindling millions of...
Slave Descendants Still Fighting for Georgia Court to Hear Discrimination Claims July 23, 2025 By Russ Bynum DARIEN, Ga. (AP) — Black landowners from a tiny island community returned to a Georgia courtroom, urging a judge to...
Mining Project Near Okefenokee Swamp Has Stalled Over a $2M Permit Requirement June 17, 2025 By Russ Bynum A company that has spent years battling conservationists as it seeks a permit to mine outside the Okefenokee Swamp and...
Families of People Killed in Georgia Ferry Dock Collapse Sue Companies That Built it June 13, 2025 By Russ Bynum and Charlotte Kramon Relatives of seven people who drowned in waters off a Georgia island after a ferry dock walkway collapsed announced Wednesday...
Billions in Hurricane Helene Aid to Farmers to Start Flowing by March 21 March 14, 2025 By Jeff Amy and Russ Bynum ATLANTA (AP) — Tens of billions in aid for victims of Hurricane Helene should start flowing later this month, U.S....
Woman Sues Georgia Fertility Clinic, Saying She Gave Birth to Another Woman’s Baby February 21, 2025 By Russ Bynum SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Krystena Murray became pregnant after undergoing in vitro fertilization two years ago, and said she was...