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Charleston, SC – Hurricane Milton is expected to bring major impacts to coastal areas in Georgia and South Carolina as it approaches midweek. The National Weather Service has issued warnings about significant flooding, strong wind gusts, and dangerous rip currents that may peak on Wednesday and Thursday. Coastal communities could see water levels rise into major flood stages, with the highest risks on Thursday.

In any business, the best strategy is to focus on things that are working and get rid of things that aren't. For that reason, so many retail chains have been closing underperforming stores. It's something GameStop, Sears, Walgreens, CVS, TGI Fridays, Foot Locker, Pizza Hut, Boston Market, Best Buy and many others have done and now, the biggest retailer in the country will join them and shutter stores this month.

Over 200,000 alligators inhabit Georgia’s swamps, marshes, and coastal regions. Georgia is divided by a natural boundary called the Fall Line, which runs roughly from Columbus through Macon to Augusta. Alligators are most commonly found south of the fall line, where the climate and temperature are more suited to their needs. Keep reading to discover […]

Saturday evening temperatures will drop into the mid-70s with mostly cloudy skies, and winds from the northeast between 5 and 10 miles per hour. Rain is highly likely for Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida. Rain accumulations range from three-tenths of an inch for Northeast Florida and a quarter of an inch for Southeast Georgia. Overall it will be up to 2 inches along the coast for the next 3 days and a tenth of an inch for inland counties in Columbia and Alachua counties.

FORT VALLEY, Ga. — A 17-year-old has been arrested on charges of armed robbery near Fort Valley State University in Peach County, according to a Fort Valley Police Department press release. The release said police went out to the 100 block of Molette Street around 12:45 a.m. early Saturday...

THOMSON, Georgia — Obie Williams said he could hear babies crying and branches battering the windows when he spoke with his daughter on the phone last week as Hurricane Helene tore through her rural Georgia town. Kobe Williams, 27, and her month-old twin boys were hunkering down at their...

ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp suspended an east Georgia mayor Friday after he was arrested on charges of giving inmates on a work-detail alcohol. Benjamin Cary Cranford, 52, was elected as mayor of Thomson in 2023 and took office in January 2024. But roughly seven months after taking office,...

Benedictine enters the Top 25 for the first time in 2024

Fort Valley, Ga (WGXA) - The Fort Valley Police Department has launched a homicide investigation following the fatal shooting of a Hispanic male early Saturday morning. At approximately 3:23 a.m. on October 5, officers were dispatched to the 400 block of Boulevard Street in response to a report of a fight in progress involving weapons. Upon arriving at the scene, officers discovered 37-year-old Naun Mendez Melendez lying face down. Initial attempts to render aid revealed that Melendez had sustained at least one gunshot wound to the chest. Despite officers' efforts to administer life-saving measures, Melendez was pronounced dead at the scene.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A gloomy weekend continues across the Big Bend and South Georgia as hit-or-miss showers stick around. In the tropics, we are tracking a new tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico. Tonight Through Sunday Night. Scattered showers are possible for Saturday evening. We are not tracking...

Bryan, Butts, Camden, Charlton, Glynn, Long, Newton, and Wayne Counties have been approved for FEMA Individual Assistance.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - We’ll have one more abnormally warm day, ahead of much cooler weather. The same front that brings north Georgia the change is temperature is forecast to keep Hurricane Milton well south. Temperatures cool through the 80s and back into the 70s quickly after...

Georgia residents in certain counties who received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in September 2024 now have additional time to report food lost due to power outages caused by Hurricane Helene. SNAP recipients residing in one of the below 61 counties affected by Hurricane Helene have until Oct. 25, 2024, to file forms requesting a replacement of food lost due to storm-related power outages. Recipients must have been without power for four or more hours to qualify. SNAP recipients who live in Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bleckley, Brantley, Brooks, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Columbia, Cook, Dodge, Echols, Effingham, Elbert, Emanuel, Evans, Glascock, Glynn, Hancock, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Lanier, Laurens, Liberty, Lincoln, Long, Lowndes, McDuffie, McIntosh, Montgomery, Pierce, Rabun, Richmond, Screven, Stephens, Taliaferro, Tattnall, Telfair, Tift, Toombs, Treutlen, Ware, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wheeler, Wilcox, and Wilkes counties have until Oct. 25, 2024, to request replacement of their SNAP benefits. The Georgia Department of Human Services’ (DHS) Division of Family & Children Services (DFCS) sought the deadline extension to help low-income families, many of whom were displaced from their homes for several days, feed their families as they recover from the storm. Recipients whose food was lost due to a power outage caused by Hurricane Helene can electronically fill out and submit the Food Loss Replacement Form (Form 841) through the DFCS website. Customers can also print out a PDF version of the form or obtain a copy at their local DFCS office and submit it in person or via mail. To locate a county DFCS office, visit dfcs.georgia.gov/locations. Please note, some DFCS offices are affected by power outages or storm damage. A list of current office closures is posted here. Georgians affected by Hurricane Helene are encouraged to monitor the Georgia DHS website and social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, and X) for timely updates, as well as visit the Salvation Army website for a list of feeding locations and the American Red Cross website for shelters.

COLUMBUS, Ga. — Police in Georgia need your help finding a missing teenage girl. Isabella Cugino, 15, was reported missing Saturday in Columbus. According to police, she is described as 5 feet 8 inches, 140 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a green...

MACON, Ga. — As the summer has come and gone, so too does the outdoor burn ban. The ban, which typically starts on May 1, was lifted on October 1. However, the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department has updated criteria for outdoor burning. Rules for Residential Burning:. - Burning is...

MACON, Ga. — A popular Asian restaurant will be closing its doors soon. Kimchi Factory, located at 440 Walnut Street in downtown Macon, announced on its personal Facebook that it'll be closing its doors after being open for four years. As the fans of them and their food expressed...

WARNER ROBINS, GA. — Parkland Residential has secured $57 million in financing for Grover Landing, a 317-unit build-to-rent development currently underway in Warner Robins, approximately 20 miles south of Macon, Georgia. The loan will be used to refinance the units that have already been completed at the community. Grover...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Clouds stuck around South Georgia through much of the day today, keeping temperatures down in the upper 70s to lower 80s. Humidity values remained high as well courtesy of a stationary boundary in our area leading to increased amounts of moisture. Very dry air is just to our north over the northern third of the Peach State, where locations like metro Atlanta and Athens saw full sunshine today.

The effects of Hurricane Helene are still being felt throughout the state of Georgia, but most of Houston County’s teams got back to a normal schedule this week. Friday was a big night for the Houston County offense as they picked up their second region win in a 63-22 drubbing of Northside. Antwann Hill Jr. threw for 489 yards and eight (!) touchdowns, with MJ Mathis, Isaiah Mitchell, and Kavon Conciauro all catching multiple touchdowns.

Forbes has released its list of billionaires for 2024 and 10 people from the Peach State are on the list.