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Spending down next year’s funds early, especially as we deal with more catastrophic weather, threatens to create a perfect storm by our next funding deadline,” U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., said of ...

Hurricane Helene is moving up and through the Gulf of Mexico. This blog provides the latest impacts and development in Lee ...

As Helene continues to approach landfall in Florida, multiple tornado warnings were issued for Bamberg County earlier ...

Updates on closures, weather and more in Volusia and Flagler counties as Florida feels the impacts of Hurricane Helene.

If you think you may be the victim of price gouging or a scam, contact the AG’s Consumer Protection Division at 404-651-8600 ...

Preliminary findings indicate that the 73-year-old man was walking southbound on Perry Highway and was attempting to cross the road when he was struck by the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle ...

Hurricane Dennis landed near the Alabama-Florida state line as a Category 3 hurricane. Far to the east, Florida's Big Bend — ...

Several Lowcountry counties are under a tropical storm warning after Helene reached category 2 hurricane status.

Hurricane Helene picked up strength in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday with the National Hurricane Center warning the system ...

Tropical storm force winds have begun battering northwestern Florida as Hurricane Helene prepares to make landfall.