Higher food, electricity and travel costs are on Dorothy Brown’s mind as she prepares to vote in November’s midterm elections.

Emergency responders were not let into the Tennessee prison for at least a half hour after an initial emergency call.

Emergency responders were not let into the Tennessee prison for at least a half-hour after an initial emergency call.

Loggerhead sea turtles laid 4,174 nests on Georgia’s beaches, the most in decades. It continues a slow but steady rebound for the threatened species.

Tennessee tried and failed to execute her by lethal injection last week. She remains hospitalized.

“We made a promise that we would bring Ms. Tucker home,” the local mayor said. “None of us ever gave up.”

Gov. Ron DeSantis says there is fat to cut, but many local officials say a sharp drop in tax revenue will hurt libraries, parks and emergency services.

The lawsuit claims the accident, which killed five and injured five others, was “foreseeable and preventable.”

A South Florida man was bitten by a deadly snake. The medicine he needed was in California.

“This is where I feel most at home,” one of the friends said as the group reunited in East Tennessee after Dolly Parton’s death.

Three years after a devastating marine heat wave in Florida, scientists say they are better prepared to protect vulnerable coral reefs.

Colt Gray last week pleaded guilty to a 2024 rampage that left four dead at a high school outside Atlanta.

The wildlife refuge will share the lofty new designation — a first for Georgia and the 27th for the U.S. — with Yosemite National Park and other renowned historic sites.

The births are a boon to efforts to revive the species, which was once nearly hunted to extinction.

A repair cafe in a town recovering from a devastating storm helps to mend broken belongings and rebuild a community's resilience.

Viral videos of unruly gatherings of young people are pushing city officials to deal with a problem they are having trouble defining, much less solving.

“This awoke a sleeping giant,” one organizer said of the church rallies and voter drives underway after GOP lawmakers redrew state election maps.

A deadly 1993 heat wave led to a pioneering program that scientists say continues to save lives.

Population across the region grew across all age groups between 2020 and 2025. But it was the only region with growing numbers of people under 18.

Population across the region grew across all age groups between 2020 and 2025. But it was the only region with growing numbers of people under 18.