Gov. Brian Kemp, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Georgia Department of Revenue announced Wednesday that certain federal and state tax return and payment deadlines have been extended for taxpayers affected by the Georgia Highway 82 and Pineland Road wildfires in Clinch, Echols and Brantley counties.

Officials battling two large wildfires in southern Georgia say firefighters are bracing for a long battle even after weekend rains boosted their containment efforts.

The humidity has been critically low over the past few days, generally below 30%. What exactly is relative humidity, and how does it impact how a fire spreads?

The Federal Emergency Management Agency said that rumors that it stopped aid and pulled firefighters from the Georgia wildfires are false.

One of two large wildfires in southeastern Georgia continues to grow and now exceeds 31 square miles.

More than 5,000 acres continue to burn in the Highway 82 Fire in Brantley County, with at least 87 homes lost, and the Sheriff’s Office announced Friday that a curfew will be in place from 8:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. in the affected area.

Two wildfires in southeastern Georgia continue to threaten homes and lives as officials warn that strong winds could spread the flames.

More than 5,000 acres continue to burn in the Highway 82 Fire in Brantley County, with at least 87 homes lost, and the Sheriff’s Office announced Friday that a curfew will be in place from 8:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. in the affected area.

A Brantley County church is feeding and supplying families displaced by one of the largest wildfires in Georgia's history — and church leaders say baby items are urgently needed.

Officials say a volunteer firefighter has died battling a wildfire in Florida, while two large fires in Georgia have destroyed more than 120 homes.

More than 5,000 acres continue to burn in the Highway 82 Fire in Brantley County, with at least 87 homes lost, and the Sheriff’s Office announced Friday that a curfew will be in place from 8:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. in the affected area.

A fast-moving wildfire in Brantley County that exploded to more than 5,000 acres overnight has destroyed 47 homes, according to county manager Joey Cason.

Georgia voters will have a chance to shape the future of their state during this election year, with an open seat for governor highlighting the races on the 2026 ballot, with the first votes to be cast for the May 19 primaries.

Georgia voters will have a chance to shape the future of their state during this election year, with an open seat for governor highlighting the races on the 2026 ballot, with the first votes to be cast for the May 19 primaries.

Georgia voters will have a chance to shape the future of their state during this election year, with an open seat for governor highlighting the races on the 2026 ballot, with the first votes to be cast for the May 19 primaries.

Georgia voters will have a chance to shape the future of their state during this election year, with an open seat for governor highlighting the races on the 2026 ballot, with the first votes to be cast for the May 19 primaries.

Georgia voters will have a chance to shape the future of their state during this election year, with an open seat for governor highlighting the races on the 2026 ballot, with the first votes to be cast for the May 19 primaries.

Georgia voters will have a chance to shape the future of their state during this election year, with an open seat for governor highlighting the races on the 2026 ballot, with the first votes to be cast for the May 19 primaries.

Georgia has become the first state in the U.S. to suspend fuel taxes after the war in the Middle East sent pump prices soaring.

Georgia’s races for governor and U.S. Senate are taking shape as candidates qualify and begin their sprint to the May 19 party primaries.

Many political candidates pitch themselves as outsiders.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is trying to project political influence even as his term nears its end.

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp will give his final State of the State address on Thursday at 11 a.m.

Georgia is the latest state to consider eliminating its personal income tax, with Republican leaders in the Senate backing a proposal to phase it out by 2032.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced $350 million in funding for relief efforts following Hurricane Helene and Tropical Storm Debby.

Florida Democratic legislators are urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to declare a state of emergency on food insecurity, as nearly 3 million Floridians face potential loss of federal food assistance if the government shutdown extends beyond Nov. 1.

A Brunswick Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge resigned Thursday, more than a week after he was arrested and accused of drunk driving outside of a Jacksonville strip club.

President Donald Trump's administration has extended Georgia's Pathways to Coverage program for 15 months.

Hyundai Motor Group confirms it's moving forward with expanding its Georgia plant.

Rivian Automotive is starting to build a long-delayed electric vehicle plant in Georgia, despite tough challenges in the U.S. market.

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has welcomed foreign investment and talked tough against illegal immigration.

Georgia is becoming the eighth state to send National Guard troops to Washington, D.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has endorsed Derek Dooley for the Republican nomination for the Senate seat in 2026.

A federal judge has thrown out Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr's campaign finance lawsuit against Lt. Gov. Burt Jones.

Georgia Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins is seeking to unite President Donald Trump’s base with traditional business conservatives in his bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in 2026.

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is suing Lt. Gov. Burt Jones over how Jones is financing his campaign as both Republicans run for governor in 2026.

Former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley has announced his 2026 Republican bid for the U.S. Senate in Georgia.

Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King has dropped out of the 2026 Republican race for the U.S. Senate.

Georgia's State Ethics Commission is declining to investigate Lt. Gov. Burt Jones over a $10 million loan to a campaign committee.

A Republican candidate for Georgia governor accuses his rival of illegally lending $10 million to a campaign committee.

Glynn County’s Hotel/Motel Tax will rise from 5% to 7% beginning July 1, 2025, following the signing of House Bill 732 by Gov. Brian Kemp on May 1. The new rate applies to all qualifying room nights starting July 1, even if reservations were made or prepaid before that date.

Former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley says he is considering running for U.S. Senate in 2026 as a Republican against Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff.

Georgia’s governor and a lightning-rod congresswoman decided last week to not run for the U.S. Senate.

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene won't challenge Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia in next year’s midterms.

Congressman Buddy Carter has become the first Republican to jump into the race to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff in 2026.

Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp won’t run for Senate in 2026 against Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff.

Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff is among many Democrats looking to find the right path to challenge President Donald Trump and Republicans after the GOP won the White House and congressional majorities in 2024.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a law aimed at preventing future school shootings like the one that killed two students and two teachers in September at the Apalachee High School.

Law enforcement officials say two Georgia deputies were shot during a traffic stop and one of them is dead.

Georgia lawmakers said repeatedly that a student-tracking database had been removed from a school safety bill.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has instructed the Justice Department to dismiss a lawsuit challenging a sweeping 2021 election law in Georgia.

A Georgia bill to codify the right to in vitro fertilization got overwhelming in the state Senate and will likely go to Gov. Brian Kemp’s desk for his signature soon.

The second part of Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s top priority to limit lawsuits and large verdicts won final approval from the House on Thursday.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has requested U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) train all 1,100 sworn officers to help detain people living in the state illegally, according to a news release.

At least 32 people have been killed in a monster storm sweeping across much of the U.S. Kansas authorities said eight people died in a highway pileup caused by a dust storm Friday.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp suspended a Glynn County Board of Education member on Wednesday after she was indicted on one count of conspiracy to commit laundering late last year.

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Southeast Georgia counties are issuing curfews due to the expected dangerous conditions.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and other state officials held a news conference Tuesday morning to give an update on winter storm preparations and urge Georgians to stay off the roads as conditions are expected to deteriorate rapidly.

Freezing temperatures could create dangerous icy conditions on the roads, and Southeast Georgia counties are preparing for the worst.

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp will deliver the 2025 State of the State address before a joint session of the Georgia General Assembly on Thursday at 11 a.m.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency Thursday ahead of a winter storm that’s expected to impact the state starting Friday.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has been elected to lead the Republican Governors Association, a one-year position.

Authorities say at least seven people were killed Saturday after part of a ferry dock collapsed on Georgia’s Sapelo Island.

Republican megadonor Miriam Adelson has contributed $1 million to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's political action committee.

A federal judge won’t order the state of Georgia to reopen voter registration for November’s elections in the presidential battleground state.

For some residents of storm-prone Southeastern states, the best indicator of a hurricane's severity can be found at the local Waffle House.

After making up privately, former President Donald Trump and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp used the aftermath of Hurricane Helene to put their detente on public display with a month to go before Election Day.

Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the union stronghold of Flint, Michigan, on Friday as she battles with Donald Trump for working-class voters who could tip the scales in this year’s election.

Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order on Tuesday that, starting at midnight Thursday and throughout the state of emergency, Georgia’s gas tax has been suspended.

Donald Trump is spreading falsehoods about the federal response to the deadly Hurricane Helene, despite claiming not to be politicizing the disaster.

Donald Trump is spreading falsehoods about the federal response to the deadly Hurricane Helene, despite claiming not to be politicizing the disaster.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Friday morning said 11 people died, including a first responder, as Hurricane Helene hit the state late Thursday night.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Friday morning said 11 people died, including a first responder, as Hurricane Helene hit the state late Thursday night.

The death toll from Hurricane Helene has reached at least 44.

A leading conservative Christian group is putting on a show of Republican unity in Georgia.

Georgia’s state House speaker says lawmakers in 2025 will consider new policies after a school shooting killed four at a high school northeast of Atlanta.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday that four people were killed and at least nine were injured in a shooting at a high school outside of Atlanta.

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham helped broker peace between two longtime foes of the same party: former President Donald Trump and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp.

The state and national Democratic parties are suing to block two recent rules adopted by Georgia's State Election Board.

Donald Trump is changing his tune on Georgia’s Republican governor after delivering a series of blistering attacks at a rally just weeks ago.

Donald Trump has recommitted to debating Vice President Kamala Harris after recently backing out.

When Former President Donald Trump took to the stage in Atlanta over the weekend he didn’t only focus his fire on Vice President Kamala Harris and Democrats, he also took shots at another Republican: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp.

Tropical Storm Debby is bringing prolonged downpours and flooding to Georgia and the Carolinas on Tuesday after slamming into Florida and prompting the rescue of hundreds from flooded homes.

Glynn County officials will hold a virtual news conference Sunday morning to provide updates on Tropical Storm Debby.

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp declared a State of Emergency for all 159 counties ahead of Tropical Storm Debby making landfall along the Florida Big Bend on Monday.

Former President Donald Trump picked a new fight with Georgia’s Republican governor as he campaigned in the key swing state where he’s looking to reverse his narrow 2020 loss to Joe Biden.

Georgia state Superintendent Richard Woods now says the state will pay for districts to teach a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies.

Donald Trump is the dominant figure in the Republican Party.

A federal judge has ruled that the Biden administration complied with the law when it declined to grant an extension to Georgia’s year-old Medicaid plan, which is the only one in the country that has a work requirement for recipients of the publicly funded health coverage for low-income people.

By now, Georgia officials expected their new Medicaid plan to provide health insurance to 25,000 low income residents.

Authorities say five members of a family from Georgia who were visiting Cooperstown, New York, for a baseball tournament died when their small plane crashed in a rural part of the state.

The polls have closed in Georgia’s primary elections - find results in statewide races and races across southeast Georgia here, as the votes are tallied.

Georgia Republicans have elected to the Republican National Committee a conservative activist who helped organize the pro-Donald Trump rally on Jan. 6, 2021.

Amy Kremer is a conservative activist who helped organize the Jan. 6, 2021 rally that led to a mob storming the U.S. Capitol.

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed new voting regulations ahead of the general election in November.

Georgia lawmakers vowed they were going to rein in tax breaks for businesses this year, but their efforts came to nothing.

Georgia’s governor has signed a bill putting new regulations on the production and sale of products containing kratom, a plant-based supplement.

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp held a ceremony Thursday morning in Augusta to sign legislation aimed at reducing taxes for families and businesses.

Baseball’s Hall of Fame will unveil a bronze statue of Hank Aaron on May 23 on the first floor of its museum in Cooperstown, New York.