Topic: Nathan Deal

President Donald Trump declared a federal emergency for Georgia, authorizing assistance to local authorities preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Irma.

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal on Thursday ordered a mandatory evacuation for coastal areas as Hurricane Irma advanced toward the U.S. coast.

As statues honoring Confederate leaders come down, a statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., will be unveiled Monday in downtown Atlanta.

A pair of escaped inmates from a Georgia prison who killed two guards have been captured in Tennessee, authorities said late Thursday.

Interstate 85 in Atlanta, closed since a section collapsed March 30, will reopen in time for Monday's commute, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal announced.

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, who vetoed similar legislation last year, signed a bill Thursday allowing college students to carry concealed weapons on campus.

On April 23, 1993, labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez, who co-founded the United Farm Workers (UFW) union, died at age 66.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ripped the NFL for threatening not to award future Super Bowls to Houston or Dallas.

The Southeast was pounded with severe weather Sunday, causing devastation throughout Georgia and Mississippi, and Florida expected to take a beating overnight.

A powerful winter storm brought heavy snow and ice causing dangerous travel conditions throughout the southern United States.