A family is paying it forward after a young father is cured of a life-threatening disease he got from a tick bite. It makes you dangerously allergic to red meat.

The Fulton County Board of Health is reporting that more mosquitoes with West Nile virus have been found.

The chemical bombardment is beginning to worry scientists who fear over-use of pesticides is harming pollinators and worsening a growing threat to birds that eat insects.

Tourism is growing again in Augusta. The numbers are slightly higher than the year before COVID hit. We are breaking down how conventions and events are bringing in more money to Augusta.

We saw a 40 percent growth of Black-owned businesses in the state of Georgia during the pandemic. Here’s how the Greater Augusta Black Chamber of Commerce is helping local businesses survive.

Job numbers in the Peach State increased more than 12,000 from June to July to an all-time high. And the employment numbers remain steady in South Carolina.

Election officials in Richmond and Columbia counties will begin accepting applications Monday for absentee ballots for the November midterm elections.

Lawsuits against Georgia’s six-week abortion ban are still playing out in court. This week, a superior court let the law stay in place while that happens. Meanwhile, DPH wants to make birth control and contraceptives available to everyone.

Augusta now has two confirmed cases of monkeypox. Many have reached out asking questions about monkeypox, based on things read online. We talked with a local doctor to see what is true about monkeypox.

HHS Secretary Xavier Beccara calls the new law the most important piece of legislation since Obamacare.

Comedian and Stranger Things actor, Adam Murray, came to Aiken County to share his gift of laughter with a local high school.

Norcross police arrested Braves outfielder and designated hitter Marcell Ozuna on charges of DUI and failure to maintain lane.