Georgia News

Savannah - Tropical Storm Andrea is making its way to Georgia's "Coastal Empire" and the center of the storm is expected to be near Savannah. A tropical storm warning and a flash flood watch are currently in effect, and power outages are already occurring.

Tybee Island - Travel Media Group has named Tybee Island as one of "its top 5 favorite vacation destinations for summer 2013." Find out why these travel experts are right when they say Tybee Island is among the "hidden gems" of vacation spots.

Pooler - For generations the Polk family has provided customers in the Savannah area with the freshest farm grown products around, and Hezekiah Polk's daughter, Becky, and her sons are continuing that tradition with their market in Pooler.

Tybee Island - Kitesurfing, or kiteboarding, has become a popular extreme sport and kitesurfers were ripping through the water, and flying high in the air, on Tybee Creek in coastal Georgia. It's so popular that Jean Chretien, former PM of Canada, tried to learn it.

An off-duty police officer was so hungry and so impatient, he threatened a teenager ahead of him in the queue at McDonald's with a gun. It was all caught on camera and he is in trouble.

At least five firefighters have been taken hostage in northwest Georgia, with the hostage taker barricading himself alongside the firefighters.

Savannah - The Hostess City of the South is preparing for the upcoming St. Patrick's Day parade, the second largest in the United States, and other related activities that make Irish eyes smile.

Savannah - At Savannah's first 'First Saturday on the River' event for 2013, River Street was filled with vendor booths and entertainers with Piggly Wiggly's Mr. Pig, zombies, and Fang joining the festivities to support diabetes awareness campaign.

Savannah - At the conclusion of the 6th Annual Savannah Book Festival, best-selling author David Baldacci delighted a capacity crowd with funny stories about rejection notices, being detained as a 'person of interest', a boisterous fan, and more.

Savannah - Author Heidi Squier Kraft sat down with Digital Journal after her presentation at the Savannah Book Festival and shared insights about combat stress, deployment to Iraq, and more from the perspective of a psychologist and mother.