ATLANTA – Georgia has now recorded 14 measles cases in 2026, including eight associated with an ongoing metro Atlanta outbreak. Release: ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed three additional measles…
Family loses daughter in tornado
By Noelani Mathews | WCTV Eyewitness News VALDOSTA - To most people, Cook High Memorial Stadium is just a soccer field, but to the Livingston family it is so much more. It is where they will…
Georgia Lawmakers React to Tornado Damage
WASHINGTON D.C. (WCTV) - "This part of Georgia is very close to me," Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA) said. Georgia Senators Isakson and David Perdue led a moment of silence on the Senate floor. "Our hearts of…
Gov. Deal plans visit to storm-damaged Albany, Cook…
ATLANTA (WCTV) - Gov. Nathan Deal plans to visit two south Georgia communities affected by deadly storms that swept through the South. The governor plans to meet Wednesday with local officials in Albany, followed by…
Albany 2-year-old missing following Sunday’s storm
ALBANY - Authorities are searching for a two-year-old, missing since a tornado hit his family's home Sunday afternoon. Dougherty County Emergency Management identifies the child as Detrez Green, who lived on Sylvester Road in the…
Deal: Federal aid is coming soon for victims…
ATLANTA - Gov. Nathan Deal said he expects the federal government to soon sign off on a request for assistance for the wave of storms that killed at least 15 people in south Georgia and…
Berrien County family survives deadly Sunday storm
By Noelani Mathews | WCTV Eyewitness News BERRIEN Co. - After more than 150 years of Warren family tradition, a deadly storm ripped through their Berrien County home. The tornado hit their house on South…
Brooks County residents pick up the pieces
BROOKS Co. - Uprooted trees, fallen limbs and a damaged roof. Living near Barney, Georgia for 32 years, Danny Strickland and his family said they've never seen a storm like this. "I set these trees…
Morning News Briefs 1-24-17
Governor Nathan Deal has expanded his declaration of a state of emergency to include more counties in South and Southwest Georgia. The expanded areas cover Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Crisp, Lowndes, Mitchell, Turner, Wilcox and Worth…