The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has confirmed a hunter-harvested deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, the first case in Georgia.

A dead person has been found in a wooded area near Doctors Hospital, authorities said Thursday. The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in searching for a missing teen.

Outbreaks in commercial poultry have recently been reported in a tri-state area that makes up the Delmarva peninsula, and regional officials are collaborating on a unified response ...