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An aerial view of Savannah's River Street, with two riverboats docked along the Savannah River

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Savannah nightlife study lays out plan for ‘safe, vibrant and well managed’ leisure offerings

The $80,000 study gives two dozen recommendations to city leaders.

July 17, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
Some residents of Crawford County, Ga. oppose a Kentucky company's plans for a granite quarry near a historic girl scout camp that opened in 1922..

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Granite quarry in Crawford County could jeopardize historic Girl Scout camp, residents say

The community of Crawford County is banding together to protest against a Kentucky company's development of a granite quarry on 437 acres of forest land.

July 17, 2023
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  • Eliza Moore
Henry County Sheriff Reginald Scandrett speaks on Sunday, July 16, 2022, in Hampton, Ga, while flanked by other police and local officials. Scandrett announced that officers shot and killed Andre Longmore on Sunday, a day after officials say Longmore shot and killed four Hampton residents.

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Georgia mass shooting suspect is killed during intense search and 3 officers are wounded, police say

Authorities say officers killed a man in an exchange of gunfire as they tried to arrest the suspect in the weekend killings of four people near Atlanta. Officials add a sheriff's deputy and two police officers were wounded Sunday while trying to take 40-year-old Andre Longmore into custody.

July 17, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Sen. Warnock with young insulin advocates.

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  • Politics

Taxpayer dollars at work: What your U.S. senators from Georgia are doing for the week ending July 14

This week Georgia U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock introduced legislation focused on maternal mortality, universal insulin cap, small-business support for disabled veterans, fentanyl trafficking and Georgia's citrus industry. 

July 14, 2023
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  • Ambria Burton
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, right, and Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney speak in the Fulton county courthouse, Tuesday, July 11, 2023, in Atlanta. A grand jury being seated Tuesday in Atlanta will likely consider whether criminal charges are appropriate for former President Donald Trump or his Republican allies for their efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia.

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Trump asks top Georgia court to disqualify election probe prosecutor and toss grand jury report

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are asking Georgia's highest court to prevent the district attorney who's been investigating his actions in the wake of the 2020 election from prosecuting him. And Trump's team wants the court to throw out a special grand jury report that's part of the investigation.

July 14, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Christine King Farris, sister of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks at the King holiday commemorative service at Ebenezer Baptist Church, the church where King preached, Jan. 19, 2015, in Atlanta. Farris, the last living sibling of Martin Luther King Jr., has died Thursday, June 29, 2023, according to her niece, the Rev. Bernice King.

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GPB evening headlines for July 14, 2023

Dr. Christine King Farris lies in state at the Georgia Capitol today, an honor denied to her younger brother, Dr. Martin Luther Jr.

The state Supreme Court has cleared the way for automaker Rivian to build an electric vehicle manufacturing plant east of Atlanta.

Columbus will pay $600,000 to settle claims that a Black former police chief racially discriminated against two white officers.

July 14, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
women feeding raccoon

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Worried about rabies? Stay away from wildlife, says Georgia department of public health

A slight uptick in reports of rabid animals is common during the summer, when people are outside more.

July 14, 2023
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  • Sofi Gratas
FULL EPISODE: A pivotal week of the Trump presidency: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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Georgia Today: Trump lawyers push back; Savannah nightlife; Georgia enrollment diversity affected

On the Friday, July 14 edition of Georgia Today: Former President Trump's lawyers push back against indictment recommendations; Savannah officials look at ways to control the city's rowdy nightlife; and how has the ending of affirmative action affected enrollment diversity in the state? 

July 14, 2023
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
A boat passes along Lake Lanier, April 23, 2013, in Buford, Ga. Fashion designer Tameka Foster, the ex-wife of R&B singer Usher, is calling to drain Lake Lanier, Georgia's largest lake, where her son was fatally injured 11 years ago. Kile Glover, her 11-year-old son with Bounce TV chairman Ryan Glover, died in July 2012 after a personal watercraft struck the boy as he floated in an inner tube on the lake.

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Usher's ex-wife wants to drain Georgia's largest lake, where a boater fatally struck her son

The ex-wife of R&B singer Usher wants to drain Georgia's largest lake. Fashion designer Tameka Foster's son was fatally injured on Lake Lanier a decade ago.

July 14, 2023
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  • Associated Press
 Georgia defensive lineman Jalen Carter speaks during media day ahead of the national championship NCAA College Football Playoff game between Georgia and TCU, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, in Los Angeles. Carter, projected as one of the top players in next month's NFL draft, has been charged with reckless driving and racing in conjunction with the crash that killed offensive lineman Devin Willock and a recruiting staff member.

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Georgia athletics, Jalen Carter sued by passenger in fatal crash of Bulldogs player and staffer

A woman seriously injured in the Jan. 15 car crash that killed Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock and an athletics staffer has sued the school's athletics association and former Bulldogs defensive tackle Jalen Carter for damages.

July 14, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Timothy Rennick is shown seated in this posed photo.

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Is the affirmative action ruling a call for colleges to do better to help students 'where they are?'

One Georgia college administrator, Timothy Renick of Georgia State University’s National Institute for Student Success, says the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on affirmative action should serve as a call for college and universities to look in the mirror to fix post-admission problems.

July 14, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio and
  • Orlando Montoya
Dr. Christine King Farris reading to children at Hope Hill Elementary School.

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GPB Morning Headlines for Friday, July 14, 2023

Dr. Christine King Farris will lie in state at the Georgia Capitol today.  She was the last living sibling of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  She died last month at the age of 95.

The city of Columbus is paying $600,000 to settle claims that a Black former police chief racially discriminated against two white police officers by promoting them.

The Georgia Professional Standards Commission voted unanimously Thursday to eliminate more so called “woke” words from public school teachers lesson plans.

Rabies is endemic to Georgia wildlife and the state Department of Public Health is warning people to be careful.

July 14, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
Police K-9 Rex struggles with his handler Trooper First Class Gustabo Deanda during a graduation ceremony, Thursday, July, 13, 2023, at the governor's mansion in Atlanta. Georgia first lady Marty Kemp, second from left, helped rescue Rex from an animal shelter last year and arrange for him to enter training with the Georgia Department of Public Safety. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, third from left, watches.

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Amid barks and yelps, Georgia awards badges to 12 new police dogs

Georgia's Department of Public Safety is adding 12 new K-9 officers. The dogs and their handlers got badges Thursday at the governor's mansion in Atlanta, with first lady Marty Kemp providing dog treats.

July 13, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Fulton County Jail sign is pictured here

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GPB evening headlines for July 13, 2023

The US Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into conditions in Atlanta's Fulton County jail.

Georgia's booming film and television industry is bracing for another blow as union actors prepare for a strike.

About 100,000 Georgia voters have had their voting eligibility challenged since state lawmakers passed SB 202.

July 13, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
UCB headquarters in Smyrna, Georgia, as seen by Google June 2022.

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  • Health

New FDA-approved drug treats both types of the rare autoimmune disease myasthenia gravis

Myasthenia gravis is a rare autoimmune disorder that causes muscle weakness. Until now, no pharmacological treatment was available for the less common form of the disease, observed in about 15% of patients.

July 13, 2023
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  • Ellen Eldridge
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