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News Articles: Atlanta

South Georgia is getting a new emergency room.

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New emergency room comes to South Georgia

South Georgia is getting a new emergency room.South Georgia is getting a new emergency room.

December 28, 2022
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Emergency room sign

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GPB evening headlines for December 27, 2022

South Georgia is getting a new emergency room through the re-opening of emergency services at Valdosta’s Smith Northview Hospital.

Some Georgia cities and counties have issued boil water advisories after freezing temperatures disrupted water systems.

 

 

December 27, 2022
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  • GPB News Radio
A driver makes their way through a flooded street at high tide during a winter storm in Gloucester, Massachusetts, Dec. 23, 2022. Photo by Brian Snyder/REUTERS

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Georgia Today: Burst pipes flooded buildings, new trafficking victim shelter, farmer mental health

On the Tuesday Dec. 27 edition of Georgia Today: An epidemic of burst pipes and flooded buildings, a new shelter for victims of human trafficking, and mental health help for farmers.

December 27, 2022
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By:
  • Peter Biello and
  • Jeremy Powell
 The interrupted rocksnail is named after the pattern on its shell. Scientists want to restore the creature to its native habitat, which was altered by damming. Photo courtesy of Paul Johnson, Alabama Aquatic Biodiversity Center.

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Rare snail slowly crawls back from near extinction along northwest Georgia river

The interrupted rocksnail was once thought to be extinct, but in 1997, the United States Geological Survey found a single specimen. The researchers located enough snails to begin breeding them in captivity, and they’ve been releasing them in the thousands in an attempt to give them a second chance at life.

December 27, 2022
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By:
  • Ross Williams
U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia David Estes speaks outside the United Way of the Coastal Empire in downtown Savannah on Dec. 8, 2022, about federal funding for Tharros Place.

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DOJ to help fund planned shelter in Chatham County for juvenile human trafficking victims

Opening in summer 2023, Tharros Place in Savannah will offer shelter and supportive services to girls between 11 and 17 who are child survivors of human trafficking.

December 27, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne
An adult male whitetail deer

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Sandy Springs lacks authority to ban bow hunting

The Sandy Springs City Council learned that municipalities cannot regulate bow hunting despite pleas from residents who complained about trespassing hunters and fears for their children and pets.

December 27, 2022
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  • Bob Pepalis

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GPB morning headlines for December 27, 2022

Some Georgia cities and counties have issued boil water advisories after freezing temperatures disrupted water systems.

As the Christmas season winds down, members of Keep Georgia Beautiful are providing ways to recycle your live Christmas tree. 

December 27, 2022
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  • GPB News Radio
An illustration of author Frank Bruni next to the cover of his book, The Beauty of Dusk.

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Political Rewind: Revisiting our conversation with journalist Frank Bruni on 'vision lost and found'

Tuesday on Political Rewind: We revisit our conversation with writer Frank Bruni. His book, The Beauty of Dusk, details how his life was changed by a stroke that left him blind in one eye. Bruni imparts a hope-filled message on how to change your perspective during dark times.

December 27, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, right, talks with a member of her team during proceedings to seat a special purpose grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, on Monday, May 2, 2022, to look into the actions of former President Donald Trump and his supporters who tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The hearing took place in Atlanta.

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Georgia special grand jury wraps up probe of Trump, allies

A special grand jury investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies illegally tried to overturn his defeat in the 2020 election in Georgia appears to be wrapping up its work, but many questions remain.

December 27, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Burst pipes flood Freedom Height Lofts in Old Fourth Ward in Atlanta after Christmas weekend 2022.

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Burst pipes damage apartments, businesses across metro Atlanta

Frozen sprinklers and pipes burst and flooded hallways, units, and lobbies at apartment complexes and businesses — usually accompanied by blaring fire alarms — after the frigid Christmas weekend.

December 27, 2022
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  • Collin Kelley

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Georgia Today: Recycling your tree, positive news for Alzheimer's patients, the Savannah Bananas

On the Monday Dec. 26 edition of Georgia Today: Where to recycle your Christmas tree, positive news for Alzheimer's patients, a look at the Savannah Bananas.

December 26, 2022
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jeremy Powell

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GPB evening headlines for December 26, 2022

Georgia Tech researchers are using funding from the U.S Department of energy to reimagine Atlanta’s electric power infrastructure. 

Federal proposals designed to protect Tybee Island from storm surges have been signed into law.

December 26, 2022
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  • GPB News Radio
Georgia Tech

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Georgia Tech receives federal grant for renewable Energyshed project

Researchers from Georgia Tech are using funding from the U.S Department of Energy to reimagine Atlanta’s electric power infrastructure. Part of the project includes educating communities about energy planning.  

December 26, 2022
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  • GPB News Staff

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With Christmas over, what to do with this tree? Try 'treecycling'

As the Christmas season winds down, affiliates of the Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation are providing ways to recycle your live Christmas tree. The statewide group has about 200 sites around the state set aside for what they call "treecycling."

December 26, 2022
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Elf on the Shelf has its origins in Georgia.

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Author reveals Georgia origins of 'The Elf on the Shelf'

Every morning as Christmas draws near, little elves grace the shelves of millions of households. The Elf on the Shelf is a relatively new Christmas tradition, based on a book by Georgia authors in which a scout elf monitors children for good behavior during the day and reports back to Santa at night. 

December 23, 2022
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  • Peter Biello
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