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GPB evening headlines for February 21, 2024

The search continues for a 10th day for an Albany city worker who went missing while collecting water samples from the Flint River.

A new report shows a consolidated Columbia County government would be fiscally feasible for the suburban area west of Augusta.

The state House overwhelmingly has passed a bill to prevent officers from having to arrest people who refuse to sign traffic tickets.

February 21, 2024
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GPB morning headlines for February 21, 2024

Federal prosecutors are weathering another delay in their case against a former Savannah car salesman charged in connection with the January 6th insurrection.

Attorneys suing a Georgia county over zoning changes that they say threaten the Gullah-Geechee community on Sapelo Island asked a judge Tuesday to let them correct technical problems with their civil complaint to avoid having it dismissed.

Atlanta City Council members have approved a measure to ban right turns on red in parts of the city in a 10 to 3 vote.

February 21, 2024
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Fulton County Commission Chairman Robb Pitts, center, gave an incident briefing on a cyber attack that affected county computer systems. (FGTV)

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GPB evening headlines for February 20, 2024

Law enforcement agencies have disrupted a ransomware group that targeted thousands of victims. Could this help Fulton County?

Prosecutors are weathering another delay in their case against a Savannah man charged in connection with the January 6th attack.

Atlanta has approved a measure to ban right turns on red in parts of the city. Some council members wanted it to go across the city.

February 20, 2024
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GPB morning headlines for February 20, 2024

In-person early voting for the March 12th presidential primary in Georgia is underway.

Gov. Brian Kemp is steering $26 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to non-profit groups providing services to Georgia crime victims.

Military and local law enforcement officials say America’s national security is at risk without more investment in early childhood mental health programs.

February 20, 2024
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Voters attend to cast their ballots in the runoff election for the Senate position, between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and Republican candidate Herschel Walker, at the Metropolitan Library, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., November 29, 2022. REUTERS/Megan Varner

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GPB evening headlines for February 19, 2024

Today is the first day of in-person early voting for the March presidential primary in Georgia.  Voters share what drives their choices.

Governor Brian Kemp is steering $26 million in federal Covid-19 relief funds to non-profit groups providing services to crime victims.

The state House once again is considering a bill aimed at fine tuning the balance between river access and private property rights.

February 19, 2024
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Travellers wait to go through security at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport in Atlanta, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022.

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GPB morning headlines for February 19, 2024

House Democrats proposed a constitutional amendment that could increase the number of statewide referendums on ballots.

Officials at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport want to prevent the non-flying general public from accessing the terminal.

A bill in the Georgia House is the second attempt at legislation meant to fine tune the balance between river access and private property rights in the state.

February 19, 2024
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Former Governor Roy Barnes testifies at a hearing in Georgia's election interference case against former president Donald Trump and others on February 16, 2024.

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GPB evening headlines for February 16, 2024

Former Governor Roy Barnes testified today on the second day of an extraordinary hearing in Georgia's election interference case.

It's been a year since former president Jimmy Carter entered hospice care at his home in Plains.  He continues to defy expectation.

Members of the Georgia House are backing a measure that would double the amount of paid parental leave for state employees.

February 16, 2024
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GPB morning headlines for February 16, 2024

The Georgia House passed a bill that would double parental leave for state employees.

It was a homecoming in Savannah Thursday for the late Sergeant Breonna Moffett, one of the three Army Reserve soldiers from Georgia killed last month in Jordan.

The fourth grade at Vineville Academy in Macon put together a living museum of great African Americans.

February 16, 2024
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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis testifies at a hearing on February 15th, 2024.

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GPB evening headlines for February 15, 2024

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis testified in a hearing to determine her future in Georgia's 2020 election interference case.

A police motorcade escorted the body of Army Sgt. Breonna Moffett, killed last month in Jordan, back to her home city of Savannah.

A new study from the University of Georgia measures the correlation between homelessness and deaths from drugs and alcohol.

February 15, 2024
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, seated center, listens as Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, center, speaks during a news conference along the Rio Grande to discuss Operation Lone Star and border concerns, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, in Eagle Pass, Texas.

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GPB evening headlines for February 14, 2024

Governor Kemp is sending more National Guard soldiers to help Texas effort to control illegal crossings on the U-S Mexico border.

The state Senate has passed a bill that would exempt gun safety devices like gun safes and trigger locks from Georgia sales taxes.

Days after putting Atlanta front-and-center in the Super Bowl halftime show, pop star Usher has been given the city's highest honor.

February 14, 2024
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Fifth grade Due West Elementary School teacher Katie Rinderle is shown seated in this posed photo.

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GPB morning headlines for February 14, 2024

Gov. Brian Kemp is sending more national guardsmen to Texas after the Georgia House and Senate passed resolutions supporting the action.

The Georgia Association of Educators and two teachers are suing the Cobb County School District and school district officials over what they call "classroom censorship" policies.

Affordable housing advocates are working together to develop a community of tiny homes in Metro Atlanta's Gwinnett County.

February 14, 2024
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This combination of photos shows, from left to right, Specialist Kennedy Sanders, of Waycross, Ga, Sgt. William Jerome Rivers  of Carrollton, Ga. and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett of Savannah, Ga.

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GPB evening headlines for February 13, 2024

Family and friends are gathering as funerals begin for three Georgia-based Army reservists killed in a recent drone attack in Jordan.

The US Department of Education has announced measures to help colleges speed up the processing of student financial aid forms.

Affordable housing advocates are working together to develop a community of tiny homes in Metro Atlanta's Gwinnett County.

February 13, 2024
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GPB morning headlines for February 13, 2024

The Georgia Senate passed a resolution calling for stronger border security.

The Georgia house passed a bill Monday that bars doctors from denying someone an organ transplant based on COVID-19 vaccination status alone.

The Biden administration has updated standards for how much particle pollution, or soot, is permissible in the air.

February 13, 2024
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GPB evening headlines for February 12, 2024

State environmental regulators have issued draft permits for a proposed mine near Georgia's Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.

The federal Environmental Protection Agency has updated standards for how much particle pollution, or soot, is allowed in the air.

A man whose home was raided by Atlanta police says his home was targeted because he opposes a public safety training center. 

February 12, 2024
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GPB morning headlines for February 12, 2024

A new project aims to uncover and document an overlooked chapter in Georgia history.

A company's plan to mine near the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp is nearing approval by Georgia regulators, despite conservationists' concerns that it could irreparably damage the swamp and its vast wildlife refuge.

The Carter Center released results of its first Georgia mental health parity awareness survey during Mental Health Parity Day at the state Capitol.

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