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Two people stand in a body of water with sea turtles in their hands, about to release them into the water.

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Endangered sea turtles stranded, treated following recent cold snap

A pair of endangered green sea turtles remain in critical condition after the Christmas weekend cold snap.

January 12, 2023
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Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle, including the then under construction units 3 and 4 at the plant, in 2017. Regulators have told the utility they can now load the number 3 unit with nuclear fuel.

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GPB morning headlines for January 12, 2023

Georgia Power said Wednesday, the startup of a nuclear power plant will be pushed back after its operator found a vibrating pipe in its cooling system.

Federal prosecutors in southeast Georgia announced Wednesday a massive drug trafficking indictment, charging more than 70 people with dealing opioids and other controlled substances.

Animal rehabilitation specialists are still caring for a pair of endangered green sea turtles that washed ashore along Georgia's beaches during the cold snap a few weeks ago.

January 12, 2023
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GPB morning headlines for January 11, 2023

The City of Atlanta is being called a climate action leader by an international nonprofit ranking cities worldwide on their environmental efforts.

An international solar panel manufacturing company plans to invest $2.5 billion to expand its plant in Dalton and to build a new facility northwest of Atlanta.

The parade to celebrate the Georgia Bulldogs national championship win has been set for Saturday.

January 11, 2023
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GPB evening headlines for January 10, 2023

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens recently marked his first year in office, speaking to a Buckhead business group.

Friends of South Georgia icon Dick Flood are remembering the singer-songwriter and conservationist known as Okefenokee Joe.

Georgia Power has won a change of venue in a years long civil lawsuit over coal ash at Plant Scherer.

January 10, 2023
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Georgia players celebrate a win over TCU after the national championship NCAA College Football Playoff game, Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif. Georgia won 65-7. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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GPB morning headlines for January 10, 2023

The Georgia Bulldogs won their second straight college football championship last night when they handily defeated Texas Christian University 65-7.

During Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens' first year in office, he worked to stymie an effort by some Buckhead residents to secede from the city altogether.

Today marks the end of Georgia's gas tax suspension.

January 10, 2023
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New Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns poses for a portrait at the Georgia State Capitol, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, in Atlanta.

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GPB evening headlines for December 9th, 2023

State lawmakers this morning gaveled in and out of a quick session to begin this year's General Assembly.

President Joe Biden will travel to Atlanta to deliver remarks on Martin Luther King's birthday.

Black high school students in Effingham County allege racial discrimination in dress code enforcement.

January 09, 2023
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GPB morning headlines for January 9, 2023

Georgia lawmakers have flocked to Atlanta today for the kickoff of the 2023 legislative session. 

The No. 1 Georgia bulldogs are gearing up to take on No. 3 TCU for the College Football Playoff National Championship game tonight.

President Joe Biden will deliver remarks at Ebenezer Baptist Church next Sunday in celebration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday.

January 09, 2023
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Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., left, talks with Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., after a failed seventh vote in the House chamber as the House meets for the third day to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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GPB evening headlines for January 6, 2023

Rep. Andrew Clyde was among several Republicans who dropped their opposition to Kevin McCarthy's bid for House Speaker.

Georgia's recovery community plans to advocate for their priorities when the General Assembly convenes on Monday.

A group of South Georgia residents has dropped their opposition to a proposed permit for a wood pellet plant.

January 06, 2023
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GPB morning headlines for January 6, 2023

Two Fulton County election workers who were threatened and harassed in the wake of the 2020 election will receive the Presidential Citizens Medal at the White House today.

Delta Air Lines said Thursday it will start providing free Wi-Fi for all passengers on most of its U.S. flights starting next month.

Hundreds of people disinterred by archaeologists at the historic Etowah Mounds in northwest Georgia will be returned to their descendants with the cooperation of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

January 06, 2023
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A headshot of Georgia Power President and CEO Chris Womack, soon to be President and CEO of Southern Company.

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GPB evening headlines for January 5, 2023

Atlanta-based Southern Company has announced a major shake-up in its leadership, elevating Georgia Power's Chris Womack.

A federal criminal case is moving quickly against a man in Savannah charged in connection with the January 6th attack.

Republican Governor Brian Kemp won't support a Democratic plan to move Georgia's presidential primary earlier in the year.

January 05, 2023
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A Delta plane is shown with a UGA Bulldogs logo painted on it.

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National championship game is a once-(or twice-)in-a-lifetime trip for diehard Georgia Bulldogs fans

A trip to the national championship game in Inglewood, California could cost several thousand dollars, an expense that many diehard Georgia fans are willing to pay to cheer on their team.

January 05, 2023
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GPB morning headlines for January 5, 2023

Nearly 300 state employees erroneously received unemployment benefits during the last two pandemic years.

The Atlanta City Council passed a resolution this week aimed at increasing gun safety.

Gov. Brian Kemp announces broadband grants totaling $235 million in federal pandemic relief funds.

January 05, 2023
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Senator Raphael Warnock speaking on the Senate floor in support of the CHIPS and Science Act.

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GPB evening headlines for January 4, 2023

Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock is starting a full six year term, after winning five elections in two years.

One of Georgia's newest members of Congress is waiting to be sworn in as the U.S. House elects a new Speaker.

The Atlanta City Council passed a resolution aimed at increasing gun safety and reducing the number gun injuries and deaths.

January 04, 2023
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GPB morning headlines for January 4, 2023

Showers and thunderstorms will continue across north and central Georgia this morning.

Two Republicans are advancing to a runoff to fill the seat held by the late Georgia House Speaker David Ralston.

A Northwest Georgia man plans to return to Ukraine this week after traveling home to give an update on Georgia-based humanitarian efforts.

January 04, 2023
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House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) attends a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., December 14, 2022. REUTERS/Mary F. Calvert

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GPB evening headlines for January 3, 2023

Only one Georgia Republican voted against California Congressman Kevin McCarthy in today's vote for US House Speaker.

Weather forecasters are watching a line of storms expected to bring steady rain and gusty winds across the state.

Atlanta police have arrested a man in connection with the fatal shooting of a Fulton County deputy last week.

January 03, 2023
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