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GPB evening headlines for August 12, 2022

Georgia's US House delegation is expected to split along party lines as the chamber approves a climate change, tax reform and health care bill.

Georgia cotton farmers are feeling the pinch of a massive drop in prices for the crop over the past few months.

The media company, Gannett, which operates newspapers in Augusta, Athens and Savannah, reported dismal second quarter financial results last week.

August 12, 2022
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President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, before boarding Marine One. Trump is en route to the Army-Navy Game at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

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GPB morning headlines for August 12, 2022

Donald Trump has hired a prominent Atlanta criminal defense attorney to represent him in matters related to the special grand jury in Fulton County.

The Biden Administration announced almost $50 million in federal funding to go to two transportation projects in Georgia.

The media company, Gannett, which operates newspapers in Augusta, Athens, and Savannah, reported dismal second quarter financial results. 

August 12, 2022
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Attorney Ben Crump leans over the casket of Brianna Grier at her funeral.

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GPB evening headlines for August 11, 2022

Mourners gathered at an Atlanta church today for the funeral for Brianna Grier.

Governor Brian Kemp unveils the first major policy announcement of his re-election campaign.

Macon Bibb-County will release the cremated remains of about 166 people in county archives at public memorial.

August 11, 2022
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Erica Atkins is pictured in front of books at gifts at her bookstore in Locust Grove, Ga.

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Meet some of Georgia's newest booksellers. They're thriving in spite of challenges

They come from different backgrounds but share the challenges and joys of a resilient industry.

August 11, 2022
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This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak.

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GPB morning headlines for August 11, 2022

Monkeypox disproportionally affects communities of color, according to a report from the Georgia Department of Public Health.

An independent commission submitted its recommendations for renaming nine Army posts that commemorate Confederate officers, including two in Georgia.

August 11, 2022
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Stacey Abrams

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GPB evening headlines for August 10, 2022

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is isolating with mild symptoms from Covid-19.

Abrams outlined her economic policy, which includes casinos and sports betting to boost education.

Savannah is considering paying the local US Attorney's office to fund a prosecutor focused solely on gun crimes in the city.

August 10, 2022
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A vial labelled "Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine" is seen in this illustration taken Jan. 16, 2022. Photo by Dado Ruvic/Illustration/REUTERS

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GPB morning headlines for August 10, 2022

Vaccine providers in Georgia respond to the newly CDC endorsed COVID vaccine, Novavax.

A judge said Tuesday that former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani must appear in Atlanta in person to testify before a special grand jury in Fulton County.

Partners across behavioral health systems in Georgia say they want to build on the recently passed Mental Health and Parity Act.

August 10, 2022
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Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney instructs potential jurors 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.

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GPB evening headlines for August 9, 2022

A state judge is considering whether Georgia's strict anti-abortion law once again should be blocked.

The Georgia Chamber of Commerce held its annual Congressional luncheon today in Macon.

Georgia Ports Authority officials say an offshore bottleneck at the Port of Savannah has peaked.

August 09, 2022
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A container berth at the Port of Savannah is shown.

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Ships wait offshore in bottleneck at Port of Savannah

More than 40 ships were waiting offshore to come into the Port of Savannah on Tuesday.

August 09, 2022
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People gather in front of the Georgia State Capital in Atlanta on Friday, June 24, 2022, to protest to protest the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

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GPB morning headlines for August 9, 2022

A Fulton County Superior Court judge heard arguments Monday over the legality of a proposed temporary restraining order on Georgia's abortion ban.

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens made an appearance at the city's Public Safety Committee meeting Monday to send a message about gun crime.

August 09, 2022
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This photo combo shows, from left, Travis McMichael, William "Roddie" Bryan, and Gregory McMichael during their trial at at the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga. Jurors on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021 convicted the three white men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, the Black man who was chased and fatally shot while running through their neighborhood in an attack that became part of the larger national reckoning on racial injustice.

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GPB evening headlines for August 8, 2022

The three men who murdered Ahmaud Arbery have been ordered to serve life sentences in state prison rather than federal prison.

Georgia is appealing a federal judge's ruling invalidating the state's method of electing members to the Public Service Commission.

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani won't appear as scheduled tomorrow before a special grand jury in Fulton County.

 

August 08, 2022
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(L to R) Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, William "Roddie" Bryan

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GPB morning headlines for August 8, 2022

The three white men who murdered Ahmaud Arbery more than two years ago are scheduled to be sentenced Monday for their federal hate crimes convictions.

Georgia's tax revenues got off to a strong start to the fiscal year.

The Savannah Bananas are the Coastal Plains League champions.

August 08, 2022
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Justin Neil is the new manager at Theatre Albany.

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Theatre Albany hires new manager — its first in five years

The 89-year-old Theatre Albany, a Southwest Georgia landmark, is getting a new manager and a new direction.

August 05, 2022
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Eurie Martin in a photo provided by his family.

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GPB evening headlines for August 5, 2022

A federal judge has ruled that Georgia's method of electing members to the state Public Service Commission is illegal.

The state could retry three former Washington County sheriff's deputies whose murder trial ended in a hung jury last October.

The men who murdered Ahmaud Arbery more than two years ago are scheduled to be sentenced on Monday for federal hate crimes.

August 05, 2022
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Cobb County School bus moves on street Friday, March 13, 2020, in Kennesaw, Ga. Georgia's second-largest school district on Thursday, July 14, 2022 approved a policy allowing some employees who aren't certified police officers carry guns in schools, but excluded teachers from those who can be armed. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

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GPB morning headlines for August 5, 2022

Three former Washington County sheriff's deputies whose murder trial ended in a hung jury last October may be tried again.

NOAA updated its hurricane season outlook.

As Georgia students return to class, some are having a hard time getting to school.

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