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GPB evening headlines for May 19, 2022

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is set to join former Georgia US Senator David Perdue at a campaign event in Savannah tomorrow.

Georgia Congresswoman Lucy McBath shared her personal story of multiple miscarriages before a US House committee yesterday.

Georgia's unemployment rate continues to hover at a record low of 3.1%.

May 19, 2022
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Mosquitoes: annoying, sometimes deadly and ... beautiful?

UGA entomologist Jena Johnson studies mosquitoes through macro photography. 

May 19, 2022
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Georgia Elections Board

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GPB evening headlines for May 18, 2022

The Georgia State Election Board had dismissed claims of illegal ballot harvesting in Georgia's 2020 elections.

Lawyers for two large Metro Atlanta health care players faced off in Georgia's Supreme Court yesterday.

Airbnb is partnering with African American-owned farms in southwest Georgia to promote agricultural tourism. 

May 18, 2022
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This image provided by Georgia Department of Corrections shows Virgil Presnell. The life of Virgil Presnell, a Georgia man set to be executed Tuesday, May 17, 2022 for killing an 8-year-old girl should be spared, his lawyer argues, explaining that her client has significant cognitive impairments that likely contributed to his crimes and has suffered horrific abuse in prison.

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GPB evening headlines for May 17, 2022

A judge has granted a temporary stay of execution for a Georgia death row inmate who was scheduled to die today.

If the US Supreme Court strikes down Roe versus Wade abortion rights advocates might consider a constitutional challenge under Georgia law.

A group of Black high school students in northwest Georgia's Floyd County is suing their school district, alleging an extensive pattern of racism.

May 17, 2022
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U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA)

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GPB evening headlines for May 16, 2022

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger might not get the last word on whether US Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is eligible to run for re-election.

The Georgia Parole Board is considering the clemency hearing for a death row inmate scheduled to die tomorrow.

One of Atlanta's most prominent restaurant owners surprised Clark Atlanta University graduates with a plan to give them all their own new businesses.

 

May 16, 2022
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GPB evening headlines for May 12, 2022

A man in Metro Atlanta's Forsyth County is challenging the eligibility of more than 13,000 registered county voters.

A coalition of heart health advocates are encouraging young Black women to watch for signs of heart disease.

Metro Atlanta has the nation's second-highest inflation rate.

May 12, 2022
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Henry Ssendagire, a Ugandan master's student working with CAES virologist Mike Deom, investigates aphids that carry viruses causing groundnut rosette disease, a serious peanut disease in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Georgia's Peanut Innovation Lab works to feed a continent

A program to alleviate hunger by helping farmers in developing countries grow more peanuts is nearing the end of its funding.

May 12, 2022
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GPB evening headlines for May 11, 2022

A North Carolina based health care system with six Georgia hospitals is merging with a Wisconsin and Illinois based health care system.

Fentanyl is causing a meteoric rise in Georgia drug overdoses.

Governor Brian Kemp has signed into law a bill boosting protection for children who might have been exposed to lead.

May 11, 2022
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Flooded roadway

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Brunswick looks at tide control devices to mitigate rising seas

The city of Brunswick is installing tide control devices to prevent flooding during heavy rains.

May 11, 2022
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GPB evening headlines for May 10, 2022

The Georgia Board of Regents is reducing the role of faculty in college and university presidential searches.

Gov. Brian Kemp signed a group of bills Monday that were spearheaded by Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan.

The Sheriff in Southeast Georgia's Liberty County has scheduled a press conference for this afternoon after a video-recorded traffic stop involving Black students, white police officers and charges of intimidation.

May 10, 2022
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Coleman Bailey with Ukrainian orphans

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Spalding man helps save Ukraine's most vulnerable victims — orphans

A man from metro Atlanta’s Spalding County has been helping evacuate some of the war’s most vulnerable victims — Ukrainian orphans.

May 10, 2022
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Blackhall Studios in DeKalb

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DeKalb gets major film studio expansion

The Blackhall Studios expansion is expected to make it the largest film studio in the state.

May 09, 2022
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Blackhall Studio in DeKalb

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GPB evening headlines for May 6, 2022

Metro Atlanta's DeKalb County soon could be home to the state's largest film studio.

A key U-S Senate panel has advanced bills authorizing restoration projects along the Chattahoochee River and on Tybee Island.

Boosters say a $30 million donation from the James M. Cox Foundation will help close the loop on all 22 miles of the Atlanta Beltline by 2030.

May 06, 2022
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DeKalb County Police Department will be hosting two job fairs to help fill 80 open positions.

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GPB evening headlines for May 5, 2022

A high school in Metro Atlanta's DeKalb County was on lockdown for about two-hours today after reports of an active shooter nearby.

Tybee Island could become Georgia's first beach to ban smoking.

Record numbers of Georgians are casting votes in the first days of early voting for this year's primary elections.

May 05, 2022
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Abortion rights demonstrators march through Atlanta.

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GPB evening headlines for May 4, 2022

Abortion rights protests erupted in Atlanta and Savannah yesterday after a leaked draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion suggested abortion in most states, including Georgia, soon could be severely limited.

Trump-backed candidate Herschel Walker dominated the Republican U.S. Senate primary debate last night, even though he did not show up.

Voters north of Atlanta have elected a Republican in a special election to fill a vacant seat in the Georgia House.

 

May 04, 2022
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