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News Articles: Georgia

Flying Taxi

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Battleground: Ballot Box - Lawmakers Huddle: Flying Cars and State Laws

A new Georgia law gives the state’s Department of Transportation the power to regulate electric air taxis, positioning Georgia as a national leader in air mobility and autonomous transportation. In this episode of Lawmakers Huddle, Chairman Todd Jones explains how eVTOL aircraft, vertiports, and drone deliveries are quickly turning the Jetsons’ vision into Georgia’s reality.

June 28, 2025
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  • Donna Lowry

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Georgia Today: SCOTUS rules on power of lower courts; Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge land deal

On the June 27 edition: Supreme Court rules on executive orders on birthright citizenship; deadline near for families to apply for Georgia's Promise Scholarship; and how the Okefenokee land deal was made.

June 27, 2025
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By:
  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Jake Cook
Savannah GPS graphic

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Savannah City Council approves five-year strategic plan, with public safety named top priority

Real-time data dashboards will be used to track progress and allow public feedback.

June 27, 2025
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court justices pose for their group portrait at the Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., October 7, 2022. Seated (L-R): Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., Samuel A. Alito, Jr. and Elena Kagan. Standing (L-R): Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh and Ketanji Brown Jackson. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

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GPB evening headlines for June 27, 2025

Supreme Court sides with the Trump administration in ruling on power of lower courts; 13,000 families apply for state-funded "Georgia Promise" scholarship; Savannah City Council passes new strategic plan

June 27, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
Inter Miami CF star Lionel Messi waves to the crowd in Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium on June 19, 2025 after the team  prevailed over Porto in a FIFA Club World Club match.

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Lionel Messi and Miami to meet Paris Saint-Germain in Atlanta on Sunday

Inter Miami FC is hoping for an upset against a European powerhouse in the fourth of six FIFA Club World Cup matches to take place at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

June 27, 2025
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By:
  • Orlando Montoya
Saru Jayaraman speaks at the launch of the Solidarity Restaurants campaign in New York City on June 20.

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Michelin-starred Lazy Betty joins push to protect immigrant restaurant workers

A new national campaign is rallying restaurants to support immigrant workers fearing detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Atlanta’s Michelin-starred Lazy Betty is one of more than 100 to sign on.

June 27, 2025
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By:
  • Pamela Kirkland
Lowndes County Courthouse in Valdosta, Ga. Ebyabe / Wikipedia

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Grand jury indicts 10 in South Georgia gang shootout

A grand jury in Lowndes County this week indicted 10 alleged members of a criminal gang based in Valdosta in the shooting deaths last November of two men and an assault on two Lowndes sheriff’s deputies.

June 27, 2025
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By:
  • Dave Williams and
  • Capitol Beat News Service
Archer Aviation has built a manufacturing facility for its electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft in Covington, Georgia. Archer Aviation

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Lawmakers Huddle: Georgia on the verge of 'transportation revolution'

You may soon see air taxis flying above you as you're traveling on Georgia interstates. Beginning July 1, a new law gives the Georgia Department of Transportation authority to regulate electric vertical takeoff and landing or EVTOL aircraft.

June 27, 2025
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By:
  • Donna Lowry
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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GPB morning headlines for June 27, 2025

Families eligible for Georgia's "Promise Scholarship" have until the end of the day on Monday to apply; The Savannah City Council passed a new strategic plan Thursday; International travelers returning to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport will use a new streamlined system as they pass through customs.

June 27, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
In this image from the National Weather Service lightning tracker, the circled area represents a flash that could be associated with a possible meteor sighting in metro Atlanta.

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  • Weather

A meteor? Georgians report sightings of mysterious fireball in the sky

Videos and photos of what appears to be a meteor streaking across the sky are appearing in social media feeds across Georgia this afternoon.

June 26, 2025
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By:
  • Orlando Montoya and
  • GPB News Staff
Doraville Police body cam showing the arrest of journalist Mario Guevara during a protest in Metro Atlanta on June 14, 2025. Screenshot

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GPB evening headlines for June 26, 2025

A metro Atlanta prosecutor has dropped charges against a Salvadoran journalist arrested while covering a protest earlier this month.

International travelers coming to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport will use a new system as they go through customs.

Videos and photos of what appears to be a meteor streaking across the sky are appearing in social media feeds across Georgia.

June 26, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
EPP scanners

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Atlanta airport debuts new passenger processing for customs

International travelers returning to Atlanta will see a new streamlined system when they pass through customs. 

June 26, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
Atlanta sports reporter Tabitha Brown (left), joined by her attorney Miguel Dominguez (right), to discuss the physical altercation Turner had with an Uber driver at a press conference on June 25, 2025. Screenshot

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Atlanta sports reporter addresses incident with Uber driver at press conference

Tabitha Turner was joined by her attorney to discuss a June 21 incident involving a physical altercation with an Uber driver that triggered a social media frenzy.

June 26, 2025
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
Lightning strikes in Monticello, Ga., are shown in this July 2008 photo.

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It's National Lightning Awareness Week. Here's how you can stay safe during severe storms

A weather expert weighs in on tips for avoiding direct and indirect impacts of lightning.

June 26, 2025
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By:
  • Chase McGee
Doraville Police body cam showing the arrest of journalist Mario Guevara during a protest in Metro Atlanta on June 14, 2025. Screenshot

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Georgia Today: Charges dropped for arrested journalist.; cursive writing; and a firefighter calendar

On the June 26 edition of Georgia Today: Charges have been dropped for the journalist arrested while covering a recent protest; Cursive writing is coming back to Georgia public schools; And a look behind the scenes at this year's Macon-Bibb County Firefighter calendar. 

June 26, 2025
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By:
  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
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