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News Articles: Georgia

Students and parents file out of the campus of Appalachee HIgh School in Winder, Ga., after being released from lockdown following the school shooting there Sept. 4, 2024.

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GPB evening headlines for September 6, 2024

The Apalachee high school student accused of killing two of his fellow students and two teachers appeared in court today along with his father who also faces charges. 

Presidential campaigns weigh in on gun policy.

September 06, 2024
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Robins Air Force Base front gate sign in Houston County, Georgia. EDWARD ASPERA 78th Air Base Wing Public Affair

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Robins Air Force Base staffer sues, says bosses discriminated after learning he was gay

A Robins Air Force Base employee is suing the Air Force, alleging he was discriminated against after his supervisors found out he was gay, according to court records.

September 06, 2024
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By:
  • Alba Rosa
Savannah resident Callie Beale speaks at an abortion rights rally in Savannah held by the presidential campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris on Sept. 5, 2024.

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Harris campaign brings reproductive rights bus tour to Savannah, highlighting local women's stories

The stop came one week after Harris visited Savannah for a campaign rally.

September 06, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Colt Gray, charged as an adult with four counts of murder, sits in a Barrow County courtroom on Friday during his first appearance for the Wednesday shooting at Apalachee High School, in Winder, Ga.

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The Georgia high school shooting suspect won't face death penalty, judge says

The father and son arrested in connection with the Apalachee High School shooting appeared in Georgia court for separate hearings on Friday. They will remain in custody as the investigation continues.

September 06, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman and
  • Jonathan Franklin
Elaine Mayfield. Kerri Phox/The Atlanta Voice

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Surviving suicide loss: Black veteran’s wife shares journey of adjustment and healing

Elaine Mayfield lost her husband, Marcus Mayfield, a United States Air Force veteran, to suicide one year ago. Elaine is now trying to adjust to life without him and discover her new normal.

September 06, 2024
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  • Lentheus Chaney and
  • The Atlanta Voice
Colt Gray, charged as an adult with four counts of murder, sits in the Barrow County courthouse during his first appearance for the Wednesday shooting at Apalachee High School, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, in Winder, Ga.

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Teen charged in Georgia school shooting and his father to stay in custody after hearings

The 14-year-old suspect in a shooting at a Georgia high school that killed four people and his father will both stay in custody following back-to-back court hearings Friday morning where their lawyers declined to seek bail.

September 06, 2024
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  • Associated Press
A Life Flight air medical ambulance seen leaving the scene of the Apalachee High School campus. Chase McGee/GPB News

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Georgia, national Democratic leaders call for gun safety legislation after Apalachee High shooting

Americans watched in horror on TV and social media Wednesday as students from Apalachee High School in Winder evacuated the building following a shooting that left four dead and nine injured, according to law enforcement and news reports.

September 06, 2024
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  • Ross Williams and
  • Stanley Dunlap
The British band Keane pictured in 2023: From left: Jesse Quinn, Richard Huughes, Tim Rice-Oxley and Tom Chaplin. The band makes a rare appearance in Atlanta at The Eastern on Sept. 14, 2024

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Keane's Tom Chaplin on success, 'Somewhere Only We Know' and the band's return to Atlanta

The British rock band Keane is famous for that 2004 worldwide hit which also became a TikTok sensation and has joined the "billions club." Now the group is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its debut album, Hopes and Fears, and performs at The Eastern in Atlanta on Sept. 14, 2024. 

September 06, 2024
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  • Kristi York Wooten
Students kneel in front of a makeshift memorial in front of Apalachee High School on in Winder, Ga., on Thursday, one day after two students and two teachers were shot and killed at the school.

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These are the 2 students and 2 teachers killed at Apalachee High School in Georgia

Just one month into the school year, four people were ripped away from their loved ones, their lives ended by a mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Ga.

September 05, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell and
  • Jaclyn Diaz
A medical helicopter is seen in front of Apalachee High School after a shooting at the school Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Winder, Ga.

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Father of Georgia school shooting suspect arrested on charges including second-degree murder

Authorities in Georgia say the father of the teen charged with opening fire at a high school has been arrested on charges including second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter.

September 05, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Rich Homie Quan attends the arrivals at VH1's Hip Hop Honors at David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center on Monday, July 11, 2016, in New York.

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Rich Homie Quan, the Atlanta rapper known for trap jams like 'Type of Way,' dies at 34

Rich Homie Quan has died at 34. The Atlanta rapper gained mainstream fame through the trap singles "Type of Way" and "Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh)" and membership in the Rich Gang collective alongside Young Thug.

September 05, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Atlanta City Councilmember Antonio Lewis joins Mothers Against Gang Violence founder Tekesia Shields to talk about policy on September 4, 2024.

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South Atlanta mothers organize to prevent gang violence and support survivors

The group Mothers Against Gang Violence is providing resources in South Atlanta to help survivors heal and discussing policies to offer further support and prevent crime.

September 05, 2024
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  • Amanda Andrews
Students kneel before a makeshift memorial at Apalachee High School in Winder

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Georgia Today: Ga. mourns casualties of Winder shooting; Georgia Power rate cuts; Election monitors

On the Thursday, Sept. 5 edition of Georgia Today: The state mourns the loss of two teachers and two students in yesterday's school shooting in Winder; Georgia Power gets approval to cut rates; and the Fulton County Board of Commissioners will provide monitors for the 2024 election.

September 05, 2024
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
Construction of the Hyundai Metaplant, on March 20, 2024, in Bryan County, GA. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current

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OSHA investigating one Hyundai affiliate in Georgia

The federal agency has no record of four of at least 20 workplace injuries at the Savannah-area EV manufacturing plant.

September 05, 2024
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  • Amira McKee

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New Covid shots may be hard to come by for uninsured Georgians

Updated COVID vaccines, slated to hit shelves, could come with serious sticker shock for more than a million Georgians who don’t have health insurance. 

September 05, 2024
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  • Rebecca Grapevine
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