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A member of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Removal Operations (ERO) (San Francisco and Northern California) Fugitive Operations teams is pictured during an operation in San Jose, California, on Sept. 25, 2019. File photo by Kate Munsch/ Reuters

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South Georgia ICE processing center doubles capacity in nationwide push

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in South Georgia’s Charlton County is set to more than double its capacity.

June 04, 2025
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  • Grant Blankenship
A collage of photos from the 1971 Apollo 15 moon mission

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Georgia Today: Folkston ICE center doubles capacity; Cuts to Job Corps program; Space photo exhibit

On the June 4 edition: An ICE processing center in Southeast Georgia more than doubles its capacity;Job Corps program cuts affect at-risk youth in Atlanta; some rare space photographs end up in Columbus, Ga. 

June 04, 2025
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By:
  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Jake Cook
FILE - Georgia state Rep. Derrick Jackson poses for a portrait at the capitol on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

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Georgia state Rep. Derrick Jackson to join 3 other Democrats in run for governor

Georgia state Rep. Derrick Jackson, a metro Atlanta Democrat, is running for governor. He will join three other Democrats in a race without a clear frontrunner after two high-profile candidates decided not to run.

June 04, 2025
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By:
  • Associated Press
A view of the La Salle ICE detention facility where Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student of Palestinian origin who was detained by U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents, was transferred in Jena, Louisiana, U.S., March 12, 2025. REUTERS/Edmund D. Fountain

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GPB evening headlines for June 4, 2025

An ICE processing center in Southeast Georgia set to double capacity; federal judge throws out murder charges against former Atlanta police officer; cuts to Job Corps program are impacting several communities across Georgia.

June 04, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
Apollo 15 lunar mission astronaut David R. Scott stands before the lunar lander module and the lunar rover on the surface of the moon in 1971.

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Astronaut's rare photos from Space Age heyday on display in Columbus

A partnership between Columbus State University's Bo Bartlett Center and its Coca-Cola Space Science Center will provide a rare glimpse into American space exploration.

June 04, 2025
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  • Orlando Montoya
Georgia's Mason Howell, a high school junior, qualified for the U.S. Open during field play at the Piedmont Driving Club in Atlanta on June 2, 2025.

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Thomasville, Ga., high school golfer Mason Howell beats bogeys to qualify for U.S. Open

The 17-year-old high school junior went 36 holes without a bogey.

June 04, 2025
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By:
  • Associated Press and
  • GPB News Staff
A man and a boy shave a woman's head

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Research suggests breast cancer screening should begin for women at age 25

Research shows women under the age of 50 have an 80% higher risk of developing cancer compared to men of the same age.

June 04, 2025
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
FILE - Stickers lay on a table inside a polling place, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

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Georgia mayor and 2 others are jailed on felony charges for trying to halt a local election

The mayor of a small Georgia city and two former election workers have been jailed on felony charges stemming from efforts to stop a local election last fall.

June 04, 2025
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  • Associated Press
On May 21, 2025, Ossoff pressed against the sale of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, securing a commitment from the Interior Secretary. (Screenshot)

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Taxpayer dollars at work: Okefenokee land, CDC funding, family farms

Georgia's U.S. senators worked on protecting the Okefenokee, urged Senate leadership to fund the CDC, pressing USDA about Georgia family farms, and upgrading Georgia airports.

June 04, 2025
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
A group of young people wearing hard hats are seen in a wood working shop.

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Albany officials push back on Job Corps shutdown

The Trump administration's decision threatens to kick about 800 people out of their jobs and an unknown number out of their homes.

June 04, 2025
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  • Orlando Montoya
A cotton field being harvested by heavy equipment

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GPB morning headlines for June 4, 2025

Cotton farmers are leaving the crop behind; Mercer University will host Los Angeles FC for the FIFA Club World Cup in Atlanta; Atlanta Motor Speedway renamed

June 04, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
Bibb County Jail (Macon, GA)

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Georgia Today: Bibb County Jail under fire for conditions; Apalachee responder is Sheriff of Year

On the June 3 edition: Macon's Bibb County Jail sparks a debate about building a new one; Atlanta Motor Speedway gets new name; sheriff serving Apalachee High School is Georgia Sheriff of the Year. 

June 03, 2025
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By:
  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
Kemp

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Atlanta Motor Speedway renamed to Echo Park Speedway

The Atlanta Motor Speedway in Henry County is now Echo Park Speedway.

June 03, 2025
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  • Sarah Kallis
During a protest of conditions in the Bibb County Jail, Paula Platt asks Bibb County Sheriff David Davis why the jail guards who killed her son while trying to contain him during a mental health episode are still on the job. “I’m sorry you lost your child,” the Sheriff told her. “I didn’t lose my child. My child was taken,” Platt responded.

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Most agree Macon's jail is barely fit for people. Few agree on how to fix it

The Bibb County Jail has come under fire recently for what some — both protesters and the targets of their anger — are calling inhumane conditions. 

June 03, 2025
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
A group of young people wearing hard hats are seen in a wood working shop.

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GPB evening headlines for June 3, 2025

Officials in Albany are pushing back against the Trump administration's decision to shut down the nationwide Job Corps program.

The Georgia sheriff who responded to last year's Apalachee High School shooting has been named Georgia Sheriff of the Year.

The Atlanta Motor Speedway is now Echo Park Speedway.  A re-naming ceremony highlighted the venue's economic impact.

June 03, 2025
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