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Savannah Mayor Van Johnson at a campaign rally for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Raphael Warnock, Savannah, Ga., Oct. 4, 2022

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Georgia city rules that people must lock empty vehicles when guns are inside

Coastal Georgia's largest city will require guns left in vehicles to be securely stored. Savannah Mayor Van Johnson says the new law is meant to cut down on gun thefts from unlocked cars.

April 15, 2024
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A Norfolk Southern freight train passes passes through East Palestine, Ohio, on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. Norfolk Southern on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2023, became the third major freight railroad to offer some of its employees paid sick time, announcing a deal with one of its unions in response to workers' quality-of life complaints that arose during contract negotiations.

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GPB morning headlines for April 15, 2024

Last week, Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern settled a class action lawsuit out of East Palestine, Ohio, agreeing to pay back some of the victims of a devastating train derailment last year. The crash also pushed the company to further invest in safety. 

Savannah will require guns left in vehicles to be stored securely in an effort to cut down on gun thefts from unlocked cars.

Georgia will receive $25 million to share with select public water utilities to help them test and begin treating drinking water with dangerous forever chemicals. 

April 15, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
Gary Woodland hits his tee shot on the fourth hole during second round at the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club Friday, April 12, 2024, in Augusta, Ga.

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Wild prints, trendy wear are making the Masters the center of the golf fashion universe

Whether it's a bold azalea print on a black polo shirt or a striking vest adorned with huge block letters, the gear players are wearing at the Masters this year has made it quite clear that Augusta National is fast becoming the center of the golf fashion universe.

April 12, 2024
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  • Associated Press
A train passes through Norfolk Southern's third digital train inspection portal in Jackson, Georgia. About 19 trains pass through here in a day.

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Jackson rail line gets latest tech in Norfolk Southern’s efforts to improve safety

Using cameras and artificial intelligence developed in partnership with the Georgia Institute of Technology, the freight company plans to catch issues quicker.

April 12, 2024
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  • Sofi Gratas
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, center, takes a photo with Michaelah Montgomery, left, a local conservative activist, as he visits a Chick-fil-A eatery, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Atlanta.

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A Trump campaign stop at an Atlanta Chick-fil-A offers a window into his outreach to Black voters

Donald Trump's visit to a Chick-fil-A restaurant location in Atlanta near the campuses of prominent historically Black colleges and universities electrified conservative media at a moment when Republicans hope to make inroads with Democrats' most committed voting bloc.

April 12, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Ash pond in foreground of Plant Scherer

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Georgia Today: USPS oversight hearing planned; New MARTA stations proposed; Coal ash ponds

On the Friday, April 12 edition of Georgia Today: A Senate hearing is planning on looking into delays at the U.S. Postal Service; Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens unveils the proposed locations for three new MARTA stations; and we’ll take a closer look at Georgia Power’s plans to close toxic coal ash ponds. 

April 12, 2024
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
Former Atlanta Braves player Gary Cooper poses for a portrait in his hometown of Savannah.

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He needs one more day on the roster for an MLB pension. Can the Braves help?

67-year-old Gary Cooper of Savannah spent 42 days on the Atlanta Braves roster in 1980 — one day short of qualifying for an MLB pension. Now a Change.org petition is asking the Braves to put him on the roster for one more day so he can qualify.

April 12, 2024
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  • Peter Biello

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GPB evening headlines for April 12, 2024

Georgia will receive $25 million dollars to share with select public water utilities to help them test and begin treating drinking water with dangerous forever chemicals. 

The US Postal Service will be the subject of a U.S. Senate Homeland Security hearing Tuesday next week. 

Another incarcerated man has died at the Fulton County Jail.

April 12, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
Susie King Taylor Center for Jubilee co-founder Patt Gunn, second from right, poses at Taylor Square in downtown Savannah during a signage unveiling ceremony on Feb. 10, 2024.

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Liberty County honors Georgia hero Susie King Taylor, 162 years after her escape from slavery

April 13 marks the anniversary of Susie King Taylor's escape from slavery in 1862 during the Civil War. Liberty County is marking the event Saturday with a celebration in Taylor's Coastal Georgia hometown of Midway.

April 12, 2024
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  • Pamela Kirkland and
  • Benjamin Payne
Hattie Thomas Whitehead in the courtyard of Creswell Hall on the University of Georgia campus, mere feet from where the shotgun house she was raised in once stood. Thomas Whitehead and others with connections to the Athens neighborhood of Linnentown have won a mind of reparations for the neighborhood's erasure.

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'Linnentown': Athens' displaced Black neighborhood has its story told on stage

This weekend, a new musical tells the story of Athens' erased Black neighborhood where UGA dormitories now stand.

April 12, 2024
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  • Chase McGee
Map chart.

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Study finds most U.S. cities have longer allergy, pollen season. Is Macon one of them?

Spring has sprung. And so have your allergies? Well, it’s pretty common. If you’re experiencing a sore throat, itchy eyes or runny nose, you probably have “hay fever,” or what we commonly refer to as “allergies.” But if you’re a Maconite, there's some good news for you.

April 12, 2024
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  • Chelsea Madden and
  • The Telegraph
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens

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Atlanta Mayor Dickens announces locations of new MARTA stations

Mayor Andre Dickens revealed Thursday the locations of the planned new MARTA rail stations he announced last month during his State of the City address.

April 12, 2024
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  • Dyana Bagby
Nancy Gobran, instructor and owner of Safety Driving School, poses in an empty parking lot where she holds her driving lessons on Feb. 6, 2024 in Stone Mountain, Georgia.

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Teaching refugee women to drive goes farther than their destination

A greater Atlanta program called Women Behind the Wheel offers 14 hours of free drivers' education to mostly refugee and immigrant women. Many of the women who enroll come from countries that discourage women from driving or working outside their home.

April 12, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Atlanta Dogwood Festival.

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April Festivals: Dogwood Festival and more on tap this month

The Atlanta Dogwood Festival is back April 12-14 with hundreds of artists from around the country setting up their tents for the 88th event in Piedmont Park.

April 12, 2024
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  • Collin Kelley
Georgia Lt. Gov. candidate Burt Jones participates in a Republican primary debate, May 3, 2022, in Atlanta. A special prosecutor has been assigned to look into whether Georgia Lt. Gov. Jones should face criminal charges over efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state. The Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia announced Thursday, April 11, 2024, that its executive director, Pete Skandalakis, will handle the matter.

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GPB morning headlines for April 12, 2024

A prosecutor has been named to investigate Lt. Gov. Governor Burt Jones’ role in interfering with the results of Georgia’s 2020 presidential election.

The U.S. Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency have filed a civil lawsuit against a Savannah-based oil distributor, alleging the company violated federal law over a seven-year period.

An effort is underway in Southwest Georgia to restore the childhood home of a legendary figure in jazz.

April 12, 2024
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