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GPB evening headlines for April 5, 2024

Georgia's Republican Party started the process of removing its vice chairman after a judge found he violated state election laws.

A state inmate faces federal charges for allegedly building bombs from inside prison -- and mailing them to government buildings.

Police are investigating after a man being held at the problem-plagued Fulton County Jail was stabbed to death by another inmate.

April 05, 2024
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A total solar eclipse is seen on Monday, August 21, 2017 above Madras, Oregon. NASA.

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When to see Monday's partial solar eclipse in Georgia — and what to look for

Georgia will experience a partial solar eclipse. Monday afternoon, around 3 p.m., the moon will block between 65% to 90% of the sun, depending on where you are in the state.

April 05, 2024
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  • Devon Zwald
Braves President and CEO Derek Schiller unveils the ‘We Are Braves Country’ campaign ahead of the team's 2024 home opener. The Braves say the phrase represents the fan base wherever they are.

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Atlanta Braves' home opener: What's new at Truist Park this season?

Braves fans heading to Truist Park can expect an upgraded experience including premium boxes, beer gardens, new MLB merch and speciality menu items — and plenty of love for Hank Aaron as the team celebrates 50 years since No. 44 scored his record-breaking home run in 1974.

April 05, 2024
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  • Peter Biello
Zoo Atlanta's southern white rhino calf.

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Zoo Atlanta takes a play from March Madness with baby rhino name game

Sports brackets for baby animal names? Try your hand at Zoo Atlanta's "Rhino Naming Madness." The moniker for its new southern white rhino calf, born Christmas Eve, will be revealed April 11, 2024.

April 05, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
PSC voting

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State PSC members could avoid voters for years as meter runs on Georgia Power rate hikes

A Georgia environmental organization is pushing against plans to postpone state utility regulator elections until 2025, arguing that further delay denies the rights of several million Georgia Power customers to elect members to a board that has approved several company proposals that have increased the financial burden on ratepayers.

April 05, 2024
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  • Stanley Dunlap
Bernice King, CEO of the King Center, speaks in front of her parents' crypt on April 4, 2024 to mark 56 years since her father was assassinated.

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GPB morning headlines for April 5, 2024

Georgia's Republican Party started the process Thursday of removing its vice chairman after a judge found he violated state election laws.

Federal prosecutors have indicted a state inmate in Georgia with charges of making and mailing bombs from inside prison in South Georgia.

Thursday marked the 56th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. His family gathered at Atlanta's King Center for a wreath-laying ceremony.

April 05, 2024
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Georgia Today Podcast

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Georgia Today: Trump case setback; Jekyll Island sea turtles; Anniversary of King assassination

On the Thursday, April 4 Georgia Today podcast: Former President Donald Trump faces a setback in the Georgia election interference case; Jekyll Island hosts the largest release of rehabbed sea turtles in state history; and we mark the anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 

April 04, 2024
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
King family members including Bernice King (right), CEO of the King Center, gather to remember Martin Luther King Jr., who was assassinated on April 4, 1968.

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56 years after his death, Martin Luther King's appeal for nonviolence applies to a war-torn world

The family of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gathered at the King Center in downtown Atlanta this morning for a wreath-laying ceremony to mark the 56th anniversary of the civil rights leader's assassination. GPB's Amanda Andrews was there.

April 04, 2024
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  • Amanda Andrews and
  • Kristi York Wooten
Onlookers gather to watch as volunteers  release rehabilitated and endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtles into the waters off Jekyll Island.

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A second chance at life for rehabilitated sea turtles released off Georgia coast

Volunteers gathered at Jekyll Island’s South Beach to release dozens of endangered sea turtles back to water — the largest such release in Jekyll Island's recorded history.

April 04, 2024
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  • Sofi Gratas
Former President Donald Trump is escorted to a courtroom, April 4, 2023, in New York. Trump’s bond has been set at $200,000 in the Georgia case accusing the former president of scheming to overturn his 2020 election loss. The bond agreement was outlined in a court filing signed by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Trump’s defense attorneys.

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GPB evening headlines for April 4, 2024

The judge overseeing Georgia's election interference case has rejected former president Donald Trump's free speech arguments.

Today marks the 56th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His family marked the day at the King Center.

Nuclear Plant Vogtle's expansion has reached another milestone as it nears completion after years of cost overruns and delays.

April 04, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, March 9, 2024, in Rome Ga. Lawyers for former President Donald Trump argued in a court filing that the charges against him in the Georgia election interference case seek to criminalize political speech and advocacy conduct that is protected by the First Amendment.

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Judge rejects Trump's First Amendment challenge to indictment in Georgia election case

The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others has rejected arguments by the former president that the indictment was seeking to criminalize political speech protected by the First Amendment.

April 04, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Photo of Piedmont Park for the 2023 404 Day.

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It's 404 Day: A celebration of culture, arts, and all things Atlanta

In a nod to the city’s area code — 404 — the date April 4 has become a day to celebrate all things Atlanta.

April 04, 2024
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  • Devon Zwald

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GOP, Trump build on immigration fears to push voting restrictions in states

With polls showing unauthorized immigration as Republicans’ best issue for the fall, the GOP is looking to raise the alarm about voting by non-citizens and the undocumented.

April 04, 2024
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  • Zachary Roth
Charlie Russo speaks at his home Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Savannah, Ga. Russo had an unbelievable view of Hank Aaron's record-breaking 715th home run. Fifty years later, he's ready to share it with the world.

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50 years later, a Braves fan shares long-private video of Hank Aaron's 715th home run

Just in time for the 50-year anniversary of Hank Aaron's record 715th home run, Charlie Russo is making available footage he shot of the homer. The 81-year-old, who runs a fish market in Savannah, followed Aaron's family onto the field with a video camera after Aaron passed Babe Ruth and filmed the celebration around home plate.

April 04, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Georgia Power Co.'s Plant Vogtle nuclear power plant is shown Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, in Waynesboro, Ga. The electric utility said on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024 that its second new reactor has begun splitting atoms.

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GPB morning headlines for April 4, 2024

The second of two new nuclear reactors at Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle has reached 100% power.

Jekyll Island Wednesday saw the largest release of rehabilitated sea turtles in the islands recorded history. 

Food-reviewing TikTokker Keith Lee says he plans to give Atlanta another try.

April 04, 2024
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