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News Articles: Georgia

This image provide by the Fresno County Sheriff's Office, shows Tiffany Slaton, of Jeffersonville, Ga., when she was rescued in Fresno County, Calif. on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 after being reported missing in the High Sierra for three weeks. (Fresno County Sheriff's Office via AP)

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Missing hiker from Georgia found safe after surviving weeks in snowy California mountains

Tiffany Slaton, a 27-year-old Georgia woman who went missing for nearly three weeks in a remote wilderness area, was found safe Wednesday inside one of a closed resort's cabins.

May 16, 2025
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A still from video of the FBI operation in Savannah against a large group of gang members.

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GPB morning headlines for May 16, 2025

Georgia gang indictment announced; UGA study shows artificial reef impact; girls' flag football growing in popularity

May 16, 2025
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Emory University Hospital Midtown is seen on Thursday in Atlanta.

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Hospital tells family brain-dead Georgia woman must carry fetus due to abortion ban

Georgia's law that restricts abortion once cardiac activity is detected doesn't allow relatives to have a say in whether a pregnant woman is kept on life support.

May 16, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
A friend of Ximena Arias-Cristobal's family holds up a sign plastered with several photos of the 19-year-old, during a protest against the detainment of her and her father, Jose Arias-Tovar, in Dalton on May 14, 2025. Arias-Cristobal was arrested by local police during a traffic stop and sent to an ICE detention center in South Georgia shortly after, because she does not have valid U.S. citizenship.

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In Dalton, a community rallies for the release of student detained by immigration officials

Local charges against Ximena Arias-Cristobal have been dropped, but she remains in a South Georgia detention center.

May 15, 2025
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  • Sofi Gratas and
  • Sarah Kallis
Emory University Hospital Midtown is seen on Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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Hospital tells family brain-dead Georgia woman must carry fetus to birth because of abortion ban

A hospital is using a breathing tube and other measures to keep a brain-dead Georgia woman's body functioning because she is pregnant. 

May 15, 2025
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  • Associated Press
A man is shown holding a sign that says "Dalton Police = ICE" with cars on a highway in the background.

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Georgia Today: Protests over student facing deportation; DOJ cancels grants; Flag football

On the May 15 edition: Protests for a college student facing deportation; DOJ cancels grants to Georgia related to crime prevention and victim services; state leaders push for Georgia high school flag football.

May 15, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
A man is shown holding a sign that says "Dalton Police = ICE" with cars on a highway in the background.

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GPB evening headlines for May 15, 2025

Protesters in Dalton demand the release of student detained by ICE; DOJ cancels $3 million in grants for crime prevention and victim services; a Georgia hospital keeps brain-dead pregnant woman on life support.

May 15, 2025
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Sonny Perdue at a Board of Regents meeting, May 15th 2025.

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Student protestors ask Georgia Board of Regents to divest from companies involved in the war in Gaza

Student activists asked the University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents to divest from groups or businesses connected to the war in Gaza.

May 15, 2025
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  • Chase McGee
players and officials

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Lawmakers and athletic leaders encourage more flag football for girls

Georgia lawmakers and athletic leaders gathered at Mercedes-Benz stadium Thursday to spread the word about a girls' sport that's growing in popularity. 

May 15, 2025
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  • Sarah Kallis
Concrete materials and retired MARTA railcars are placed at Artificial Reef L about 23 nautical miles east of Ossabaw Island on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023.

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Visitors to Georgia's artificial reef contributed $8.2M to coastal economy in 2023, study says

46 artificial reef sites made from materials such as concrete rubble, metal hulled vessels, and even MARTA rail cars, sit in waters off the Georgia coast.

May 15, 2025
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  • Devon Zwald
Antique firearms expert Paul Carella appraises an 1869 lever-action rifle brought by Mark from South Carolina. Carella assessed the rifle with an auction value between $6,000 and $8,000. Despite the appraisal far exceeding Mark's expectations, "It will never go out of the family," he said of the heirloom, which was passed down from his grandfather.

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Behind the appraisal: An inside look at 'Antiques Roadshow' in Savannah

The beloved PBS program filmed more than 100 appraisals in Georgia's oldest city, kicking off production of the show's 30th anniversary season, set to air in 2026.

May 15, 2025
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  • Benjamin Payne
Ximena Arias Cristobal was wrongfully arrested following a traffic stop.

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GPB morning headlines for May 15, 2025

Dalton residents protest ICE detaining Ximena Arias-Cristobal; Michael Thurmond eyes Georgia governor's race; DOJ pulls $3M in Georgia crime prevention grants.

May 15, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2015 file photo, a supermarket displays stickers indicating they accept food stamps in West New York, N.J. The Biden administration has approved a significant and permanent increase in the levels of food stamp assistance available to needy families--the largest single increase in the program's history. Starting in October 2021, average benefits for food stamps (officially known as the SNAP program) will rise more than 25 percent above pre-pandemic levels. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

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Georgia Today: SNAP benefits at risk; Crime drops in Atlanta; Effect of Trump tariffs on retail

On the May 14 edition: Georgia Democrats say kids may go hungry because of proposed SNAP cuts; crime drops in Atlanta; Trump's tariffs change how a Georgia toy retailer stocks her shelves.

May 14, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
A brown cardboad box is shown with a person, shown only from shoulders down, applying a tape gun to its top.

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GPB evening headlines for May 14, 2025

Georgia-Pacific is closing its mill in Southwest Georgia's Early County; Sen. Ossoff launches probe into corporate ownership of homes; former Georgia Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond travels Georgia on a listening tour.

May 14, 2025
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  • GPB News Radio
William's Fun Smart Toys in Macon.

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Macon toy shop owner 'frustrated' over lack of clarity on tariffs

GPB's Peter Biello speaks with a small business owner in Macon about how she's planning for the uncertain future created by tariffs.

May 14, 2025
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  • Peter Biello
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