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News Articles: Georgia

This combination of photos shows, from left to right, Specialist Kennedy Sanders, of Waycross, Ga, Sgt. William Jerome Rivers  of Carrollton, Ga. and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett of Savannah, Ga.

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Shock, grief and mourning for 3 Georgia-based US soldiers killed in Middle East drone strike

Shock and grief are rippling across Georgia after the U.S. Defense Department announced three Army Reserve soldiers from the state were killed in a weekend drone strike in Jordan. Those killed were identified Monday as Sgt. William Jerome Rivers of Carrollton, Spc. Kennedy Sanders of Waycross and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett of Savannah.

January 30, 2024
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Georgia State Capitol

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GPB morning headlines for January 30, 2024

All three of the American soldiers killed in a drone strike by an Iran-backed group on Sunday were assigned to a U.S. Army Reserve unit based out of Georgia's Fort Moore.

Georgia’s prosecuting attorney’s qualification commission is one step closer to reviewing cases.

Georgia's one and only facility for exporting liquefied natural gas could be impacted by a new order issued by President Joe Biden.

January 30, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
James Todd, Kim Jones, Sue Smith, Kevin Tanner on the stage at the Georgia Freight Depot Januray 24, 2024.

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Narcan to 988: Recovery is possible with help from friends, certified peer specialists

Mental health advocates, peers, key leaders, and legislators from across Georgia gathered last week at Georgia's state Capitol asking to be involved with each legislative/gubernatorial commission, study group, or panel created to advise about mental health. They also want lawmakers to bolster the state's mental health workforce shortage by expanding the certified peer specialist (CPS) workforce and supporting a salary increase in parity with other service providers.

January 30, 2024
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Rep. Tanya E. Miller (D-Atlanta) speaks against HB 881 on the floor of the Georgia House of Representatives on Jan. 29, 2024.

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'Lawmakers': Chambers advance controversial bills dealing with professional oversight on Day 11

In the House, members re-ignited a fiery debate over HB 881 and the Senate went back-and-forth about SB 354.

January 29, 2024
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  • Sarah Kallis
The Southern LNG facility sits along the Savannah River on Elba Island, just east of Savannah.

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Biden order on liquefied natural gas stymies proposed expansion of Georgia export facility

LNG methane emissions need to be scrutinized, says White House climate advisor.

January 29, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne

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Georgia Today: Georgia soldiers killed; New voting bills; Peer-led recovery and mental health

On the Monday, Jan. 29 edition of Georgia Today: Three soldiers based out of Fort Moore in Georgia are killed in a drone attack in Jordan; two controversial new voting bills clear their first hurdle in the state legislature; and a look at how peer-led recovery can help those suffering from mental illness.

January 29, 2024
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  • Jake Cook
Kenny Ladon Sanders

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GPB evening headlines for January 29, 2024

All three of the American soldiers killed in a drone strike by an Iran-backed group yesterday were assigned to a Georgia based unit.

A new order by President Joe Biden could block future expansion plans at a liquefied natural gas export facility on Georgia's coast.

Georgia's agricultural income is expected to fall to a 10-year average of about $3 billion.  But poultry might benefit from beef prices.

January 29, 2024
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Kenny Ladon Sanders

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3 Georgia soldiers killed in Jordan were based at Fort Moore, Pentagon announces

The soldiers were assigned to the 718th Engineer Company, 926th Engineer Battalion, 926th Engineer Brigade, at Fort Moore, south of Columbus near the Alabama line and had been near the Syrian border as part of Operation Inherent Resolve.

January 29, 2024
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  • Grant Blankenship
Georgia State Trooper Jimmy Cenescar

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Georgia state trooper dies after hitting interstate embankment while trying to make traffic stop

A Georgia state trooper has died after his cruiser left Interstate 85 on Sunday and struck an embankment in the Atlanta suburb of Suwanee. The state Department of Public Safety says Trooper Jimmy Cenescar was trying to stop a motorcycle for a traffic violation.

January 29, 2024
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Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade, representing the District Attorney’s office, returns to his seat after arguments before Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee who heard motions from attorneys representing Ken Chesebro and Sidney Powell in Atlanta on Sept. 6, 2023. AP photo/Jason Getz, Pool

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Obama-era ethics czar says Fulton prosecutor should quit Georgia 2020 election interference case

A new Georgia State Senate special committee plans to investigate whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis had an improper affair with a special prosecutor she hired to lead the sweeping criminal racketeering case filed against Donald Trump and 18 of the former president’s allies.

January 29, 2024
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  • Stanley Dunlap
A map is seen of the proposed Interstate 14 highway project, including a Georgia portion that would connect Columbus, Macon and Augusta.

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Georgia DOT: I-14 project not a good investment

A newly released study of options for moving freight through Georgia by the state Department of Transportation (DOT) has concluded that a plan to build the Peach State’s first interstate highway since the 1960s would not be a good return on investment.

January 29, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
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Republican state lawmakers push for Georgia law to require proof of adulthood to view adult websites

House Bill 910 would require companies that publish “material harmful to minors” to verify the age of people trying to access that material.

January 29, 2024
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  • Ross Williams
Claud “Tex” McIver and his wife Diane McIver. (File)

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Report: Tex McIver pleads guilty to manslaughter charge in wife’s fatal shooting

Claud “Tex” McIver pleaded guilty on Friday to a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the 2016 shooting death of his wife, Diane McIver. 

January 29, 2024
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  • Collin Kelley

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IT outage affects Fulton County phone, computer access

Residents may need to email Fulton County government offices as an IT outage is affecting multiple systems, including its telephones.

January 29, 2024
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  • Bob Pepalis
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GPB morning headlines for January 29, 2024

Two controversial elections bills passed the Georgia Senate Friday and now move to the House.

Lawmakers are taking another swing at a sports-betting bill.

January 29, 2024
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