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What's behind Georgia's record-breaking early voting turnout

A record 1.4 million ballots have been cast in Georgia since early voting began last Tuesday. What do those numbers tell us?

October 21, 2024
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  • Peter Biello
Georgia head coach Kirby Smart argues with an official during a timeout against Texas in the first half of an NCAA college football game held in Austin, Texas, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.

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SEC fines Texas $250,000, Longhorns apologize after fans throw trash on field against Georgia

Texas has apologized after fans littered the field with water bottles and trash after an interception for the top-ranked Longhorns against No. 5 Georgia was initially wiped out by a pass-interference penalty before officials changed the call.

October 21, 2024
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  • Associated Press
A screenshot from an online video shows about a dozen people struggling in muddy water moments after a dock collapsed.

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GPB evening headlines for October 21, 2024

Authorities have identified the seven people who died when part of a ferry dock collapsed on coastal Georgia's Sapelo Island.

Dougherty County officials have identified the person who died in a homecoming weekend shooting at Albany State University.

Vice President Kamala Harris visited two Atlanta-area churches on Sunday, joined by Stevie Wonder, urging the faithful to vote.

October 21, 2024
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By:
  • GPB News Radio
Aleah Martin, 8, right, and her cousin Riley Boyd, 12, play in the crown of a pecan tree blown down by Hurricane Helene in Aleah’s yard in Dublin, Ga.

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  • Mental Health

Hurricane survivors continue to struggle with anxiety, fear, anger amidst storm season

The Federal Emergency Management Agency or FEMA is still connecting people in Valdosta to behavioral health crisis services. 

October 21, 2024
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Acting Secretary Todman sits on a chair against a black background with two other black women of Caribbean descent in Norcross.

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Acting U.S. Housing Secretary talks to Caribbean residents and stakeholders in Gwinnett County

Acting HUD Secretary Adrian Todman visited Norcross to hear from the community about housing concerns and answer questions about how the agency is addressing them.

October 21, 2024
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
Yvonne Grovner and her son JR Grovner at the Sapelo Island dock.

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Sapelo Island resident says he warned state that dock was in poor condition before collapse killed 7

JR Grovner said that he told a Georgia DNR captain last summer that the Sapelo Island dock's gangway was “going to collapse.”

October 21, 2024
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
The sun dawns on the state Capitol as lawmakers prepare for the first day of the 2022 legislative session in the General Assembly.

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  • Elections

Republicans favored to retain majorities in General Assembly

Georgia is among only seven “battleground” states this year, where the presidential election is too close to call and the campaigns of both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are spending most of their time.

October 21, 2024
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By:
  • Dave Williams
The golden dome of the Georgia Capitol building

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Capitol skybridge idea concerns historic preservationists

Opponents are likening the idea to putting a "paper towel roll" or "gerbil tube" on the side of Georgia's historic Capitol.  They're also concerned about lack of public input.

October 21, 2024
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  • Orlando Montoya
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris listens as Stevie Wonder performs "Redemption Song" during a church service and early vote event at Divine Faith Ministries International, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, in Jonesboro, Ga.

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Harris rallies with Usher, appeals to churchgoers with Stevie Wonder in Atlanta

Kamala Harris rallied at Lakewood Amphitheater on Saturday and then visited two Atlanta-area churches where she summoned Black members of the congregations to turn out at the polls. She got a big assist Sunday from music legend Stevie Wonder, who rallied worshippers in Jonesboro, Ga., with a rendition of Bob Marley's "Redemption Song."

October 21, 2024
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  • Associated Press and
  • Sarah Kallis
Georgia U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff pictured greeting a family during an Oct. 2 trip to Augusta to meet and distribute food to families affected by Hurricane Helene. Ossoff's Office/X

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Taxpayer dollars at work: National IV shortage; post-hurricane funding; hazardous chemicals oversight

For the week ending Oct. 18, the senators worked on urging the Biden administration to help Georgia amid the national IV shortage after Hurricane Helene, improving federal oversight of manufacturing facilities storing hazardous chemicals after the BioLab plant fire in Conyers, requesting Congress cover the costs for Hurricane Helene cleanup and recovery, and passing legislation cracking down on contraband in U.S. federal prisons.

October 21, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
The sun sets on Sapelo after a ferry dock collapse left 7 dead on Oct. 19, 2024. Credit: Jazz Watts

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‘Catastrophic failure’ of gangway led to 7 deaths on Sapelo

The gangway was installed in 2021 but maintenance and inspection records are unclear.

October 21, 2024
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  • Mary Landers ,
  • Robin Kemp ,
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A man, identified as Ryan Kelley in a sworn statement by an FBI agent, gestures as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump make their way past barriers at the U.S. Capitol during a protest against the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart

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Law enforcement officials prepare for possible post-election violence in D.C.

The threat of political violence will likely hang over the nation’s capital in the weeks following Election Day, security experts say, despite intensive preparations by law enforcement officials determined to avoid another Jan. 6 insurrection.

October 21, 2024
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  • Jennifer Shutt
The Sapelo Island ferry dock on Saturday afternoon. A ramp collapse left several dead on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.

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GPB morning headlines for October 21, 2024

Seven people are dead after part of a ferry dock collapsed Saturday on coastal Georgia's Sapelo Island, about 40 miles south of Savannah.

Vice President Kamala Harris was joined by musician Usher for an Atlanta rally over the weekend.

Residents in South Georgia are continuing to reach out for mental health services three weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated their homes and communities. 

October 21, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
A portion of the gangway which collapsed Saturday afternoon remains visible on Sapelo Island in McIntosh county, Ga., Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024.

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  • National

Georgia authorities investigate a deadly dock gangway collapse on a historic island

Georgia authorities say they are investigating the collapse of a dock gangway that killed seven people on an island where crowds gathered for a celebration by the island’s community of Black slave descendants.

October 21, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
People enter building on Sapelo Island following dock collapse

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7 dead, 8 injured after Sapelo dock collapse

A dock collapsed at Sapelo Island, leaving several dead and many injured. The island was celebrating its annual Cultural Day.

October 19, 2024
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