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News Articles: GeorgiaNewsFeed

A September 29 fire at BioLab in Conyers creates a chemical plume

GPB morning headlines for December 4, 2024

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shakura Ingram heard arguments Tuesday in a case to decide if the State Senate committee investigating Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has the power to subpoena her.

Residents impacted by the BioLab chemical fire in Conyers, east of Atlanta, are demanding state and national policy-makers take action to protect communities from hazardous materials.

The head of the Georgia Ports Authority is expressing uncertainty over tariffs from the incoming Trump administration.

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The Fulton County Superior Courthouse is seen, Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Atlanta.

GPB evening headlines for December 3, 2024

Georgia's longest-ever criminal trial has come to an end with the last two defendants being found not guilty of gang-related charges.

An Arctic front is bringing Georgia its coldest blast of air since last January -- and tomorrow morning is expected to be even colder.

The Georgia Ports Authority's CEO is expressing uncertainty over promised tariffs from Donald Trump's incoming administration.

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photo courtesy of Moriah via flikr

GPB morning headlines for December 3, 2024

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens discussed the city’s safety measures for the current cold snap and coming winter. 

Georgians in 13 counties are headed to the polls today for runoff elections.

Georgia has released the list of public schools qualifying students to apply for state money to help pay private school tuition or other education expenses. 

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Colt Brockington teaching high school science

GPB evening headlines for December 2, 2024

Georgia has released the list of public schools where students can quality for state money to help pay for private school tuition.

A Republican who lost a state House race by 48 votes out of more than 27,000 cast is challenging the outcome of the election.

University of Georgia researchers want to understand what's stressing Georgia farmers and their families -- especially women.

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Two farm workers are shown in a field, bending over, picking zucchini, their faces obscured by large hats.

GPB evening headlines for November 27, 2024

Two farm workers are shown in a field, bending over, picking zucchini, their faces obscured by large hats.

Farmworker Justice joined FarmSTAND and partners in an amicus brief in support of maintaining newly issued protections for farmworkers.

Credit: Farmworker Justice via Facebook

Non-profits and advocacy groups are filling in gaps for some of the state’s most vulnerable residents affected by Hurricane Helene.

Georgia Power customers could see electric rates go up because of an unprecedented $1 billion in losses from Hurricane Helene.

A civil lawsuit brought against Georgia Power more than a decade ago by residents of Juliette has been resolved out of court.

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GPB evening headlines for November 26, 2024

The University of Georgia is lowering its estimate for how much the state's agriculture industry lost because of Hurricane Helene.

The Biden administration plans to loan electric car maker Rivian more than $6 billion to save the company's facility in Georgia.

The City of Atlanta has reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit over pollution coming from its public safety training center.

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GPB morning headlines for November 26, 2024

Four Georgia high schools are receiving a grant which will fund community events about online safety.

Josh Rogers, who led the non-profit NewTown Macon, has died.

Officials in Macon-Bibb County will use millions in American Rescue Plan money to help address persistent issues of food access. 

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Cables run into the back of a server unit inside the data center of Equinix in Pantin, near Paris, France, December 7, 2016. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

GPB evening headlines for November 25, 2024

A new report suggests new data centers could end up significantly hiking electricity bills. Data centers are straining Georgia Power.

Changes to telehealth will force some Georgia Medicare patients to access care in person.  Rural Georgia could be hit the hardest.

One of the leaders of Macon’s downtown re-birth has died. Josh Rogers led the national award-winning non-profit NewTown Macon.

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Georgia Commissioner of Labor Bruce Thompson

GPB morning headlines for November 25, 2024

Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson dies; Medicare can no longer reimburse doctors for some telehealth visits after the COVID-19 public health emergency officially ends; and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger certified the results of the 2024 presidential election Friday.

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The unfinished frame of a sports utility vehicle hangs above a group of about a dozen people wearing safety vests and hard hats inside a factory.

GPB evening headlines for November 22, 2024

Another Georgia funeral home is being investigated after human ashes and human remains were found in what's left of the building.

Hyundai's new vehicle manufacturing facility in southeast Georgia soon will begin building the company's largest-ever electric SUV.

Georgia's Secretary of State has certified the results of the 2024 presidential election, an official step to Donald Trump's re-election.

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Colin Gray, 54, the father of Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray, 14, sits in the Barrow County courthouse for his first appearance, Sept. 6, 2024, in Winder, Ga.

GPB morning headlines for November 22, 2024

The father of the accused Apalachee High School shooter entered a not guilty plea yesterday morning, a Georgia Senate committee studying transgender students participating in school sports hears testimony, and Hyundai's new electric vehicle plant in Southeast Georgia soon begins building the company's largest-ever electric SUV.

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In this Jan. 13, 2020 file photo, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr speaks at the state capitol in Atlanta. Democratic state Sen. Jen Jordan is leading with her advocacy of abortion rights as she challenges Carr. The two candidates also disagree over who would best protect Georgians from crime and what’s the best approach to protect consumers and encourage businesses.

GPB evening headlines for November 21, 2024

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr says he’s running for governor in 2026, becoming the first major candidate to announce a bid.

The Georgia senate committee studying the issue of transgender students participating in school sports heard testimony Thursday.

Georgia shrimpers welcome a US International Trade Commission finding that four countries are engaged in unfair trade practices.

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Defense attorneys Kaitlyn Beck shuffles papers in a folder as Jose Ibarra, center, accused of killing a nursing student, Laken Hope Riley, appears in court for a motion hearing on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, in Athens, Ga.

GPB morning headlines for November 21, 2024

Jose Ibarra, the Venezuelan man who was accused of murdering nursing student Laken Riley, has been found guilty on all charges.

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has been elected chairman of the Republican Governor's Association for 2025.

The Macon Bibb County Commission is moving ahead with a plan to demolish a long vacant downtown hotel by the end of the year to make way for new development. 

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Satellite image of Hurricane Helene on Sept. 26, 2024, via CIRA/NOAA

GPB morning headlines for November 20, 2024

Prosecutors finished calling witnesses Tuesday in the trial of the man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. Study says human-caused climate change intensified hurricanes during a recent 5-year period. And Georgia is one of 15 states that require health insurance plans to cover biomarker testing for lung cancer.

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Georgia Election Board member Janice Johnston voted Sept. 23 in favor of the board opening an investigation into eight county boards that review mass voter eligibility challenges filed predominantly by conservative residents. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

GPB evening headlines for November 19, 2024

The State Election Board met for the first time since the elections and decided not to immediately pursue any more rule-making.

Atlanta City Council members have renewed the city's contract to fund an initiative that diverts non-violent offenders from jail.

Farmers, restaurant owners and chefs gathered in Atlanta to talk about the impacts of climate change on the food industry.

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