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Dr. Andrew Thornton of Wellstar sees patients with flu, Covid, RSV, and other respiratory illnesses in Cobb County, Georgia. Courtesy of Wellstar

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Georgia flu deaths highest in five years as RSV, other respiratory viruses rise

Deaths from flu in Georgia – 243 since the season started in October – are the highest they’ve been in five years, according to data released Friday from the Georgia Department of Public Health.

March 16, 2026
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  • Rebecca Grapevine and
  • Healthbeat
Shawn Harris walks across a stage

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  • Politics

Buttigieg stumps for Shawn Harris runoff campaign in NW Georgia's deep-red 14th District

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg traveled to Rome on Saturday to stump for Shawn Harris and energize Democrats in Georgia's 14th Congressional District. GPB’s Sarah Kallis reports. 

March 16, 2026
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
A winter weather advisory has been issued for parts of North Georgia until 11 p.m. Monday, March 16, 2026. NWS Atlanta

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Winter weather advisory expected for parts of North Georgia until late evening

The National Weather Service Atlanta has issued a winter weather advisory for parts of North Georgia until 11 p.m. Monday evening.

March 16, 2026
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  • GPB News Staff
 Flowers lie along a fence outside North Hall High School in Gainesville, Ga., on Monday, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilie Megnien)

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Prosecutor drops vehicular homicide charge against teen charged in death of teacher in prank

A Georgia prosecutor has dropped a vehicular homicide charge against a teen who police say was driving the truck that struck and killed a beloved high school teacher when a prank turned deadly, his lawyer says.

March 16, 2026
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  • Associated Press
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Georgia Today: UGA graduate killed; New data center in SW Georgia; Planned ICE detention facilities

On the Mar 13th Edition: A University of Georgia graduate was killed in a shooting yesterday on the campus of Old Dominion University; A new data center project takes shape in Southwest Georgia; And we'll take a look at what we know — and what we don't — about planned ICE detention facilities. 

March 13, 2026
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By:
  • Peter Biello and
  • Mark Davenport
a woman in a pink dress speaks into a microphone and a man in suit smiles while he listens

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GPB evening headlines for March 13, 2026

Atlanta officials are providing more details on how residents and visitors will move around the city during the World Cup.

A panel of state senators grilled the former special prosecutor at the center of misconduct allegations against Fani Willis.

Georgia nurses and social workers who lost their license because of substance use will get a chance to continue working.

March 13, 2026
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By:
  • GPB News Radio
the view from above as a person holds a cellphone and a child with hand on face smiles

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  • Children's Health

Got preoperative anxiety in children? There's an app for that

A pediatric anesthesiologist just launched an app that helps reduce anxiety ahead of surgery for children, their parents and clinicians.

March 13, 2026
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  • Ellen Eldridge
The letters ATL made out of balls text says " the epicenter of soccer welcomes the world."

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The World Cup is less than 100 days away. Atlanta business, transit leaders share latest prep plans

Leaders from the Atlanta World Cup Host Committee, transportation, and business organizations around the state spoke on various panels Thursday about their ongoing preparations for the tournament.

March 13, 2026
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
 U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock in casual attire speaking at an event

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  • Politics

U.S. Senate passes bill with Warnock-backed provision limiting the number of investor-owned homes

The U.S. Senate passed a bill Thursday with a provision backed by U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock that would ban large corporations from owning too many homes.

March 13, 2026
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By:
  • Alander Rocha and
  • Georgia Recorder
Michael B. Jordan plays twins Smoke and Stack in the 2025 film, 'Sinners.'

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Who will win at the 2026 Academy Awards? Here are GPB's picks for an Oscar

The 98th Academy Awards are March 15, and Atlanta movie expert Stephen Brown joins GPB's Kristi York Wooten to talk Georgia movie connections and to make some predictions about who might take home Oscars this year.

March 13, 2026
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  • Kristi York Wooten
Jessica Berman, commissioner of the National Women's Soccer League, announces the securing of a bid by Denver to be the 16th team in the league during a news conference Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

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NWSL to award its 18th franchise this year, with team expected to begin play in 2028

National Women’s Soccer League Commissioner Jessica Berman said the league will award its 18th franchise this year, with the team to begin play in 2028. The NWSL announced in November that Atlanta had been awarded the 17th franchise, with that team also taking the field in 2028.

March 13, 2026
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  • Associated Press
Large Indoor Marijuana Commercial Growing Operation With Fans, Greenhouse, Equipment For Growing High Quality Herb. Cannabis Field Growing For Legal Recreational Use in Washington State. Adobe Stock Image

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  • Politics

'Lawmakers' Day 31: House updates GA medical cannabis program; Senate OKs tax law adjustment

With three weeks left in this year's legislative session, both chambers passed bills dealing with controlled substances.

March 13, 2026
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis and
  • Tristan Smith
Wide Shot of Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia

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  • News

GPB morning headlines for March 13, 2026

An ROTC instructor killed in a shooting on the Old Dominion University campus has been identified as a University of Georgia graduate Lt. Col. Brandon Shah; The Georgia House approved a bill Thursday making changes to the state’s medical cannabis program.

March 13, 2026
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  • GPB News Radio
A sign welcoming people to Fort Stewart in Georgia is seen on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025.

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  • News

Army sergeant wants to plead guilty in Georgia base shootings that injured 5

Officials say an Army sergeant accused of shooting five people at a Georgia base last summer is seeking to plead guilty to attempted murder and other charges in a military court.

March 12, 2026
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  • Associated Press
Sgt. Quornelius Radford, a suspect in the shooting of five soldiers at Fort Stewart, is escorted by military police into a booking room at the Liberty County Jail in Hinesville, Ga., Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Lewis M. Levine)

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GPB evening headlines for March 12, 2026

A soldier accused of Fort Stewart shooting seeks guilty plea; Georgia House advances expansion of the state’s medical cannabis program; U.S. Senate votes to ban corporations from mass buying single-family homes, with a big potential impact in Georgia.

March 12, 2026
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