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Thick smoke over a nearby gas station in Conyers, Georgia, on September 29 as a chemical fire at the nearby BioLab facility prompts evacuations and raises health concerns among residents

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GPB morning headlines for December 6, 2024

Newly obtained audio is shedding light on what happened in the early moments of the Sept. 29 BioLab fire in Conyers; the U.S. postmaster general and U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff spar again over mail delays across Georgia; and lawyers for President-elect Donald Trump file a motion this week to dismiss the charges in his Fulton County indictment for election interference.

December 06, 2024
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GPB morning headlines for December 5, 2024

The Venezuelan man convicted of murder in the killing of a Georgia nursing student is asking for a new trial; state lawmakers investigating artificial intelligence call for a balanced approach to the technology; and lawmakers consider options for child care cost aid.

December 05, 2024
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A September 29 fire at BioLab in Conyers creates a chemical plume

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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.

December 04, 2024
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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. 

December 03, 2024
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Macon's Christmas Light Extravaganza and Macon Pops Christmas Spectacular opens Nov. 29, 2024 and the light show with music runs through Jan. 5, 2025.

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Longing for the Christmases of childhood? These Georgia holiday events offer comfort and joy

Across the state as communities prepare for tree lighting ceremonies, concerts, art exhibitions, stage shows and more, a theme is emerging: nostalgia.

November 27, 2024
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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. 

November 26, 2024
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Georgia Commissioner of Labor Bruce Thompson

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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.

November 25, 2024
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A man stands next to a truck with a Georgia Hunters for the Hungry logo, and eight hundred pounds of venison.

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Georgia nonprofit helps deer hunters provide enough meat for 500,000 people in need this season

Thanks to a partnership with the Department of Natural Resources, the Georgia Wildlife Federation’s Hunters for the Hungry program has provided nearly half a million meals' worth of venison to people in need.

November 22, 2024
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  • Chase McGee
Angel Irving, second from right, talks with Atlanta landscape architect and planner Lauren Standish, right, during a community meeting Thursday about the proposed East Bank redevelopment project at the old Bibb Mill site. Irving said as the project goes forward, she wants assurances that on site jobs are open to local workers.

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East Macon residents ask developers to keep an eye out for them in the East Bank Project

Residents of a part of Macon targeted for ambitious redevelopment don't want the progress to leave them behind.

November 22, 2024
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  • Grant Blankenship
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.

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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.

November 22, 2024
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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.

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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. 

November 21, 2024
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Entrance to Ocmulgee Mounds' Earth Lodge in 2015

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Planned central Georgia national park gains momentum with few days left before Congress adjourns

A proposal to turn a prehistoric American Indian site in central Georgia into the state’s first national park advanced out a U.S. Senate committee Tuesday.

November 20, 2024
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  • Jill Nolin
Satellite image of Hurricane Helene on Sept. 26, 2024, via CIRA/NOAA

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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.

November 20, 2024
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Georgia State Capitol

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GPB morning headlines for November 19, 2024

The Georgia legislative session will get underway in less than two months. The Georgia Budget and Policy Institute is outlining the priorities they'll be keeping an eye on.

Farmers, restaurant owners and chefs gathered in Atlanta this week to discuss the impacts of climate change on the food industry. 

The Georgia prosecutor who tried the murder case made famous by the book "Midnight In The Garden of Good and Evil" has died. Former Chatham County District Attorney Spencer Lawton Jr. died Wednesday at his home in Savannah.

November 19, 2024
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GPB evening headlines for November 18, 2024

The White House is renewing its push for Congress to pass emergency disaster relief funding. 

The Georgia legislative session will get underway in less than two-months.

Enrollment in Georgia's medical cannabis registry has hit 25,000 patients.

Coca-Cola is facing backlash over a series of new holiday ads created by AI.

November 18, 2024
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