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People demonstrate at Emory University in support of Palestinians, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., April 26, 2024. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

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GPB evening headlines for May 6, 2024

Emory University is moving its commencement ceremonies after demonstrations over the war in Gaza resulted in several arrests.

Tomorrow is last day for Governor Brian Kemp to sign or veto bills passed earlier this year -- or let them become law without action.

A new Savannah ordinance requiring guns to be stored securely in unattended vehicles is being challenged on two legal fronts.

May 06, 2024
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Albany Rail Trail

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Lawsuit over stalled Albany rails-to-trails project to continue

South Georgia has lagged behind other regions of the state in creating bike and pedestrian trails. City of Albany officials believe a lawsuit against them isn't helping.

May 06, 2024
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  • Orlando Montoya
Home for Rent

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GPB morning headlines for May 6, 2024

From one transmission to a human, and outbreaks among dairy cows in eight states, the agriculture industry is on high alert for possible cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. 

Rents in the Metro Atlanta area are among the fast-falling in the nation, according to the latest survey of median rents by Realtor.com.

May 06, 2024
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Longleaf Distilling Co.

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‘This opens up our world,’ Longleaf Distillery partner says of international awards

Competing with famous names in liquor such as Tanqueray, Jameson and Johnnie Walker, Macon’s Longleaf Distilling Co. joins the ranks of the world’s best distillers after winning two Double Gold Medal awards at the 2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

May 03, 2024
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  • Liz Fabian
Russell and Shirley Dermond are shown in this posed professional photograph.

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GPB evening headlines for May 3, 2024

Investigators are hoping new DNA evidence could get them closer to solving a decades-old murder case in Middle Georgia.

Advocates for immigrant rights are protesting a new law requiring Georgia jails to check the citizenship status of all detainees.

Rents in the Metro Atlanta area are among the fast-falling in the nation, according to the latest apartment survey by Realtor.com

May 03, 2024
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GPB morning headlines for May 3, 2024

Georgia immigrants' rights organizations are wrapping up three days of action after Gov. Brian Kemp signed a new law requiring law enforcement to check all inmate's citizenship status.

Georgia U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is hailing a bi-partisan bill that has unified members of Georgia's Congressional delegation.

For the past decade, Mental Health America has used data from online surveys to gauge participants’ interests and responses. The newest report shows an increase in certain areas and decreases in others like depression.

May 03, 2024
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Body camera footage shows men around barricades.

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GPB evening headlines for May 5, 2024

A Georgia man who attacked police in the January 6th insurrection at the US Capitol was sentenced to nearly five years in prison.

US Senator Jon Ossoff is hailing a bi-partisan national park bill that has unified members of Georgia's Congressional delegation.

A national non-profit group has released the results of millions of mental health screening tests that people took online last year.

May 02, 2024
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Students leave the Earth lodge, thought to be used historically as a council space, at the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historic Park in Macon in 2022.

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Oklahoma's Muscogee (Creek) Nation prepares to co-manage Georgia's first National Park

This week the Ocmulgee Mounds Park and Preserve Establishment Act was introduced in both the US House and Senate. The legislation with wide bipartisan support is an important, long waited for step in creating the first ever National Park for the state of Georgia. 

 

 

May 02, 2024
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  • Grant Blankenship
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'An alien mothership': Brood XIX cicadas are taking over middle Georgia

For the first time in over 200 years, certain parts of the country are experiencing a rare emergence of two periodical cicadas — those big, droning insects that mostly live underground until they finally, very audibly, do not.

May 02, 2024
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  • Sofi Gratas

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GPB morning headlines for May 2, 2024

A bill introduced in both houses of Congress Wednesday would create Georgia’s first national park and mark a milestone for the Muscogee Creek Nation of Oklahoma. 

Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law Wednesday a bill that requires law enforcement agencies in Georgia to check the immigration status of inmates and apply to help enforce federal immigration law.

A small group of ride-share drivers gathered near the state capitol in Atlanta Wednesday to join a nationwide day of action.

May 02, 2024
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Choctaw teenagers demonstrate stickball at the 30th annual Ocmulgee Indigenous Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022 in Macon, Ga. The game traditionally involved up to hundreds of players at a time, and was used as an alternative to war for settling disputes.

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GPB evening headlines for May 1, 2024

A bipartisan group of Georgia lawmakers introduced a bill into the US House and Senate to create the state's first national park.

Governor Brian Kemp has signed into law a bill making it easier for the state to prosecute people after fentanyl overdose deaths.

The two Democratic candidates for Chatham County District Attorney, including the incumbent, faced off in a town hall this week.

May 01, 2024
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Chatham County District Attorney Shalena Cook Jones, left, listens as former Chatham County chief assistant district attorney Jenny Parker speaks at a candidates' forum in Savannah on April 29, 2024.

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Key moments from the Democratic primary forum for Chatham County DA, in the candidates' own words

Incumbent Shalena Cook Jones and challenger Jenny Parker are vying to win the May 21 Democratic primary.

May 01, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne

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Bill seeks to establish Ocmulgee Mounds as national park

U.S. House bill would establish the Ocmulgee Mounds in Middle Georgia as a national park and preserve, upgrading the site from its current status as a national monument.

May 01, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
Macon Water Authority incumbent Desmond Brown waves from the sidewalk at Macon Mall where early voting is underway at the Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections. Brown said the mall’s sign prohibition infringes on his ability to campaign.

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Candidate cries ‘blatant abuse of power’ after campaign signs removed from Macon Mall

On the first day of advanced voting in the nonpartisan election, Macon Water Authority incumbent Desmond Brown cried foul that his campaign signs were pulled up from around Macon Mall, the new location of the Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections.

May 01, 2024
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  • Liz Fabian
Michael Sorenson launches his kayak down the Chattahoochee river as traffic spans Interstate 285 in Atlanta, Wednesday, June 27, 2018.

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GPB morning headlines for May 1, 2024

The two democratic candidates for Chatham County District Attorney, including the incumbent, took to the stage this week in Savannah for a voters' forum, ahead of the primary election on May 21st.

A portion of the Chattahoochee River south of Atlanta remains unsafe for recreation, more than a month after a surge in e-coli bacteria.

Atlanta law enforcement officers are working together to assemble kits that will help children deal with potentially traumatic situations.

May 01, 2024
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