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Atlanta Public Schools superintendent Lisa Herring is shown in this posed photo.

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GPB evening headlines for June 2, 2023

Members of the Atlanta Board of Education are ending their relationship with the district's superintendent since 2020, Lisa Herring.

Georgia's oyster harvesting season officially ended yesterday, as warmer summer water temperatures breed harmful bacteria.

Commissioners in coastal Glynn County have approved two ordinances cracking down on unhoused residents in Brunswick.

June 02, 2023
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Political Rewind: Debt ceiling deal heads to President Biden's desk; GOP presidential field widens

Friday on Political Rewind: After months of wrangling, Congress has officially sent a debt ceiling bill to the president's desk. More Republican hopefuls are throwing their name in for 2024. Mike Pence, Chris Christie, and North Dakota Gov. Doug Bergum will announce in the coming days.

June 02, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
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It's time to splash around in the swimming pool! But wait - what's in the water? And no, I'm not talking about the floaty ring.

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GPB morning headlines for June 2, 2023

A summer break from school can mean idle time and idle minds, and some metro Atlanta leaders worry that combination will lead to a spike in gun violence among teens.

The City of Rome has reached an agreement to settle a long-running legal battle over toxic chemicals dumped into the river that provides the city most of its drinking water.

As pools open for the summer many across the country and in Georgia are still hiring. A lifeguard shortage is affecting about a third of public pools nationwide.

June 02, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
The Savannah-Chatham Metro Police mobile command vehicle parked in Daffin Park at the SPD Back to School Bash. Credit: Jeffery M. Glover/ The Current

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Drastic decline in Savannah murder statistics

The city's police department reports only one homicide this year as of May 27.

June 01, 2023
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  • Jake Shore

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GPB evening headlines for June 1, 2023

The City of Rome has reached an agreement to settle a long-running legal battle over toxic chemicals in the Oostanaula River.

As pools open for the summer, many Georgia cities are offering incentives to hire lifeguards, amid a national lifeguard shortage.

As hurricane season begins, Tybee Island is preparing by building a large hurricane shelter.  But it's not meant for everyone.

June 01, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
Roger Moss, board president of the Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education, speaks at a press conference outside school district offices in downtown Savannah on May 31, 2023.

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Savannah-Chatham County school board names Texas administrator as sole finalist for superintendent

School board president Roger Moss said the board won't consider public comment ahead of an expected vote in June.

June 01, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of R-Calif., speaks as House Minority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise, R.La., left, and Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., listen at a news conference after the House passed the debt ceiling bill at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. The bill now goes to the Senate. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Political Rewind: House passes debt bill to Senate; Police arrest 'Cop City' bail organizers

Thursday on Political Rewind: The House sent a debt ceiling bill to the Senate, though four of Georgia’s representatives voted against it. Meanwhile, the GBI and APD arrested three protestors who were raising bail funds for anti-“Cop City” activists. And election denier Kari Lake leads Georgia’s GOP convention. 

June 01, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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Hurricane Ian gained strength as it headed over warm waters off Cuba on Sept. 26, 2022. Image via NOAA

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GPB morning headlines for June 1, 2023

Hurricane season officially begins today.

Five state university professors have lost their challenge to a Georgia law allowing weapons on campus.

The Savannah Chatham County school board Wednesday announced a single finalist in their national search for the district's next superintendent.

June 01, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
In this screenshot taken from Camden County Detention Center surveillance video provided by attorney Harry Daniels, jailers beat detainee Jarrett Hobbs at the facility, in Georgia, on Sept. 3, 2022.

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Justice Department should investigate beatings at Georgia jail, attorney says

A civil rights attorney and a local NAACP president are calling for the U.S. Justice Department to investigate what they're calling the systemic abuse of detainees at a county jail in Georgia.

May 31, 2023
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GPB evening headlines for May 31, 2023

The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled against five state university professors in a challenge to a law allowing weapons on campus.

The Savannah-Chatham County school board today announced a sole finalist in their search for the district's next superintendent.

Three people have been arrested on financial crimes charges stemming from protests at the site of a planned police training center.

May 31, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn.

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GPB morning headlines for May 31, 2023

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia.

Georgia Congressman Andrew Clyde is among Republican hard-liners expected vote against a deal on raising the nation's debt ceiling.

May 31, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
The former first lady Rosalynn Carter speaks to the press at conference at The Carter Center on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, in Atlanta.

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GPB evening headlines for May 30, 2023

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia.  The Carter Center disclosed her health condition in a statement this afternoon.

Georgia Congressman Andrew Clyde is among GOP hard-liners expected vote against a deal on raising the nation's debt ceiling.

The City of Savannah has responded to a lawsuit by the family of a man who hanged himself in a police interrogation room.

May 30, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio
a pair of hands hold a broken paper heart

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This Georgia study about grief shows how a person can die from a broken heart

The research published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is the first to look at the link between alcohol use and grief among adults in Georgia. 

May 30, 2023
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Visitors stand before the Forsyth Park fountain, one of Savannah's most popular tourist hotspots.

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‘We are a tourist city’: Savannah increases hotel/motel tax for first time in nearly three decades

The 2% increase creates a new pool of funding for tourism-related projects.

May 30, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
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Struggle to provide housing for Georgians with developmental disabilities remains, study says

Georgia lacks appropriate housing options for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, according to a new study.

May 30, 2023
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  • Jill Nolin
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