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News Articles: Savannah

File photo of a loggerhead sea turtle nesting at dawn on Ossabaw Island, Georgia.

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  • Environment

Sea turtle nesting season underway in Georgia, after ‘three-island rush’ of sightings

One researcher is “cautiously optimistic” about 2024's sea turtle turnout.

May 07, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Wide exterior shot of the Georgia state capitol

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GPB morning headlines for May 7, 2024

Tuesday is the last day for Gov. Brian Kemp to sign or veto bills passed this legislative session.

A state judge is allowing a lawsuit involving a 13 mile rail trail to move forward against the City of Albany.

May 07, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
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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  • GPB News Radio
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
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.

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  • News

Georgia's attorney general says Savannah overstepped in outlawing guns in unlocked cars

Georgia's attorney general says city officials in Savannah overstepped their authority when they outlawed keeping guns in unlocked cars. Savannah's mayor and city council adopted a new ordinance in April that requires people to lock vehicles with guns stashed inside.

May 06, 2024
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  • Associated Press
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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  • GPB News Radio
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 News Radio

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  • News

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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  • GPB News Radio
Nicholas Galitzine as Hayes Campbell and Anne Hathaway as Solène Marchand stroll along Savannah's Waterfront in 'The Idea of You,' which also includes primary Atlanta locations.

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  • Movies

Saucy rom-com 'The Idea of You' masquerades as California but its locations are pure Georgia

The Prime Video streamer directed by Michael Showalter debuted online May 2 after an opening night presentation at the Atlanta Film Festival April 26, and its filming locations are garnering as much attention as its saucy plot.

May 03, 2024
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  • GPB News Staff and
  • Kristi York Wooten
Body camera footage shows men around barricades.

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  • News

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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  • GPB News Radio

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  • News

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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  • GPB News Radio
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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  • GPB News Radio
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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  • Politics

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
Blue dots indicate sites to be tested for PFAS in water supply. Green indicates tested locations with acceptable levels of PFAS. Orange indicates unacceptable levels found.

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  • News

Coastal Georgia communities prepare to monitor, treat water for ‘forever chemicals’

Even before EPA issued the first ever drinking water standards for PFAS chemicals last month, state and local water officials in Coastal Georgia were monitoring for and making plans to address these “forever chemicals.”

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

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  • News

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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