Episodes
Former President Donald Trump is holding a campaign rally Wednesday in Gwinnett County; The Georgia Secretary of State has removed 20 non-citizens out of the more than 8.2 million registered voters in Georgia after an audit; WABE’s Southside Reporter DorMiya Vance sits down with a few of Atlanta's mayors for a conversation about Black women's leadership in light of this year’s presidential election.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 10/23/24
The student charged alongside his father for the shooting that killed four people at Apalachee High School in Georgia is pleading not guilty; The FBI is warning local and state officials, including in Georgia, that domestic extremists motivated by “election-related grievances” could turn to violence in the coming weeks; and just three days after chemical company Biolab announced the emergency was over following a fire at its plant in Rockdale county... county commissioners announced they will...
Published 10/22/24
Rockdale County officials said Monday they will sue the chemical company which owns a plant where a large chemical fire caused a public health emergency; Georgia is one of the most important states this election, and both parties preparing legal challenges to follow November 5th; Georgia has some of the highest rates of pregnancy related death in the U.S., particularly in rural areas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 10/22/24
The state and national Republican parties are appealing a ruling invalidating seven controversial election rules passed by the Georgia State Election Board; Vice President Kamala Harris is spending part of the weekend in Atlanta; The alleged Apalachee school shooter and his father were indicted separately by a grand jury this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 10/18/24
A grand jury in Georgia has indicted the father and son accused in last month's mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder; The former Atlanta Medical Center site is taking another step toward redevelopment; Two Georgia judges this week undercut a series of controversial rules passed by the State Election Board. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 10/17/24
Prosecutors say the father of the student accused of the deadly shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County knew his son was interested in past school shooters; Former President Jimmy Carter has voted in Georgia in the 2024 presidential election; and WABE's Jim Burress reports on the history of Oktoberfest in Helen, the country's largest such celebration. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Published 10/16/24
Georgians have set a new record on the first day of early in-person voting for the 2024 presidential election; An Atlanta police officer has been suspended with pay and charged with obstruction of justice two months after allegedly shooting a man to death during a bar fight while he was off duty; and the rehabilitation hospital Shepherd Center is in growth mode -- Crystal Edmonson, host of the podcast On leadership with Atlanta Business Chronicle, speaks with longtime CEO Sarah Morrison. See...
Published 10/15/24
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Published 10/14/24
Attorneys for the man accused of killing nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia campus are seeking to get the trial moved to a new location; Republican Vice Presidential nominee JD Vance is in Atlanta this evening; The U.S. Health and Human Services department recently announced Georgia would receive a new share of opioid treatment funding for some of the state's hardest hit counties. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...
Published 10/11/24
Judge rules no voter registration deadline exceptions despite hurricane damage; Delta Air Lines had a challenging third quarter; and a look at the political power of Atlanta's Indiana-American community. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Published 10/10/24
Milton nears the Florida coast; BioLab officials establish a 24/7 call center; and Avondale normalizes composting. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Published 10/09/24
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Published 10/08/24
Post-six-week-ish abortion is back to being illegal in Georgia; and whether you say "puh-kawhn" or "pee-can" or even "peekin'," you're a fixin' to have a harder time tracking them down after Helene eliminates the most prolific trees. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Published 10/07/24
Former President Donald Trump made his second trip this week to storm damaged parts of Georgia; Officials are lifting the shelter-in-place orders in Rockdale County connected to the fire at the BioLab plant; and October 4th marks one month since a mass shooting at a Barrow County high school claimed the lives of two students and two teachers -- one Apalachee High School educator reflects. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...
Published 10/04/24
Pres. Biden tours devistation from Helene; Donald Trump and Gov. Brian Kemp will appear together later in the week to bring attention to the storm's aftermath--a scene that just weeks ago seemed improbable at best; and Rockdale residents are ready to rid chemical plant behind ongoing environmental disaster. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Published 10/03/24
Biden Administration grants Georgia's request for emergency aid; State appeals overturning of abortion ban; and Atlanta warned to brace for potentially dangerous air from Rockdale chemical plant.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Published 10/02/24
Rockdale County officials issue a 'shelter in place' suggestion for the remainder of the week; VP Harris plans to tour post-Helene scene; and Happy Birthday, Mr. President--Jimmy Carter is 100 years young. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Published 10/01/24
Georgia's six-week abortion ban overturned; a chemical plant fire paralyzes an entire county; and Trump's version of Helene recovery story quite different than Gov. Brian Kemp's. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Published 09/30/24
Helene spares Atlanta from the worst; Atlanta still sees significant storm-related damage; and Georgia's native President celebrates 100 years. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Published 09/27/24
Georgia braces for a major hurricane. The WABE News team reports on what's shaping up to be one of the biggest tropical storms to hit the state in memory. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Published 09/27/24
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Published 09/25/24
Georgia's Emergency Management agency is warning the entire state to brace for Tropical Storm Helene; Former President Donald Trump pitched a plan to stimulate manufacturing during a campaign event in Savannah Tuesday; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation is preparing for a court hearing in Atlanta over a casino development they say was built on sacred burial grounds. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Published 09/24/24
Tensions on the Georgia State Election Board are spilling into the public after the panel approved controversial rule changes ahead of the 2024 election; Students and teachers at Apalachee High School returned to campus today for the first time since police say a 14-year-old shot and killed four people; High Schools in Georgia are now required to stock nalaxone, a medication that can reverse opioid overdoses. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...
Published 09/23/24
Vice President Kamala Harris brought her presidential campaign to Cobb County this afternoon; Over two weeks after four people were shot and killed at Apalachee High School, students at several metro Atlanta schools walked out in protest of gun violence; and reporting from Pro Publica has brought to light two recent deaths linked to the state's more restrictive abortion laws. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...
Published 09/20/24
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Published 09/19/24