Welcome to the Georgia Today podcast from GPB News. Today is Friday, April 5. On today's episode, the removal process begins for the vice chairman of the Georgia Republican Party after a judge found he violated state election laws and federal prosecutors indict a state inmate accused of building and mailing bombs from inside prison.
Braves fans heading to Truist Park can expect an upgraded experience including premium boxes, beer gardens, new MLB merch and speciality menu items — and plenty of love for Hank Aaron as the team celebrates 50 years since No. 44 scored his record-breaking home run in 1974.
Sports brackets for baby animal names? Try your hand at Zoo Atlanta's "Rhino Naming Madness." The moniker for its new southern white rhino calf, born Christmas Eve, will be revealed April 11, 2024.
A Georgia environmental organization is pushing against plans to postpone state utility regulator elections until 2025, arguing that further delay denies the rights of several million Georgia Power customers to elect members to a board that has approved several company proposals that have increased the financial burden on ratepayers.
Georgia's Republican Party started the process Thursday of removing its vice chairman after a judge found he violated state election laws.
Federal prosecutors have indicted a state inmate in Georgia with charges of making and mailing bombs from inside prison in South Georgia.
Thursday marked the 56th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. His family gathered at Atlanta's King Center for a wreath-laying ceremony.
The family of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gathered at the King Center in downtown Atlanta this morning for a wreath-laying ceremony to mark the 56th anniversary of the civil rights leader's assassination. GPB's Amanda Andrews was there.
The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others has rejected arguments by the former president that the indictment was seeking to criminalize political speech protected by the First Amendment.
With polls showing unauthorized immigration as Republicans’ best issue for the fall, the GOP is looking to raise the alarm about voting by non-citizens and the undocumented.
Just in time for the 50-year anniversary of Hank Aaron's record 715th home run, Charlie Russo is making available footage he shot of the homer. The 81-year-old, who runs a fish market in Savannah, followed Aaron's family onto the field with a video camera after Aaron passed Babe Ruth and filmed the celebration around home plate.
On the Wednesday April 3rd edition of Georgia Today: Cleanup efforts are underway after a tornado touched down in Conyers last night; Another mile of the Chattahoochee River is becoming protected green space; And food-reviewing TikTokker Keith Lee says he plans to give Atlanta another try.
An estimated 30 million Americans are diagnosed with a rare disease. Before whole genome sequencing, it sometimes took more than a decade to find the specific genetic mutation.