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News Articles: Savannah

front lawn view of Georgia state capitol building with sun shining

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Patient groups in Georgia want antivirals available at no cost for high risk of severe COVID-19

Georgia is currently experiencing the second-highest surge in COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

January 22, 2024
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Dexter Scott King, youngest son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gets a hug from his mother, Coretta Scott King, at a news conference, Jan. 14, 1989, in Atlanta where it was announced that he would replace her as president of the King Center as of April 4.

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GPB evening headlines for January 22, 2024

Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has died after a battle with prostate cancer.

On the 51st anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision, how the landscape has changed for people seeking abortions in Georgia.

Federal prosecutors this month secured lengthy prison sentences  in related cases involving syndicated conservation easements.

January 22, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
In this photo provided by the FBI, the man in the yellow circle is identified by an agent as Dominic Box on the east stairs of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

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Former Savannah man charged in Jan. 6 attack cites pending Supreme Court case in plea deal refusal

Dominic Box had earlier agreed to a tentative plea deal.

January 22, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
A downed speed monitor lies along Abercorn Street in Savannah's Ardsley Park neighborhood.

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Why are roads becoming more dangerous? A Georgia reporter counts the ways

American roads are becoming more dangerous. Decatur resident Matthew Shaer wrote about why for The New York Times.

January 22, 2024
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  • Peter Biello
Wayne County High School in Jesup, Georgia

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Lawsuit: Southeast Georgia's Wayne County School System punished victim of sexual assault by teacher

The former student alleges sex discrimination in how the school district handled the incident.

January 22, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne

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GPB morning headlines for January 22, 2024

Patient groups want antiviral treatments more available to Georgians at risk from COVID-19.

Savannah's National Historic Landmark District is no longer listed as threatened.

A man from Savannah charged with storming the U.S. Capitol during the January 6th insurrection will now wait for a pending Supreme Court case to play out before proceeding with his own case.

January 22, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
This image from bodycam video provided by the Atlanta Police Department shows Johnny Hollman Sr. speaking with Officer Kiran Kimbrough on Aug. 10, 2023 in Atlanta. The police officer responding to a minor car crash deployed a Taser on the church deacon who disregarded multiple commands to sign a traffic ticket, shocking the man after he repeatedly said he could not breathe, police body camera video released Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023 shows. Hollman Sr. became unresponsive during his arrest and later died.

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GPB evening headlines for January 19, 2024

The family of a 62-year-old deacon who died after struggling with an Atlanta officer has sued the city, the officer and the police chief.

The estimated cost to build Atlanta's planned police and fire-fighter safety training center has grown by $20 million to $110 million.

A former student at a Southeast Georgia high school filed a federal lawsuit against the school district, alleging sex discrimination.

January 19, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
District Attorney for Fulton County, Fani Willis speaks during an Associated Press interview on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, in Atlanta.

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GPB evening headlines for January 18, 2024

A judge will hear a motion alleging a romantic affair between Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and another prosecutor.

Some Democratic state lawmakers want to former President Donald Trump’s name off Georgia ballots. The effort won't go far.

Georgia's commercial shrimp harvesting season comes to an end today with some in the industry worried about their future.

January 18, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
a "No Turn On Red" road sign

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GPB morning headlines for January 18, 2024

Georgia's Department of Human Services Commissioner says the state has ended the foster child placement process known as hotelling.

Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is responding to requests from lawmakers to remove the QR codes from ballots. 

Atlanta is joining a growing list of cities considering banning drivers from turning right on a red light, at least in two of the city's most walkable neighborhoods.

January 18, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
A person sits on Broadway, after New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that homeless people deemed to be in psychiatric crisis can be involuntarily hospitalized, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 1, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

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GPB evening headlines for January 17, 2024

Georgia's Department of Human Services Commissioner says the state has ended the foster child placement process of "hotelling."

Advocates for the unhoused work, sometimes unsuccessfully, to get residents into shelter during very cold weather like this week's.

January 17, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
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GPB morning headlines for January 17, 2024

State representatives presented their policy recommendations following a study into Georgia’s preschool program Tuesday.

Gov. Brian Kemp and legislative budget writers Tuesday vowed to continue a cautious approach to spending, despite the huge budget surplus.

The Atlanta Braves earlier this week signed a 17-year-old amateur prospect from Venezuela for $5 million.

January 17, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
The Mercer-Williams House, located in downtown Savannah, was the site of the fatal 1981 shooting of Danny Hansford by socialite Jim Williams. In “Midnight of the Garden of Good and Evil,” author John Berendt chronicled Williams' four murder trials, which ended in a 1989 acquittal.

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‘Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil’ turns 30: How the book left a lasting mark on Savannah

A new 30th-anniversary edition of the book is out, with a musical set to debut this summer.

January 17, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and Hyundai Motor Group president and CEO JaeHoon Chang are seated at a table and smiling as they each sign papers.

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GPB evening headlines for January 16, 2024

Governor Brian Kemp and legislative budget writers are vowing a cautious approach to spending, despite the huge budget surplus.

Kemp is promoting Georgia business at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland for the second January in a row.

Federal transportation officials have rejected a request from Macon-Bibb County for money to fix one of the area's deadliest roads.

January 16, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
hurricane damage

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STUDY: Poor communities wait longer to have power restored after extreme weather events

A study of over 500 counties in the Southeast finds that communities with higher than average poverty and unemployment rates wait much longer to get their power back after major storms, but more research is necessary to understand why. 

January 16, 2024
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  • Sofi Gratas

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GPB morning headlines for January 16, 2024

Bitter cold is headed into Georgia.

An Atlanta nonprofit is working to improve the streets for people walking, rolling, or riding.

Savannah hosted its first minor-league hockey all-star game Monday night.

Communities with higher than average poverty and unemployment rates wait much longer to get their power back after major storms, according to a study of over 500 counties in the southeast.

January 16, 2024
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