US Department Of Justice Files Lawsuit Against Ferguson, Missouri
The Justice Department has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city of Ferguson, one day after the city council voted to revise an agreement aimed at improving how police and courts treat poor...
View ArticleGa. Lawmaker Wants To Define Sex ...'The Noun'
State lawmakers are working on a civil rights law that protects people from discrimination. Georgia is one of a handful of states without such a law. When it was first filed, the bipartisan "Georgia...
View ArticleGa. Questions Need For Long-Planned Hall County Reservoir
Monday is the last day the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is accepting comments from the public on a controversial reservoir proposed in Hall County. The county has been working for decades to build...
View ArticleGeorgia Could Take Over Fulton County Health Department
The Georgia House votes on a bill Tuesday that would give the state control of the Fulton County Health Department board following a tuberculosis outbreak in Atlanta homeless shelters, and the failure...
View Article'Closer Look' Host Jim Burress Uncovers His Ancestry
This is part of WABE’s ongoing series “Finding Your Roots.” “Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr.” airs Wednesday at 6 p.m. on PBA30 TV with an encore Saturday at 7 p.m. Watch a preview of...
View Article'Closer Look' Host Rose Scott Discovers Her Family History
This is part of WABE’s ongoing series “Finding Your Roots.” “Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr.” airs Wednesday at 6 p.m. on PBA30 TV with an encore Saturday at 7 p.m. Watch a preview of...
View ArticleFinding Your Genealogical Roots Takes Digging, Patience
This is part of WABE’s ongoing series “Finding Your Roots.” “Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr.” airs Wednesday at 6 p.m. on PBA30 TV with an encore Saturday at 7 p.m. Watch a preview of...
View ArticleEx-Navy Crewman Travis Hittson Executed In Ga. Wednesday
The state of Georgia executed Travis Hittson Wednesday night. He was officially declared dead at 8:14 p.m. Shortly before he was given his fatal injection, Hittson decided against giving a final...
View ArticleGa. Rep. Al Williams: No Slavery Apology Bid This Year
February is Black History Month. The Legislature is in session, too. For many years, some African-American lawmakers tried to pass a resolution in which the state government apologizes, or expresses...
View Article10 Things To Know For Thursday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday: 1. WHY POPE SOUNDED TOUGH NOTE DURING MEXICO VISIT Observers say the pontiff clearly feels...
View ArticleEmory Scientists Developing Drugs To Treat Zika Virus
More than 20 scientists with two drug development groups at Emory University are working to develop a treatment for the Zika virus. Dr. Abel De La Rosa said while federal health agencies like the...
View ArticleAtlanta's Tree Canopy Threatened By Development, Some Say
Atlanta is sometimes called a “city in a forest.” Nearly 50 percent of the city is covered in trees, according to a 2014 study from Georgia Tech, making Atlanta’s canopy the densest among all cities...
View ArticleNo Answers Yet On Sewage Contaminated Buckhead Playground
The Atlanta City Council was scheduled Friday to hear plans to address the sewage bubbling up in Atlanta Memorial Park in Buckhead. But discussion of the Atlanta Department of Watershed Management's...
View ArticleDelta Air Lines Plans To Apply For Direct Flights To Cuba
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines said it plans to apply for direct flights from Atlanta to Havana, Cuba, before the application deadline on March 2. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx recently...
View Article10 Things To Know For Thursday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday: 1. REPUBLICANS HUSTLE TO HOUSTON FOR DEBATE Donald Trump's rivals get one more chance to...
View ArticleGeorgia House Approves Watered-Down Medical Marijuana Bill
A much leaner version of a bill to expand access to medical marijuana overwhelmingly received the approval of the Georgia House on Monday, a key deadline for bills to stand a chance of becoming law....
View ArticleGa. Road Construction Bill Could Threaten Archaeological Finds
A proposed law that would streamline road construction in Georgia is running into resistance from archaeologists. They say it would threaten unknown grave sites, historical objects and ancient...
View ArticleEnnio Morricone's Oscar Win Marks Long, Accomplished Career
With nearly 500 film soundtracks to his credit, Italian film composer Ennio Morricone accepted an Academy Award last week. He won for Quentin Tarantino’s film “The Hateful 8.” “City Lights”...
View ArticleRep. Hank Johnson: Georgians Near Coal Ash Dumps Face Toxic Risk
Georgia Congressman Hank Johnson says he wants to tighten regulations on coal ash, a byproduct from burning coal for electricity that can contain toxic materials, including arsenic and mercury. Coal...
View ArticleGeorgia Legislature Passes $24 Billion Budget
Georgia’s state budget for the next fiscal year will be around $24 billion. On Tuesday, the General Assembly approved the plan that includes money for 3 percent raises for teachers and state employees....
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