The Brief from WABE

The Brief from WABE

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  • The Brief for Wednesday, August 7th, 2024

    Flooding continues across southeast Georgia, where Tropical Storm Debby has dumped enormous amounts of rain in the last few days; Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens says the city is taking steps to bolster a housing program for people living with HIV; The Georgia State Election Board has approved a rule that may allow local election boards to refuse to certify election results. 

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    10 min
  • The Brief for Tuesday, August 6th, 2024

    Governor Brian Kemp is warning of the continuing impacts of Tropical Storm Debby; Georgia Democrats are cheering Vice President’s Kamala Harris’ choice of running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz; and Some Georgia Republicans are figuring out their next steps after former President Donald Trump rekindled his feud with Governor Brian Kemp just months before the general election.


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    10 min
  • The Brief for Friday, August 2, 2024

    Lawyers for the man accused of shooting and killing four Asian women at Fulton County massage businesses in 2021 say his confession shouldn't be used against him; A street in Atlanta's historic West End Neighborhood has officially been renamed for a local community leader who served the greater Atlanta area; and WABE's DorMiya Vance reports why there hasn’t been a public pool in East Point since the early 80s

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    9 min
  • The Brief for Thursday, August 1, 2024

    The accused Atlanta Spa Shooter is set to go on trial after waiting three years for his day in court; Georgia's Lt. Gov. brings together a panel to look at 'protecting' women's sports; and Georgia Power parent company Southern Co. sees profits jump 43% as utility bill increases start to show on the balance sheet.

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    9 min
  • The Brief for Wednesday, July 31st, 2024

    Oops. Georgia's sunshine law could rain on the partisan parade of the Georgia Election Board; Defendants in the YSL trial again call for the case to be thrown out due to imporper meetings; and East Point Amazon warehouse workers protest their conditions saying it's too damn hot.


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    10 min
  • The Brief for Tuesday, July 30, 2024

    Vice President Kamala Harris maker her first stop in Georgia as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee; Pressure mounts on Georgia's Sec. of State to take down an online portal that allows people to challenge others' voter registrations; and that' a lot of money, Ga Tech athletics. Just sayin' 

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    9 min
  • The Brief for Monday, July 29th, 2024

    A new plan for redeveloping The Mall at West End; COVID's summer offering is hitting the region hard; and Georgia students make incremental improvements overall on the Georgia Milestones Test.

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    10 min
  • The Brief for Friday, July 26th, 2024

    Cobb removes two races from precinct ballots; a mother says a Georgia prison allowed her sun to cook to death in the hot sun; and taking some of the fear out of recycling on large-scale projects.

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    9 min

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