The Brief from WABE

A second trial for the Atlanta Spa shooter is postponed until January; Herschel Walker says he didn't pay for a former girlfriend's abortion, but if he did, it would be okay; and Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr's advice about buying a used car. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fighting over the future of the Fulton County Jail; Georgia ranks among the top of states for polluted water, according to a new report; and the debut of, 'How do you Atlanta?' See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A national media outlet publishes a report claiming Herschel Walker, the GOP nominee for one of Georgia's U.S. Senate seats, paid for a girlfriend to have an abortion; Issues, what? Why they won't matter so much in who gets elected; and after a year of getting drunk on equity, Atlanta homeowners are getting a sobering wake-up call. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gov. Brian Kemp extends Georgia's gas tax suspension for another month (To quote the late, great Gomer Pyle of Andy Griffith Show fame, "Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!"), allowing drivers to keep an extra 29-cents for every gallon of petrol they combust through Nov. 11th. That's a full 72-hours past Election Day. "Shazamm!"; You wouldn't think going from four lanes to three would be enough to turn...

Not perfect, but not unconstitutional. That's what an Atlanta federal judge ruled today in the years-long legal challenge to Georgia's regulations on voting; 'This time, we really really mean it!' is kinda how the conversation might go between Delta's pilots and airline management after its union, ALPA, opened a strike authorization vote; and Rivian: Unplugged. A local judge essentially pumps the...

Wellstar speeds up its timeline for shutting down Atlanta Medical Center; Hurricane Ian leaves massive amounts of destruction in Florida but has little effect on metro Atlanta's weather; and Herschel Walker's lack of commitment kills a televised U.S. Senate debate in one of Georgia's smaller TV markets.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ian could bring widespread devastation to coastal Georgia; The FBI steps in to investigate Coffee County's vote tampering scheme; and what does it say when you're running for elected office and a group of influential voters picks its endorsements but skips you? ...Don't answer.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgia emergency officials "aren't worried" about devastation from Hurricane Ian, although they figured all 159 counties should be under a state of emergency anyway; Georgia Power feels it's time for you to cough up more cash each month to keep the lights on, so it's asking the powers that be (AKA Georgia PSC) for permission to up your bill by about $170 a year, on average; and got a fetus? Has i...

Despite the throngs of salivating developers, the soon-to-be-vacant Atlanta Medical Center in the Old 4th Ward is off-limits. For now.; Georgia preps for Ian; and it only took thirty years, but those who live around Lake Lanier now have a contractual guarantee to water (what now, Alabama and Florida?!). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Coffee County gets new voting machines to replace its new voting machines; The Home Depot's workers at a Philly store aren't feeling HQ's brotherly love, which prompted a petition to unionize; and a $5.5-billion dollar commitment to build electric vehicles in the U-S apparently isn't good enough to win favorable treatment from the federal government. That's prompted Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Wa...

Atlanta's main post office gets close to a heroic rename; Sen, John Ossoff addresses safety at U.S. prisons; and summer goes out with a bang See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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An Atlanta attorney gets life in prison for a road rage murder conviction; Sen. John Ossoff (D-Ga) challenges the U.S. Dept. of Justice to accurately report the number of inmate deaths on its watch; and limbo competition or debate for a U.S. Senate seat? Why the, "Aw, shucks..." strategy could be political suicide.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The first verdict in more than a thousand total pending lawsuits against Sterigenics' release of ethylene oxide finds the company on the hook for more than $350-million; the Carter Center gives U.S. politicians, officials and voters alike the chance to promise to do right in upcoming elections; and The Home Depot is all like, "We got this" if there's a real economic downturn. See omnystudio.com/li...

Dear Forsyth County GOP: Um....; Welcome to the land of "Take this job and shove it!"; and many GOP hopefuls in other states are pulling back from abortion as an issue, afraid of igniting a crowd of voters who might angrily cast a ballot against them. Notice the use of the word, "other" in that previous sentence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another month. Another record number of jobs for Georgians; Gov. Kemp announces $130-million to boost Grady Memorial Hospital as it prepares to absorb a loss the closure of Atlanta Medical Center will create. And while it's a lot of money, his Democratic challenger Stacy Abrams says it's only a temporary Band-Aid.; and Dugdown part deuce. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of two Cobb County law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty is laid to rest as hundreds join the funeral procession; health advocates continue to bring attention to the void Atlanta Medical Center's closure will cause in the city's urban core, and Molly Samuel starts a deep dive into the beginnings of an ambitious conservation project known as the Dugdown Corridor. See omnystudio.co...

Bracing for the closure of one of Atlanta's largest safety net hospitals; how the looming rail strike could ripple through Georgia's fragile supply chain; and WABE mourns the loss of longtime legal analyst Page Pate, who died Sunday in a drowning accident off the coast of St. Simon's Island. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No race in the country has had more spent on TV ads than for Georgia's U.S. Senate seat; Hundreds of millions of dollars could be on its way to Grady Hospital in the aftermath of Atlanta Medical Center's closure; and how Atlanta's housing market became so red hot. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cobb County authorities offer new details in the shooting deaths of two deputies; the British Consulate General in Atlanta is inviting the public to sign a book of condolences for Queen Elizabeth II next week; and the University System of Georgia announced it will extend a temporary waiver for SAT and ACT requirements at most public colleges and universities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

Tributes and condolences pour in from Georgia dignitaries after the death of England's Queen Elizabeth II; Atlanta's Latin American Association says there's been an increase in the number of asylum seekers in recent months; and sales of electric vehicles in the southeast U.S. have doubled in the past year, but still lag behind the rest of the country See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

Atlanta city officials are demanding more details on Wellstar Health System's planned closure of the Atlanta Medical Center; Georgia U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is isolating in India after testing positive for COVID-19; and a jury has awarded $77 million to the family of a man who died after being dismissed from an addiction treatment facility See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens tests positive for COVID-19; community groups are handing out bottled water after flooding in Northwest Georgia leaves thousands without running water; and more than 100,000 Georgians have requested absentee ballots for the November general election under new rules for mail-in voting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're live from DragonCon 2022 in this Brief, so keep that in mind when you listen. It was really, awesomely cool to see, but it was also really, awesomely loud. We return to our regularly scheduled studio after Labor Day. Godspeed. (No, really, it's worth a listen. I mean it.); Why being pregnant means you can bypass Atlanta traffic jams; and it's an otherwise sleepy weekend in the city this Labo...

Closure of Atlanta's Wellstar Medical Center becomes a political issue; Try not to as he might, Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC) will have to testify before a special grand jury in Fulton County; and Delta's pilots up the pressure on the airline to reach a new contract with them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.