The Brief from WABE

Georgians have set a new record on the first day of early in-person voting for the 2024 presidential election; An Atlanta police officer has been suspended with pay and charged with obstruction of justice two months after allegedly shooting a man to death during a bar fight while he was off duty; and the rehabilitation hospital Shepherd Center is in growth mode -- Crystal Edmonson, host of the pod...

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Attorneys for the man accused of killing nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia campus are seeking to get the trial moved to a new location; Republican Vice Presidential nominee JD Vance is in Atlanta this evening; The U.S. Health and Human Services department recently announced Georgia would receive a new share of opioid treatment funding for some of the state's hardest hit coun...

Judge rules no voter registration deadline exceptions despite hurricane damage; Delta Air Lines had a challenging third quarter; and a look at the political power of Atlanta's Indiana-American community. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Milton nears the Florida coast; BioLab officials establish a 24/7 call center; and Avondale normalizes composting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Post-six-week-ish abortion is back to being illegal in Georgia; and whether you say "puh-kawhn" or "pee-can" or even "peekin'," you're a fixin' to have a harder time tracking them down after Helene eliminates the most prolific trees. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former President Donald Trump made his second trip this week to storm damaged parts of Georgia; Officials are lifting the shelter-in-place orders in Rockdale County connected to the fire at the BioLab plant; and October 4th marks one month since a mass shooting at a Barrow County high school claimed the lives of two students and two teachers -- one Apalachee High School educator reflects. See omny...

Pres. Biden tours devistation from Helene; Donald Trump and Gov. Brian Kemp will appear together later in the week to bring attention to the storm's aftermath--a scene that just weeks ago seemed improbable at best; and Rockdale residents are ready to rid chemical plant behind ongoing environmental disaster. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Biden Administration grants Georgia's request for emergency aid; State appeals overturning of abortion ban; and Atlanta warned to brace for potentially dangerous air from Rockdale chemical plant.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rockdale County officials issue a 'shelter in place' suggestion for the remainder of the week; VP Harris plans to tour post-Helene scene; and Happy Birthday, Mr. President--Jimmy Carter is 100 years young. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgia's six-week abortion ban overturned; a chemical plant fire paralyzes an entire county; and Trump's version of Helene recovery story quite different than Gov. Brian Kemp's. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Helene spares Atlanta from the worst; Atlanta still sees significant storm-related damage; and Georgia's native President celebrates 100 years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Georgia braces for a major hurricane. The WABE News team reports on what's shaping up to be one of the biggest tropical storms to hit the state in memory. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Georgia's Emergency Management agency is warning the entire state to brace for Tropical Storm Helene; Former President Donald Trump pitched a plan to stimulate manufacturing during a campaign event in Savannah Tuesday; The Muscogee (Creek) Nation is preparing for a court hearing in Atlanta over a casino development they say was built on sacred burial grounds. See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

Tensions on the Georgia State Election Board are spilling into the public after the panel approved controversial rule changes ahead of the 2024 election; Students and teachers at Apalachee High School returned to campus today for the first time since police say a 14-year-old shot and killed four people; High Schools in Georgia are now required to stock nalaxone, a medication that can reverse opioi...

Vice President Kamala Harris brought her presidential campaign to Cobb County this afternoon; Over two weeks after four people were shot and killed at Apalachee High School, students at several metro Atlanta schools walked out in protest of gun violence; and reporting from Pro Publica has brought to light two recent deaths linked to the state's more restrictive abortion laws. See omnystudio.com/li...

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Kamala Harris schedules another Georgia trip to discuss abortion access; Fulton Commission says it's still without answers about unpaid bills at the jail; and is patient trust a strong indicator of low maternal mortality? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jimmy Carter's turning 100; Georgia tourism sets new record; and NPR's Mary Louise Kelly with Georgia Sec. of State Brad Raffensperger on what to expect in this election. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A year after submitting thousands of signatures to force a referendum on building Atlanta's public safety training center, frustrated opponents demonstrate at city council meeting; VP candidates make visits to Georgia with polls tied and just 50 days to go before Election Day; and AT&T workers are back to work after more than a month on strike. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

Lt. Gov. Bert Jones is off the hook after state prosecutor throws out 'fake elector' charges; Fulton DA Fani Willis defies a subpoena from GOP lawmakers; and voting and civil rights groups send a "Friend of the Court" brief urging a judge to push back on changes from Georgia's State Election Board. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some, but not all, charges dropped in Georgia's case against Donald Trump; Judges disqualify two presidential candidates from Georgia's ballot; and our politics team tags along as folks from different backgrounds take in this week's presidential debate.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A judge overrules Georgia's Sec. of State over See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.