The Brief from WABE

UPS plans to deliver 12,000 pink slips based on its financial performance in 2023; The remains of three members of the U.S. Armed Forces from Georgia, killed in a weekend drone attack, will soon return to the U.S.; and why tracking state spending of opioid settlement funds can be a challenge. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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It's been 10 years since the snowstorm that scarred generations of Atlantans hit without a ton of notice but left the region paralyzed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Falcons get a new head coach; Trump jumps on the call to disqualify Fulton's DA; and squatters take fancy to South Fulton and, to a degree, East Point. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Civil rights icon Bernice A. King recounts the last words she shared with her brother Dexter; there's an effort to cement what antisemitism means in Georgia law; and the move to limit property tax increases as housing values continue a fast climb in Georgia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dexter King, the youngest son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has died; Court documents unsealed today do not appear to show concrete evidence Fulton DA Fani Willis had an improper relationship with the prosecutor hired in the Georgia election interference case, Nathan Wade; and why a quirk in Georgia law means some voters won't be picking a replacement for their former stat...

The Marietta Board of Education has voted to uphold the removal of 23 books from the district’s high school library; A federal judge has denied a lawsuit aiming to stop construction on Atlanta’s Public Safety Training Center; and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is in Washington, D.C. to learn and share knowledge at the U.S. Conference of Mayors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A judge has scheduled a February hearing to discuss allegations of an improper relationship involving Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis; Governor Kemp is emphasizing the need for increased clean energy at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland; and today marks one year since environmental activist Manuel Teran was shot and killed by law enforcement near so-called "Cop City." See...

State lawmakers propose spending more on early chlidhood education; Preservation gets underway for a King home; and taking the booze out of liquor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Baby, it's cold outside (really, really cold); the state looks to pass a budget; and could the Patriots long-time head coach be heading south? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis could be facing more blowback for unsubstantiated allegations of an improper relationship; Delta Air Lines reports strong financial earnings; and Atlanta's King Center is preparing for the celebration of what would have been Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 95th birthday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gov. Kemp gives his sixth 'State of the State' address; The Red Cross issues a plea as blood supplies reach critical levels; and all that rain moves most of Georgia out of the drought category. For now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

10: the number of days in 2024 Fulton County goes without finding someone dead in its jail; A Trump supporter and defendant in the former president's Georgia trial claims DA Fani Willis breached an ethical boundry; and Gov. Brian Kemp puts the heat on unions in an effort to keep them away. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump argues immunity against Georgia charges; Falcons toss head coach Arthur Smith; and the influx of EV manufacturing will take power. Lots and lots of power. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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It's looking like SCOTUS is going to weigh in on whether POTUS has a permanent get out of jail free card; The first "Cop City" RICO defendant sees their day in court; and Rep. Lucy McBath [D-Ga] gets a new district and a new primary challenger. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Democrats are pushing to turn around Georgia's dismal maternal mortality rate; Republicans are working to get a bill passed that would open up more job opportunities for the formerly incarcerated; and the Georgia Realtors Association is feeling cautiously optimistic heading into the new year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Crime is down year-over-year in Atlanta, just don't ask Manuels' Tavern; Working Georgians made more money in 2023; and what to look for as the biggest local story--the Fulton County indictment of former President Donald Trump--becomes the biggest story of 2024. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two top Democrats say they won't run after redistricting would match them against the other; ICE deported more than 6,000 people in 2023; and the plan to fasttrack Georgia students to better English/Language Arts mastery. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Truist Bank is shutting down some Metro Atlanta locations; Georgia researchers are at the forefront of studying PFAS chemicals; and as part of our end of the year coverage, we revisit a story about how the Atlanta Veterans Affairs clinic is helping pregnant veterans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A federal judge has approved Georgia’s revised political maps; Drought conditions are improving in North Georgia; and this week's episode of How Do You Atlanta includes a comedy show with Bob the Drag Queen, a parade ahead of the Peach Bowl, and New Year’s Eve at the Georgia Aquarium. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At least four Georgia State Senators were targets of swatting incidents over the past two days in metro Atlanta; Several national non-profits are partnering with Georgia’s historically Black colleges to screen student-athletes for heart complications; And an Atlanta-based non-profit which helps people with disabilities start their own businesses is looking to expand.  See omnystudio.com/liste...

Remember Trump's infamous call to Georgia's Sec. of State in late 2019? Turns out he also phoned Michigan; its' gettin' real busy at HJAIA; and why one economist says area home prices will go up while commercial rents go down. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Giuliani, in some deep stuff legally and even deeper financial dung, declares the big BK; the number of available jobs in Georgia remains steady (remarkably so); and the best football team in all of college sports would, not surprisingly, have the best college recruitment class.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.