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CRD seeks public comment on NOAA’s Proposed Rule to Amend North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Coastal Resources Division (CRD) is accepting public comment on a request for review of a federal consistency submission from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Office of Protected Resources proposing amendments to the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule (“speed rule”).
South Georgia training program will prepare paramedics for more advanced care
LISTEN: It's the first to meet new licensure requirements for paramedics that the state Department of Public Health says it intends to issue next year. GPB's Sofi Gratas reports. As part of their licensure, Georgia paramedics are all required to learn basic medical care in order to stabilize patients for...
Evers Home could be nominated for World Heritage List
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced that she has authorized the National Park Service (NPS) to prepare a potential nomination for 11 U.S. Civil Rights Movement sites in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi, Virginia and Washington, DC to be added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. The site in Mississippi […]
Friends of Georgia Radio to honor WCLK's GM Wendy F. Williams
Friends of Georgia Radio has announced its new Hall of Legends Class of 2024 and WCLK's very own General Manager, Wendy F. Williams, will be inducted. The 3rd Annual Celebration will take place on Saturday, August 24 at the City Springs - Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center. The Hall of...
Georgia Signing Up Veterans to Serve as Poll Workers
ATLANTA – Georgia voters will be getting help from veterans on Election Day this year, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Tuesday. Raffensperger’s office will partner with Vet the Vote, a new nationwide organization that recruits veterans and members of their families to serve as volunteer poll workers. More than 135,000 veterans across the nation will be serving as poll workers this year, Dan Valone, director of Vet the Vote,...
$10M suit in Georgia truck accident moved to federal court
A $10 million lawsuit by a Georgia man who says he was badly injured when his pickup was struck by a semi driven for an amusement rides company has been transferred to federal court in Georgia. The suit, first filed June 6 in Muscogee County Superior Court in Georgia, moved...
Police: Murder suspect leads authorities on I-95 chase into Coastal Georgia before crashing
KINGSLAND, Ga. — Above video: Your Tuesday headlines. Police in Georgia say a murder suspect is dead following a police chase on Interstate 95. The Kingsland Police Department said Tuesday that a pursuit on I-95 led to the driver eventually crashing, then fatally shooting himself. The suspect, identified as...
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