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Stock photo of heavy rain. Severe thunderstorms brought strong winds and heavy rain to Nevada's Las Vegas Valley on Thursday evening, flooding downtown streets, drenching casinos and knocking out power to thousands of customers.
Northern Georgia Under Severe Thunderstorm Watch Until 10 PM Tonight
Atlanta, GA – Residents in Northern Georgia are under a severe thunderstorm watch until 10 PM tonight as a line of strong thunderstorms moves through the region. The National Weather Service (NWS) Storm Prediction Center has issued the watch in response to the risk of scattered damaging wind gusts and isolated large hail.
It's reclassification 'chaos' as Football Fridays in Georgia returns
LISTEN: Peter Biello chats with Football Fridays in Georgia podcast host Jon Nelson about the start of high school football for 2024. Peter Biello: As we've heard, the Georgia high school football season is upon us. Tonight you can watch Buford and Milton square off to kick off our season of televised high school football games on GPB-TV at 7:30 p.m. And that also means we'll have more of the Football Fridays in Georgia podcast hosted by Hannah Gooden and Jon Nelson. And Jon Nelson is with me now. Hey, Jon, welcome to the program.
Georgia's July unemployment rate inches up slightly
(The Center Square) — Georgia's July unemployment rate was 3.4%, up slightly from June's revised 3.3% but below the national unemployment rate of 4.3%. Despite having five million people in the workforce, the state's top labor official says more jobs are needed to keep the Peach State's unemployment rate low. "Georgia's labor force is larger and more dynamic than ever," Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson said in a statement. "Our...
New paratroopers earn jump wings on Airborne Day
FORT MOORE, Ga. (WRBL) — Newly-minted paratroopers graduate from Airborne School at Fort Moore nearly every other Friday. Today’s graduation, including more than 300 soldiers, was extra special. April 16 every year marks National Airborne Day, a holiday created by President George W. Bush in 2002 to recognize airborne soldiers across the armed forces. The […]
Georgia officials approve funds to purchase 'panic buttons' for election officials due to potential harassment
SEATTLE - The Board of Commissioners in Cobb County, Georgia, are taking steps to ensure election workers' safety by equipping them with panic buttons that would allow them to quickly contact authorities in case of an emergency. This week, officials approved $47,250 in funding to purchase around 200 devices for...
Georgia Southern's Sade Heinrichs signs professional contract in Portugal
Three-time All-Sun Belt Conference women's soccer standout Sade Heinrichs has become the latest Georgia Southern player to ink a contract with a club team overseas, joining CS Maritimo in Portugal to pursue her dreams of playing professionally. The 2022 Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year, Heinrichs finished her four-year Eagle career as one of the most decorated players in Georgia Southern history. Earned first team All-Sun Belt Conference honors for a second straight year in 2023 and is the only Georgia Southern women's soccer player to earn All-Conference honors three times in a career. The Monchengladbach, Germany, native also became...
On Our Radar: Historic Savannah lecture series takes on Waters Avenue revitalization
Historic Savannah Foundation continued its 2024 lecture series this week with a talk on the “Revitalization of Waters Avenue.” This installment of the On Our Radar series will detail efforts along the corridor to bring back its community-oriented economic activity. HSF’s lecture series has been ongoing this year with recent talks covering the...
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