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Severe storms in the Southeast US leave 1 dead and cause widespread power outages
CANTON, Ga. (AP) — A weather system that produced severe thunderstorms late into the night in the Southeast left one man dead in Georgia, caused damage in a South Carolina town and left hundreds of thousands of electricity customers without power for a time. The 27-year-old man was found...
Georgia superintendent says Black studies course breaks law against divisive racial teachings
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s state superintendent of schools said Wednesday that he believes a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies violates the state’s law against teaching divisive racial concepts, explaining that is why he won’t recommend it become an approved state course. Until now,...
Georgia Association Of Black Women Attorneys Take On Hollywood Glamour At Annual Glitter Gala
The Glitter Gala fabulously supports GABWA Foundation's scholarship and mentorship programs. The Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys (GABWA) Foundation hosted its annual Glitter Gala in Atlanta’s Intercontinental Hotel on July 28, taking Hollywood glamour to new heights. This diverse cohort of lawyers donned their finest attire on the...
Coffee Trojans 2024 Football Preview
We tell you everything you need to know about the 2024 Coffee High School football team in this preview, including roster changes and what fans can expect from the Trojans this season. 2023 Stats. Overall Record:15-0 Points Scored: 583. Points Allowed: 100. Key Losses. Among the top players Coffee will...
Trees down, roads closed, thousands without power after storms move across Georgia
DECATUR, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Storms took out power across multiple areas of metro Atlanta and North Georgia overnight. The high winds and heavy rain even toppled a tree onto a car and house Shadowbrook Place in Decatur. Officials said a 27-year-old man was killed in Cherokee County after...
Check your numbers! $1 million Powerball ticket sold in metro Atlanta
Someone in Georgia is waking up $1 million richer on Tuesday. One lucky ticket matched all five numbers in the Powerball drawing that aired Monday night live on Channel 2. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The winning numbers were 11, 27, 30, 33 and 14 with a Powerball of 16.
GPB morning headlines for July 31, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris was in Atlanta Tuesday evening for a rally to energize Georgia voters. The Georgia State Election Board voted Tuesday to redo some of its actions amid a lawsuit accusing it of meeting illegally. Ahead of the November election, the Georgia office of the secretary of state...