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The Brief from WABE brings you daily news with context from Atlanta's public media outlet and National Public Radio member station. The Brief from WABE is updated daily before 7pm with a look at what is happening in the metro Atlanta area brought to you by your WABE News Team.
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- The Brief for Thursday, November 12, 2026 · 10 minState House Democrats have elected their new leaders, including the first Black woman ever nominated as Georgia House Speaker; Georgia sees some of the most new prostate-cancer…
- The Brief for Wednesday, November 11, 2026 · 10 minFinger pointing continues among Georgia Republicans over the results of the midterm elections; Georgia veterans could soon have access to more non-opioid pain relief through the…
- The Brief for Tuesday, November 10, 2026 · 10 minHigh prices. High interest. High inflation. Add them together, and you get way low home sales; ICE and the federal government will make you a great deal on an unused warehouse…
- The Brief for Monday, November 6, 2026 · 10 minDemocrats get enough wins to take control of Georgia's House--the first time in more than 20 years; Local health clinics that serve the uninsured see a spike in demand as folks…
- The Brief for Friday, November 6, 2026 · 9 minAt least one person is dead after catastrophic flooding in North Georgia this week, according to Georgia emergency management officials; Governor-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms…
- The Brief for Thursday, November 5, 2026 · 9 minA 'one-in-a-one-thousand' year flash flood leads to emergency rescues in North Georgia; Six Flags commits to safety upgrades at all of its theme parks; and the importance of…
- The Brief for November 4, 2026 · 9 minThe GBI investigates the fatal police shooting of a Stockbridge teenager; One election completely reverses the makeup of Georgia's state government; and Gov. Brian Kemp says no…
- The Brief for Tuesday, November 3, 2026 · 9 minVoters keep turning out in Georgia, perhaps even record-setting, state officials say; The cost for a cannabis card in Georgia is more than doubling; And why the City of Atlanta…
- The Brief for Monday, November 2, 2026 · 10 minGeorgia shatters its record for early voting; heightened urgency for you to get a flu shot; and a lucrative bonus structure for local police who cooperate with federal ICE…
- The Brief for Friday, October 30. 2026 · 9 minThe clock is ticking for Georgia voters to return their absentee ballots; Former Vice President Kamala Harris continues her stop in Atlanta Friday; and a single seat could flip…
- The Brief for Thursday, October 29, 2026 · 10 minMore than 30 percent of active voters in Georgia have already cast their ballots ahead of the midterm elections, setting records; Georgia's senators are calling on the federal…
- The Brief for Wednesday, October 28, 2026 _01 · 10 minSuspects arrested for plotting to shoot up Cherokee High School had detailed plans, officials say; Georgians can now buy flood insurance online; and water pressure--the a push to…
- The Brief for Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · 10 minMore measles. More money. Less music. Georgia continues to see record-setting measles cases. Two of Atlanta's biggest corporations bring in more cash than even they predicted…
- The Brief for Monday, October 26, 2026 · 10 minThe U.S. Justice Department plans to send election monitors to four Georgia counties... election officials say it's not out of the ordinary; Police have arrested a suspect…
- The Brief for Friday, October 23, 2026 · 10 minEarly voting in Georgia is setting records ahead of the midterm elections; President Trump returns to Georgia for the second rally in less than two weeks to bolster Republican…
- The Brief for Thursday, October 22, 2026 · 9 minCommunities are eyeing potential statewide legislation in yet another effort to rein in the use and abuse of license plate readers from Atlanta-based Flock Safety; A federal…
- The Brief for Wednesday, October 21, 2026 · 11 minThe FBI's Atlanta office is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person who threw a Molotov cocktail at a downtown ICE office; The Trump…
- The Brief for Tuesday, October 20, 2026 · 11 minA hearing for the man accused of stabbing and killing 66-year-old Margaret Swan on a MARTA train earlier this year will now take place in December; Gubernatorial candidate Rick…
- The Brief for Monday, October 19, 2026 · 10 minThe man accused of stabbing and killing a 66-year-old woman on a MARTA train in May is due in federal court Tuesday; A hunger strike continues at Folkston Ice Processing Center…
- The Brief for Friday, October 16, 2026 · 9 minImmigrants in a Southeast Georgia ICE detention facility are on a hunger strike; Affordability remains one of the top election issues for Georgians; and The Atlanta Dream make…
- The Brief for Thursday, October 15, 2026 · 11 minPresident Donald Trump returns to Georgia Friday to campaign for Republicans on the midterm ballot; Federal defense attorney's are pushing back on a move to transfer pre-trial…
- The Brief for Wednesday, October 14, 2026 · 10 minGeorgia ready to distribute grant money for Hurricane Helene losses; ACDC sale could happen as soon as next week; and foster kids in Georgia with an autism diagnosis could see…
- The Brief for Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Mixdown 1 · 10 minMultiple roller coasters are now offline after man falls to his death at Six Flags Over Georgia; Confirmation of Georgia's 21st case of the measles; and the equalizing potential…
- The Brief for Monday, October 12, 2026 · 9 minPresident Donald Trump returns to Georgia on Friday to campaign for Republicans on the midterm ballots; Fulton justice system leaders say they intend to skip the county's…
- The Brief for Friday, October 9th, 2026 · 10 minAll of metro Atlanta will be under a high wind warning and a flood watch this weekend, ahead of the arrival of the outer bands of Hurricane Isaias; Atlanta-based Delta has cut…
- The Brief for Thursday, Oct 8, 2026 · 9 minIt's probably gonna rain. A lot. And get windy, too. Maybe a tornado? In other words, Isaias is comin'; After a lot of firings, UPS is hiring 100k helpers for the holidays; and…
- The Brief for Wednesday, October 7, 2026 · 11 minDetained immigrants stage a hunger strike at a south Georgia facility; Yesterday, it was a numbered tropical disturbance. Tomorrow, it's likely to be a hurricane. What…
- The Brief for Tuesday, October 6, 2026 · 10 minThe family of an 18-year-old killed by a Newnan police officer demands the department release bodycam footage of the shooting; The first, last, and everything in between debate…
- The Brief for Monday, October 5, 2026 · 10 minA week after Governor Brian Kemp signed a gas tax suspension, high diesel prices continue to impact Georgia’s agriculture sector; U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is calling on his…
- The Brief for Friday, Oct. 2, 2026 · 10 minTybee Island has secured federal funding to replenish its beaches; Georgia is now shouldering even more of the cost to manage the federal food aid program known as SNAP; and an…
- The Brief for Thursday, October 1, 2026 · 10 minBig promises (but a small delivery) prompt DeKalb County to sue; Twenty years into the project, Atlanta's BeltLine just aquired the land to close the full 22-mile loop; and…
- The Brief for Tuesday, September 29, 2026 · 9 minMore back and forth between Fulton County and the City of Atlanta about the city jail; CDC employees who still have a job continue to say cutes are taking a toll; and why a…
- The Brief for Wednesday, September 30, 2026 · 9 minA federal judge tosses the Trump administration's suit against Georgia seeking private voter info; Measles, anyone? It's spreading, and a Jasper County family represents the…
- The Brief for Monday September 28, 2026 · 10 minTo lessen sticker shock at the pump, Georgia is rolling back its gas tax for 30 days; Because why should Atlanta homeowners have all the fun? A shortage of apartments means rents…
- The Brief for Friday, September 25, 2026 · 10 minGeorgia elections officials say a new federal voter database won't affect the state's elections... this year; The Atlanta Braves and the Atlanta Dream are both headed for their…
- The Brief for Thursday, September 24, 2026 · 10 minMassive quantities of meat, distributed by a Georgia company, are recalled; No U.S. city evicts more people than Atlanta; and "I'd take two if I were you." China's president…
- The Brief for Wednesday, September 23, 2026 · 10 minThe number of law enforcement personnel with access to Flock camera footage: 140,000. The number of federal policies governing that access: 0. The number of US Senators from…
- The Brief for Tuesday, September 22, 2026 · 10 minGoogle agrees to front cash for nuclear utility upgrades in Georgia; Everybody in the world was going to converge on Atlanta for the World Cup—causing the collective salivatory…
- The Brief for Monday, September 21, 2026 · 10 minYou know it's bad when the day's diesel prices NOT breaking the all-time record becomes newsworthy; Buckhead leaders want five years to create a better quality of life for those…
- The Brief for Friday, September 18, 2026 · 9 minThe Cobb County school district is removing another book from its libraries -- the first novel by Nobel-prize winning author Toni Morrison; County election officials, poll…
- The Brief for Thursday, September 17, 2026 · 10 minFive charged with exploiting immigrants seeking to work through the H2A Visa program; A man scheduled for execution gets last minute court order to intervene; and from regulator…
- The Brief for Wednesday September 16, 2026 wav · 9 minGeorgia reports its first death from West Nile Virus this year; the former head of Southern Company tapped to run Georgia's public college and university system; and the…
- The Brief for Tuesday, September 15, 2026 · 10 minLet the hagglin' begin as the Atlanta City Council gets hungry for a jail deal; Don't believe the political polls, says a prominent Georgia faith leader; and if Atlanta's newest…
- The Brief for Monday, September 14, 2026 II · 10 min · Sesong 1Georgia's parole board is set to consider clemency for a man scheduled for execution this week; A prominent non-profit leader takes a new gig promoting Atlanta; and a…
- The Brief for Friday, September 11, 2026 · 9 minThe Georgia Department of Public Health announced two additional measles cases in an ongoing outbreak; Two-and-a-half decades after the terror attacks of 9/11, Georgians in the…
- The Brief for Thursday, September 10, 2026 · 10 minGeorgia is among 10 states asking the High Court to block mail-in ballot restrictions; 'Quietly busy' is how you could classify ICE activity in Georgia; and two candidates with…
- The Brief for Wednesday, September 9, 2026 · 10 minSuspect accused of planning a mass shooting at Hartsfield-Jackson to appear before a federal judge; the quiet move to quiet, potentially, public outcry over data centers; and…
- The Brief for Tuesday, September 8, 2026 · 10 minMore metro Atlanta police officers are fired for peeping at Flock camera files for personal reasons; Diesel prices break another record this week; and the new math for new…
- The Brief for Friday, September 4, 2026 · 10 minThe end of summer feels a lot like the middle of summer; Diesel prices hit an all-time record in Atlanta; and a year after a raid on Korean workers putting together a massive EV…
- The Brief for Thursday, September 3, 2026 · 10 minA solemn ceremony at the Georgia Capitol as the two-year mark approaches in the Apalachee high school shooting; The region doesn't have enough housing to fit us all, an issue…
