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The Brief from WABE
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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, June 4, 2026
Jun 500:09:40Tap to summarizeThe federal government launches an inquiry into MARTA's spending on safety; County elections officials could get different (and conflicting) state guidance on how to count ballots; and we head to the Atlanta History Center in search of what documents from Spelman College's earliest years tell us about the country's earliest days. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Brief for Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Jun 300:09:47Tap to summarizeGov. Kemp adds property tax to special session agenda; Atlanta area DAs call BS on state efforts to erase partisan elections only in the metro; and legendary singer Peabo Bryson dies at age 75. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Brief for Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Jun 200:09:44Tap to summarizeThe Georgia Supreme Court makes way for lethal injection executions to move forward again; Recently deepened and widened Port of Savannah could be deeper and wider; and about those fancy new MARTA train cars set to debut for the FIFA World Cup. Um. Well. So. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Brief for Monday, June 1, 2026
Jun 100:09:19Tap to summarizeGeorgia's gas tax repreive is about to end; Sen. Jon Ossoff and Democratic gubenatorial nominee Keisha Lance-Bottoms team up for election campaigning; and go inside a Ga State Univ lab where researchers hope to find life in a far away land. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Brief for Friday, May 29, 2026
May 2900:09:27Tap to summarizePilot program using drones to respond to mass school shooting event set to debut at five Georgia schools; Why the FBI isn't laughing about threats related to the FIFA World Cup; and the effects of military sexual trauma in WABE's series, "Invisible Scars."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Brief for Thursday, May 28, 2026
May 2800:09:39Tap to summarizeShoplifting suspect, said to be running away from police, shot dead; Georgia Power bills should be a little cheaper starting next month; and Emory University names its 22nd President. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Brief for Wednesday, May 27. 2026
May 2700:09:06Tap to summarizeThursday morning in courtrooms almost 50 miles apart, a teen and a man accused of carrying out separate mass shootings in Georgia will have status hearings as neither has a trial date set for their high-profile murder cases; Rodney Taylor, the Lawrenceville man who rose to national attention when members of Congress flagged how the double amputee was crawling across filthy bathroom floors to shower, is out of immigration detention; Libertarian candidate for Governor Chase Oliver has suspended his campaign.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Brief for Tuesday, May 26, 2026
May 2600:09:41Tap to summarizeAn urgent plea from Atlanta's animal shelters; MARTA's PD continues to grow; and two middle schoolers from metro Atlanta navigate the Scripps National Spelling Bee.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Brief for Monday, May 25, 2026
May 2500:06:16Tap to summarizeEbola screenings expand to Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson; this hurricane season looks calmer than normal thanks to El Nino; and both UGA and Ga Tech baseball head to NCAA as top-ranked teams. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Brief for Friday, May 22, 2026
May 2200:08:45Tap to summarizeFulton County is reviewing the 61 ballots submitted during extended polling hours at one Sandy Springs location during this week's primary election; Driverless car company Waymo has suspended its service in Atlanta after one of its vehicles was stranded in a flooded street during heavy rains; The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper is reporting a major fish kill on the river in west Atlanta.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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