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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, May 7, 2026
May 700:09:32Tap to summarizeA gallon of premium gas in Georgia is now averaging nearly five dollars a gallon according to motoring group AAA; State health officials say they are closely monitoring two passengers who have returned to Georgia after being aboard the cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak; Atlanta fiber artist Honey Pierre is being celebrated twice over, with a solo show now open at One Contemporary Gallery, and a just-announced Emerging Artist Award from the City of Atlanta.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Brief for Wednesday, May 6, 2026
May 600:09:14Tap to summarizeCNN founder Ted Turner, a consummate salesman who changed how much of the world consumes news, has died; Governor Brian Kemp signed legislation regulating how health insurance companies use artificial intelligence in making patient decisions; A local non-profit is expanding a mentorship program for high school and college students to prepare them for high paying tech careers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Brief for Tuesday, May 5, 2026
May 500:09:20Tap to summarizeFulton County is pushing back on federal efforts to obtain the personal information of over 3000 election workers, plus volunteers, who worked on November 2020 elections; Georgia Power wants to lower the rate it charges for fuel; This weekend, Atlanta Ballet opens the East Coast premiere of “Frida,” a full-length narrative ballet.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Brief for Monday, May 4, 2026
May 400:09:29Tap to summarizeGeorgia abortion-rights advocates are among the national voices urging the U.S. Supreme Court to preserve access to abortion medication by mail after a flurry of back and forth court rulings; A disabled Georgia man has been released after more than a year in immigration detention; One of the few Black teachers ever hired by a south Georgia school district claims she was the victim of racial harassment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Brief for Friday, May 1, 2026
May 100:09:56Tap to summarizeFire crews are making gains on two large wildfires in South Georgia; Georgia Governor Brian Kemp says he will not delay the May 19th party primaries to allow for a special session to redraw congressional and state legislative lines; The race for the Republican and Democratic nominations to replace retiring Congressman Barry Loudermilk continue to focus on President Donald Trump and his policies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Brief for Thursday, April 30, 2026
Apr 3000:09:08Tap to summarizeMan claims he lost fingers, lower legs after Fulton County Jail failed to give him antibiotics; A look at the candidates for Georgia Secretary of State; and for the most part, candidates for the Georgia Public Service Commission agree on one issue--even across party lines. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Brief for Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Apr 2900:09:01Tap to summarizeWildfires continue to burn across South Georgia; Georgia has a new way to track voting; and how the Atlanta region became the number one market for 'build to rent' homes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Brief for Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Apr 2800:09:13Tap to summarizeGeorgia officials say crews have made significant progress on two large devastating wildfires in the Southeast part of the state; Georgia U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock is calling on Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to bring the bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security up for a vote; Georgia's Democratic and Republican candidates for governor faced off in the Atlanta Press Club debates.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Brief for Monday, April 27, 2026
Apr 2700:10:02Tap to summarizeSoutheast Georgia got some much-needed rainfall over the weekend – but not nearly enough to put out the tens of thousands of acres ablaze from two wildfires; In-person, early voting is now underway in Georgia for the May 19th primary election; and as a new generation witnesses astronauts travel to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years, we look at how the Fernbank Science Center contributed to the Apollo missions of the 1960s.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Brief for Friday, April 24, 2026
Apr 2400:10:08Tap to summarizeFederal officials are stepping in to help as wildfires rage in Southeast Georgia; Members of Georgia's congressional delegation are supporting a resolution that would require the Trump Administration to extend temporary legal protections for Haitian migrants; A Black community founded by freed enslaved people after the Civil War is now an official historic district in the city of Decatur.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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