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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 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.
Transcribe →The Brief for Thursday, April 23, 2026
Apr 2300:09:25Tap to summarizeFirefighters in Georgia are working to contain a wildfire that has destroyed 87 homes so far; State officials warn some populations may be at higher risk for smoke-related health impacts from the wildfires; WABE's climate reporter Emily Jones reports from Brantley County, near one of the ongoing wildfires.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Brief for Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Apr 2200:10:10Tap to summarizeLongtime Georgia Congressman David Scott has died at the age of 80; Governor Brian Kemp has declared a state of emergency for 91 counties as wildfires rage across South Georgia; The Trump administration wants to allow new roads to be built on millions of acres of forest--acres where that hasn't been allowed for decades. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Brief for Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Apr 2100:09:25Tap to summarizeBaby, it's dry outside; Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, part of the CDC, meet in Atlanta; and a journey inside Inman Park's 'tree house.' See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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