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01/12/2026

Day one of the Georgia General Assembly is in the books. Even in a campaign year, lawmakers say they hope to keep the session moving as usual over the next 40 days. Sarah Kallis breaks down what’s ahead. Watch a full recap of today’s events tonight at 7pm on GPB.

01/12/2026

Three are dead and a dozen hospitalized after violence at Georgia’s Washington State Prison on Sunday.

The deaths were confirmed to GPB by Washington County Coroner E.K. May, who said it’s rare to see that many deaths at the prison in an entire year. Autopsies will be performed by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

Three are dead and a dozen hospitalized after violence at Georgia’s Washington State Prison on Sunday.

01/11/2026

Legislators joined a team of volunteers Thursday to assemble opioid overdose kits for Georgia’s public schools.

Every school in the state and most government buildings will have naloxone readily available in compliance with recent legislation. GPB's Amanda Andrews reports.

Every school in the state and most government buildings will have naloxone readily available in compliance with recent legislation.

01/11/2026

When it comes to turkeys, hunters and turkey hens are after the same thing: big, bold, burly tom turkeys.

Now a study from UGA’s Warnell School of Forestry lays out how hunters’ quest for trophy birds may lead to more turkey daughters:

In ways scientists don't yet understand, turkey hens can shift to rearing more females when hunting pressure on top males becomes too much, according to a new study.

01/10/2026

Winter typically means no bugs, but one particular pest thrives in winter and will ruin your plans to stay pest-free. They are called silverfish, but they aren’t flapping fish.

Rather, they are little slithering critters, ready to eat up anything and everything in your home.

Here’s what to know:

Winter typically means no bugs, but one particular pest thrives in winter and will ruin your plans to stay pest-free. They are called silverfish, but they aren’t flapping fish. Rather, they are little slithering critters, ready to eat up anything and everything in your home.

01/10/2026

Americans are moving less than ever before.

Georgia, however, is working against that national trend, ranking among the top states to show the highest percentage of in-migration, according to U-Haul’s 2025 Growth Index.

Americans are moving less than ever before. But Georgia is working against that national trend, according to U-Haul’s 2025 Growth Index.

01/08/2026

President Donald Trump is seeking more than $6.2 million in attorney fees and costs from the Fulton County District Attorney's office after the election interference case brought against him and others was recently dismissed.

President Donald Trump is seeking over $6.2 million in attorney fees from the Fulton County District Attorney's office. This stems from an election interference case against him that was dismissed.

01/07/2026

An effort to add data centers to the zoning code of a small Georgia town has prompted another community to raise major concern about whether they want to be subjected to these major facilities.

But Grantville Mayor Richard Proctor vehemently supports the projects.

An effort to add data centers to the zoning code of a small Georgia town has prompted another community to raise major concern about whether they want to be subjected to these major facilities.