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10/12/2025

Savannah’s Metropolitan Planning Commission has voted to advance a proposal banning new hotels in three neighborhoods just south of downtown. Supporters say the move will help preserve the character of the city’s historic communities.

"The reason why people come to Savannah is because they love being in a community where we have these really, really special neighborhoods," said Nancy Maia of the Victorian Neighborhood Association. "And if we continue to just let tourism take over, that is going to go away." The measure now heads to city council for final approval.

10/11/2025

This fall, you can find high fashion at the High Museum of Art. Viktor&Rolf Fashion Statements, officially open on October 10, brings more than one-hundred daring designs from the legendary Dutch duo to Atlanta.

You can see this extensive exhibit until February 8th, 2026. GPB’s Kristi Wooten reports.

10/10/2025

In Atlanta, dozens of parents and their children are parking their cars and grabbing a bike helmet during for National Walk & Roll to School Week. GPB’s Amanda Andrews has more from riders on the “bike bus.” Read more: https://www.gpb.org/news/2025/10/10/parents-and-students-trade-car-rides-for-community-connection-atlanta-bike-bus

10/10/2025

The superintendent of Georgia's third-largest school district has been indicted on federal charges alleging he ran a kickback scheme and stole money from his previous employer, a smaller school district in suburban Chicago.

A lawyer for Devon Horton said in a statement that Horton “is eager to address his case in court.”

The superintendent of Georgia's DeKalb County school district has been indicted on federal charges alleging he ran a kickback scheme in suburban Chicago.

10/09/2025

Candidates are racing to energize their voters ahead of November’s public service commission election in Georgia.

GPB's Sarah Kallis reports.

Candidates are racing to energize their voters ahead of November’s public service commission election.

10/08/2025

What does life look like a year after the BioLab fire? For families like Virginia Crawford’s, the questions and health concerns haven’t gone away. Her foster son Na’Miko was hospitalized days after the fire, and she’s still searching for answers. Hear more of her story in GPB's podcast, Manufacturing Danger: The BioLab story, hosted by Pamela Kirkland. https://www.gpb.org/news/2025/10/06/manufacturing-danger-the-biolab-story-its-changed-lot-me

10/07/2025

A new study from the University of Georgia highlights the difficulty of managing coyote populations in the South.

GPB's Chase McGee reports: https://www.gpb.org/news/2025/10/06/coyote-populations-grow-back-quickly-after-removal-according-university-of-georgia

10/07/2025

ICE is spending millions of dollars on television advertising in select metro areas around the country, including Atlanta, Chicago and Seattle, an AP tally found, aimed at recruiting local officers frustrated with their cities' restrictions on immigration enforcement into President Donald Trump's mass deportation efforts.

An Associated Press tally shows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is spending millions of dollars on TV recruitment ads targeting officers in more than a dozen cities, including Atlanta.

10/06/2025

Furloughed CDC workers spoke with former State Senator and gubernatorial candidate Jason Esteves Friday. Thousands of workers received notice last week that they will not be paid until the federal government shutdown ends.

GPB’s Sarah Kallis reports. Find more shutdown coverage at gpb.org/news.

10/05/2025

Tourists and business travelers continued flocking to the Peach State last year, injecting billions into the economy, according to new state numbers from Gov. Brian Kemp.

A record 174.2 million traveled across the country and the globe to visit Georgia in 2024 and spent $45.2 billion, up 4% from the year before, he said in a statement issued by his office Friday.

Tourists and business travelers continued flocking to the Peach State last year, injecting billions into the economy, according to new state numbers from Gov. Brian Kemp.

10/04/2025

A KFF Health News investigation found gaps in oversight and a lack of transparency around patient safety in the booming cosmetic surgery industry.

Court records show that at least 20 women filed medical malpractice lawsuits against an Atlanta facility:

Cosmetic surgery chains across the country are attracting patients by promising “minimally invasive” operations to reshape their bodies or get rid of stubborn fat. But lawsuits have followed the industry’s growth, alleging that surgeons lacked adequate training and had histories of malpractice...

10/03/2025

Georgia journalist Mario Guevara has been deported to El Salvador. Guevara's deportation comes after the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday declined to put a hold on a deportation order issued last month by the Board of Immigration Appeals.

Read more: https://www.gpb.org/news/2025/10/03/mario-guevara-journalist-arrested-covering-protest-near-atlanta-deported-native-el