GPB News

04/09/2025

Thursday marked one year since the tragic shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, Georgia, where two teachers and two students lost their lives. Survivors and recent graduates gathered at the Georgia Capitol to honor the victims and reflect on the anniversary. Learn more here: https://www.gpb.org/news/2025/09/04/apalachee-high-school-students-speak-at-georgia-capitol-commemorate-shooting

03/09/2025

Lawmakers and former CDC employees and gathered at the state Capitol Tuesday holding signs in support of the agency, saying federal funding cuts could gut years of progress in public health.

GPB's Sarah Kallis reports: https://www.gpb.org/news/2025/09/03/former-cdc-workers-and-lawmakers-say-cuts-undermine-public-trust

31/08/2025

The second Trump administration marks a shift in how people without legal U.S. immigration status are arrested. in many places, local law enforcement officers are making the arrests.

GPB's Sofi Gratas has more from one community in South Georgia experiencing this new norm.

🗞: https://www.gpb.org/news/2025/08/28/south-georgia-ice-arrests-reveal-new-reality-of-immigration-enforcement

28/08/2025

CDC director Susan Monarez is out after less than a month on the job. "Susan Monarez is no longer director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We thank her for her dedicated service to the American people,” the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services wrote on social media Wednesday. HHS officials did not explain why Monarez is no longer with the agency.

*UPDATE* On Wednesday evening, Susan Monarez’s lawyers, Mark Zaid and Abbe David Lowell, issued a statement to The Associated Press saying she had neither resigned nor been told she was fired.

"When CDC Director Susan Monarez refused to rubber-stamp unscientific, reckless directives and fire dedicated health experts, she chose protecting the public over serving a political agenda. For that, she has been targeted," the attorneys wrote.

https://www.gpb.org/news/2025/08/27/cdc-director-out-after-less-month-other-agency-leaders-resign

22/08/2025

The memorial service for DeKalb County Police Officer David Rose is currently underway. Officer Rose, a 33-year-old former U.S. Marine, was killed in the line of duty earlier this month, while responding to a gunman who was firing at buildings on the CDC campus. He had been with the DeKalb County Police Department for a few months and is survived by his wife, two young children, and a third child on the way. Watch live here:

Officer David Rose, 33, was killed in the line of duty August 8, 2025, while responding to a reported gunman near Clifton Road and CDC Parkway. Officer Rose ...

21/08/2025

FOIA records reviewed by GPB show the EPA monitored environmental activist Scott Smith beginning in 2023 after he spoke out about toxic contamination following the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

That continued as he traveled to Georgia, where he gathered samples of soil, water and debris following the fire at BioLab in Conyers. Smith spoke with Pamela Kirkland in this GPB exclusive.

In an exclusive interview with GPB's Pamela Kirkland, environmental whistleblower Scott Smith discusses documents about suspected surveillance while he gathered soil and water samples after the BioLab fire in Conyers, Ga., in the fall of 2024.

19/08/2025

The Commerce City Council has unanimously denied a proposal to move nearly 200 bodies from a centuries-old cemetery for the construction of a new business park. The decision was influenced by community members and descendants of those buried there who advocated to preserve the site. GPB's Chase McGee reports. https://www.gpb.org/news/2025/08/19/commerce-city-council-denies-proposal-move-nearly-200-bodies-centuries-old-cemetery

18/08/2025

DeKalb County will host a public memorial service honoring Officer David Rose on Friday, August 22, at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Atlanta. Rose was killed during a shooting outside the CDC headquarters on August 8. Rose leaves behind a wife and two children, with a third on the way.

A GoFundMe has been set up to support his family. Atlanta Track Club is also donating all proceeds from race registration for the “Atlanta’s Finest 5K” last weekend. The annual race is a way for the track club to honor law enforcement.

18/08/2025

The U.S. Postal Service announced it will issue a commemorative Forever stamp honoring Jimmy Carter, who died at the age of 100 on Dec. 29, 2024.

The Postal Service plans to release the stamp for purchase on Oct. 1 in Atlanta, on what would have been Carter's 101st birthday. Today, Aug. 18, is also Rosalynn Carter’s birthday. She would have turned 98.

Read more about the events honoring the former president and first lady: https://www.gpb.org/news/2025/08/18/friends-and-family-celebrate-jimmy-and-rosalynn-carter-at-forever-stamp-unveiling

18/08/2025

The transit study places 22-miles of light rail along the Beltline and engineers are looking for public feedback on potential routes.

GPB's Amanda Andrews has more:

The transit study places 22-miles of light rail along the Beltline and engineers are looking for public feedback on potential routes.

17/08/2025

Attorneys argued this week whether the current temporary injunction against the Georgia law prohibiting handing out food and water to people in long voting lines should stand:

https://www.gpb.org/news/2025/08/14/federal-appeals-court-hears-pros-and-cons-of-giving-snacks-weary-and-occasionally

16/08/2025

Beekeepers across the U.S. are struggling with severe losses after a combination of weather and parasites took their toll on hives during the winter.

GPB's Chase McGee explains:
https://www.gpb.org/news/2025/08/13/massive-honeybee-losses-attributed-weather-disease-carrying-mites