WABE's Week In Review
Is Atlanta ready for the World Cup?
The World Cup is underway and Atlanta is gearing up to host its first game. We look at preparations from transportation to fanfests to health and safety. And the Buford Highway Orchestra Project is a free program that started during the pandemic to help students who were feeling the fear and isolat…
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Georgia gears up for runoff races and MARTA faces federal investigation
Georgia's Primary runoff election is June 16 with early voting starting statewide June 8. We have more from recent debates of those battling for their party's nomination. Plus, about a week before a high-profile stabbing death on MARTA, Interim CEO Jonathan Hunt reassured the public and local leade…
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GA Power customers could see lower bills and a high-profile mass shooting trial stalls again
The high-profile capital murder trial in Fulton County tied to the mass shooting and killing of several Asian women at Atlanta-area spas half a decade ago has stalled again. Meantime, the trial for alleged Apalachee High School shooter in 2024 will now take place outside of Barrow County at the req…
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Primary results lead to scores of runoffs and some big surprises
In our post-Primary Election Day coverage, we breakdown the many runoffs next month. Plus, some races will not need runoffs after big and perhaps unexpected outright primary wins. We are also joined by the Political Breakfast team.
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2026 Primary Election special
We have a Primary Election special episode where we dive in to the races for Georgia governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state and attorney general. Plus we'll hear about plans to battle redistricting in Georgia. Primary Election Day in Georgia is May 19.
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The legacy of Ted Turner
We look at the the life of Ted Turner--the billionaire entrepreneur, philanthropist, and environmentalist--whose impact stretches from media to nuclear disarmament. Plus, One of the few Black teachers ever hired by a south Georgia school district claims she was the victim of racial harassment and n…
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Kemp says Georgia will not delay primary to redraw districts but calls for new lines by 2028
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 following the controversial US Supreme Court decision that advocates say weakens the Voting Rights Act. Plus, an environmental group is …
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Congressman dead at 80 and wildfires ravage parts of Southeast Georgia
We have a remembrance of Congressman David Scott, who died this week at the age of 80. And we hear what three major candidates for Georgia governor are saying about a significant impending issue: How Georgia will count votes after a 2024 law banned QR codes from being used in tabulation takes effec…
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Trump nominates a CDC director and state officials scramble to meet new voting measures
President Trump nominates another potential director of the CDC. And with a deadline looming to change how Georgia's ballots get counted in November, state leaders are scrambling to find a solution. Plus some community members and advocates say they’re frustrated, after no bills related to the data…
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Immigrant detention warehouses spark another major issue and are electricity rates creating affordability problems?
A lack of information as the federal government bought Georgia warehouses to detain immigrants has exposed a whole other, non-immigration issue: There is no liaison to navigate between federal agencies and local officials. Plus, a key state lawmaker is raising constitutional questions about the hom…
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