Patrick Saunders
Supervising Digital News Editor at WABE-FM (Atlanta, GA)
Supervising Digital News Editor for Atlanta NPR Affiliate @wabenews | Past: @projectqatlanta @thegavoice | Atlanta Native | [email protected] | he/him 🏳️🌈
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4 days ago |
wabe.org | Patrick Saunders
An earthquake of 4.1 preliminary magnitude was reported Saturday morning in Tennessee and was felt in Atlanta, western North Carolina and elsewhere, according to the U.S. Geological Survey and local news reports. The website for USGS said the earthquake originated shortly after 9 a.m. EDT about 12 miles (20 kilometers) from Greenback, Tennessee, which is about 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of Knoxville.
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5 days ago |
wabe.org | Patrick Saunders
DECATUR, Ga. — A Decatur resident with an eagle eye convinced the city to void an unknown number of people’s speeding tickets after he noticed a typo in a sign posted in the Beacon Hill Middle School zone. Brian Grow, a longtime resident of Decatur, received a $100 ticket after being accused of going 37 miles per hour during school hours, when the school speed limit was 25 miles per hour. “The posted timeframe on the signs says 25 mph ends at 4:35 p.m.,” he said.
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6 days ago |
wabe.org | Patrick Saunders
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Marvin Epp wants to share his good health. At 90 years old, the energetic but soft-spoken Forsyth County resident still works, volunteers at his local church and helps neighbors when he can. He also regularly donates blood, a routine he has maintained for the past 65 years. “God did not intend for me to waste my good health on myself,” Epp said.
Georgia U.S. senators warn Trump’s proposed budget threatens to gut state’s growing EV manufacturing
6 days ago |
wabe.org | Patrick Saunders
Georgia’s U.S. senators say they are outraged at the prospect of large job losses for clean energy workers if the Republican Congress implements its proposed cuts to the Inflation Reduction Act. Georgia Democratic U.S. Sens.
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1 week ago |
wabe.org | Patrick Saunders
How should Georgia Democrats deal with sensitive topics like transgender rights and diversity, equity and inclusion? Georgia Democrats are thinking about the path forward as they look ahead to the 2026 midterms, hoping that discontent with President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans will help propel U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff back to Washington and launch a Democrat into the governor’s office for the first time since Roy Barnes served more than 20 years ago.
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