WABE-FM (Atlanta, GA)

WABE, operating at 90.1 MHz and known as 90.1 FM WABE, is a non-profit educational radio station based in Atlanta, Georgia. It serves the wider Atlanta metropolitan region and is the local affiliate for National Public Radio (NPR). The station features a diverse public radio programming lineup, hosted by local personalities such as Lois Reitzes, Rose Scott, and H. Johnson. Additionally, WABE is recognized for producing the acclaimed podcast Buried Truths, hosted by Hank Klibanoff, which has won a Peabody Award.

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Stone Mountain City Council explores legal process for removing mayor

4 days ago | wabe.org | Patrick Saunders

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — The Stone Mountain City Council met on Friday and directed the city attorney to begin drafting an ordinance regarding procedures for removing elected officials. While the council did not explain the vote, which occurred after a lengthy closed-door executive session, Mayor Pro Tem Ryan Smith confirmed to Decaturish that the intent is to set the groundwork for removing Mayor Beverly Jones, pending the results of an independent investigation into her conduct.
Ximena Arias-Cristobal on tackling final exams and fighting deportation

4 days ago | wabe.org | Lily Oppenheimer

Days before she was supposed to take her final exams, Dalton State College student Ximena Arias-Cristobal was mistakenly pulled over by a city police officer. During that traffic stop, Dalton police discovered Arias-Cristobal was undocumented. She was brought to the U.S. with her family at only 4 years old. The 19-year-old was turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to be held at the privately-run Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia.
The Black hair industry in Atlanta imports products from China. Here’s what tariffs mean for braids and wigs

4 days ago | wabe.org | Kenny Murry

Before the oppressive summer heat descends on Atlanta, therapist Brittanee Sims usually gets her thick, curly hair braided at a salon to preserve her healthy mane. But it’s more expensive this year. So she’ll only pay for her teenage daughter and son to get their summer hairdos. Not having braided hair “creates more of a hassle for everything,” said Sims, who counts herself among the tens of millions of women that regularly spend on the Black hair care industry.
Authorities investigating death after burnt body found on Stone Mountain near Atlanta

5 days ago | wabe.org | Kenny Murry

Authorities are investigating the death of man whose burnt body was found near the top of Stone Mountain outside Atlanta Saturday morning. The body was found near the top of the mountain after a hiker who discovered it called 911, Stone Mountain Park Police spokesperson John Bankhead said. The hiker did not leave their contact information with dispatchers, Bankhead said. Bankhead described the body as an adult male, likely in their 20s or 30s.
Condemned College Park apartment residents decry coming relocation deadline

6 days ago | wabe.org | DorMiya Vance

Residents of a condemned apartment complex in College Park will be forced to leave by the end of the day on Saturday, May 31. Just off Godby Road, the city’s Chelsea Gardens apartment complex was condemned over a month ago. City officials said issues like code complaints and violence were among the reasons they went through with a condemnation despite tenants still living there. One resident, Carolyn Huitt, is still grappling with finding another place to go. “It’s upsetting, and I have a family.
Georgia mayor and 2 others are jailed on felony charges for trying to halt a local election

6 days ago | wabe.org | Meimei Xu

The mayor of a small city in Georgia and two former election officials have been jailed on felony charges stemming from efforts last November to halt a local election after one of the mayor’s allies was disqualified from a city council race. Camilla Mayor Kelvin Owens was being held at the Mitchell County jail Friday, two days after a grand jury indicted him on a felony charge of election interference and a misdemeanor count of conspiring to commit election fraud.
Feedback Friday: Concerns about America’s public health agencies and governance

6 days ago | wabe.org | LaShawn Hudson

There have been significant public health policy changes under the Trump administration. Recently, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s announced the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would stop recommending COVID-19 vaccines for healthy pregnant women and children. Then, on Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released immunization schedules, still recommending COVID-19 vaccinations for healthy children.
Trump cuts could impact millions of Georgians

6 days ago | wabe.org | Alex Helmick

On this episode of WABE’s Week In Review, millions of Georgians will see the impact of federal cuts on the state if they move through. From food for low income folks to preserving historic sites to running a university, we continue our look at how federal funding and job cuts by the Trump administration are impacting the state. Plus, data centers are here and growing across the state as Georgia lawmakers are weighing how to regulate them.
How proposed federal SNAP cuts could affect Georgians

6 days ago | wabe.org | Meimei Xu

Georgians could see changes to the benefits they receive from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as a result of federal cuts proposed in the Trump administration’s massive tax bill. Last week, Republicans passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which includes sweeping cuts to the nation’s largest food aid program.
Tariff flip-flops leave Georgia small businesses in economic uncertainty

6 days ago | wabe.org | Marlon Hyde

Georgia small businesses continue to struggle with tariffs. A federal appeals court ruled Thursday to keep import taxes in place after a ruling that blocked President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, which were paused by the Court of International Trade for less than a day. “They’re on, they’re off, they’re on again. Few forward-looking businesses can be truly successful in such an environment,” said Tom Smith, an economist at Emory University.