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Here's what's happening around Northeast Georgia.

It’s Sine Die week, and the end of the Georgia legislative session is imminent. Here is the status of a few bills and resolutions. \t HR 1564 \t Resolution summary: A resolution that encourages local boards of education, governing bodies of nonpublic schools and governing bodies of a charter school to adopt…

News broke early this morning about explosions going off in the Brussels airport and metro station. Since then, the world has been mourning and responding on various forms of social media. Hashtags, photos, and text have been crafted to express many views.

Multiple organizations are working to improve safety on the streets for cars, bikers, walkers, and more. Complete Streets Athens and Bike Athens spoke to the public about the future of transportation safety in Athens Clarke County. While more bike lanes are preferable to the groups, they believe that getting people to…

Here is Northeast Georgia’s weather forecast for Tuesday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koDvq2NXfnY&feature=youtu.be

CNN reports that ISIS claims responsibility for the three bombs exploding this morning in Brussels, Belgium. At least 30 were killed and 230 injured. It also reports that at least two nuclear power plants were evacuated after the explosions. ““There have been threats of nuclear reactors in the past from muslim terrorists…

Bees in the United States are disappearing.. In the past half decade, 30% of the national bee population has vanished. Bees have a lot things threatening their extinction, according to Brett Nolan, Ph.D. candidate at the Entomology Department at the University of Georgia. “They have a lot to deal with. They…

No bond date has been set for an accused rapist. Athens Clarke County police arrested 25-year-old Robert Gage Jones last night. Police report he’s connected to an reported rape that happened last summer. A witness says the alleged rape happened July 22. She claims she walked in on Jones having sex with her…

Athens urban business owners and artists claim their local culture is overshadowed by the University of Georgia. The Athens Hip Hop Awards was created to avoid this alleged erasure, says Awards Co-director Mokah Johnson. “The Athens Hip Hop Awards was [created] to spotlight the urban Athens community, all the workers here, business…

Tonight, a soccer team has the chance to defeat the team that ended their season short last year. Clarke Central High School Girls Soccer was defeated last year against Heritage High School. The 1-4 loss prevented them from moving forward to playoffs. One year later, they are playing against Heritage again.…