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In a state decided recently by tiny margins, subtle shifts among any demographic can matter. These five groups could be key in determining who wins Georgia — and possibly the presidency.

As San Diego County’s second-largest city continues to grow, emergency planning documents show its wildfire management isn’t keeping up.

Five people who suffered devastating losses from gun violence promised to push for gun reform.

As music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Heyward is the youngest to lead a major American orchestra and the first Black music director in the organization’s 107-year history.

High tide floods – when water collects in streets or even seeps into buildings on days without rain – are increasingly common in coastal areas as sea levels rise, a new report warns.

Most of the people who live in Poplar, N.C, are seniors. One priority is securing propane and kerosene heaters to keep them warm when it turns cold.

Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, Feb. 2 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Grab a front-row seat as the three-time Grammy Award winner performs songs from his latest album, "Carolyn’s Boys," along with Hootie and the Blowfish classics and his solo country hits, including a special performance of Diamond-certified “Wagon Wheel” with Old Crow Medicine Show’s Ketch Secor.

President Biden has been receding from the spotlight as the campaign marches on. But he still holds the highest office in the land for another four months and he's trying to make the most of it.

Three-time Grammy® Award nominees The Avett Brothers made mainstream waves with their critically acclaimed 2009 major label debut, "I and Love and You." In 2012 "The Carpenter" hit #4 on the Billboard Top 200, followed by "Magpie and the Dandelion" in 2013, which debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200. In 2016 the band was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. The 2017 documentary "May It Last: A Portrait of The Avett Brothers" (co-directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio) chronicles the process of writing 2016’s "True Sadness," which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Albums, #1 on Rock Albums, #3 on the Billboard 200, and scored 2 Grammy® nominations. The film received high praise upon its release theatrically and on HBO, and it is currently available on DVD/Blu-Ray/VOD. In 2019 the band released their tenth studio album, "Closer Than Together," featuring the single “High Steppin'” which reached #1 on the Americana Radio Singles Chart. The band's latest EP, "The Third Gleam," debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Americana/Folk Albums chart, #1 Rock Albums and #1 Vinyl Albums, and the single “Victory" hit #1 on the Americana Radio Singles Chart. The Avett Brothers stayed connected to fans amidst the COVID-19 pandemic by playing two sold out drive-in shows at Charlotte Motor Speedway. "Swept Away," a musical inspired by and featuring the music of The Avett Brothers, premiered in January 2022 at Berkeley Repertory Theatre to rave reviews from audiences and critics; it recently wrapped a limited pre-Broadway engagement at D.C.’s Arena Stage. The band closed out 2023 with their 20th annual hometown New Year's Eve celebration and will be touring across the country for much of this year. Visit: https://www.theshell.org/performances/the-avett-brothers/ Please note: the San Diego Symphony does not appear on this concert.

Nebraska has a unique solution to staffing elections: It allows counties to draft workers. Omaha's Douglas County is the only one to regularly use it. Here's how the jury duty-like system works.