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Getting ready for MLK Day in Savannah

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Release Date: 01/11/2024

WTOC+ | Maintaining your mental health in 2025 show art WTOC+ | Maintaining your mental health in 2025

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While we’re only in the beginning of 2025, we have definitely experienced our share of tragedies. Gateway Community Service Board Licensed Clinical Social Worker Phylicia Anderson joined WTOC’s Dawn Baker on Welcome To Our Community to share some tips about how to maintain your mental health. She also reminds us that there’s a National Crisis Line available 24 hours every day. Just call 988 if you need help.

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Savannah internist Dr. Paul Bradley joins WTOC’s Dawn Baker to break down how weight loss drugs work as well as the unexpected health benefits. They started as diabetes drugs, but now Ozempic and Mounjaro have become even more sought after for their dramatic weight loss.

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The Jackie Johnson trial is well underway in Brunswick, Georgia. Johnson, former Glynn County district attorney, is charged with violation of oath of a public officer and obstruction and hindering police following the murder of Ahmaud Arbery in 2020. Arbery was chased by three white men, then shot and killed in Glynn County. Greg McMichael, his son Travis McMichael, and William “Roddie” Bryan are all serving life sentences after being convicted for his murder. Johnson is accused of using her power as DA to protect two of the men who were eventually convicted. This week, Arbery's mother,...

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Forty-three rhesus macaque monkeys escaped from the Alpha Genesis Primate Research Center on November 6, 2024. This podcast was shot on November 13, 2024 with WTOC's Simone McKenny, Shea Schrader and Anna Stansfield. Follow this story on our website for the latest information.  

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March is the 10th consecutive month to be named the hottest month on record. To learn how this impacts the planet, we spoke with Dr. James Reichard from Georgia Southern University. He has been studying the climate for two decades.  For more information, visit  or website.    

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The deadline to file your taxes is quickly approaching. joined the WTOC News podcast to share some tips on how to make sure you file your taxes correctly. 

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Have you kept up with your New Year's Resolutions?  Well either way, Alexa Burdick, a licensed professional counselor with Georgia Outreach, joined the WTOC podcast to talk about how to keep up with those goals or maybe even start some new ones.  For more information on Georgia Outreach, For more information on Alexa Burdick,  

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Expert breaks down $418 million National Association of Realtors settlement show art Expert breaks down $418 million National Association of Realtors settlement

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The National Association of Realtors recently settled a lawsuit that deals with real estate agent commissions. resulted in the National Association of Realtors paying $418 million to home sellers. , a senior writer with Nerd Wallet and has been covering the housing market since 2001. The settlement is expected to impact how some brokers are paid, exactly how is still up for discussion.  what he's heard from industry leaders. 

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Will Moseley is from Hazlehurst, Georgia and is a contestant on the 2024 season of American Idol. Moseley joined the WTOC podcast to talk about the journey to Hollywood and what he is looking forward to in the future.  

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The WTOC News Podcast talks with about colorectal cancer. What are the warning signs? Are there ways to prevent it? Dr. McKeown breaks down what you need to know to maintain a healthy colon.   For more information on colorectal cancer,  

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Ahead of the Savannah MLK Day Parade, WTOC's Simone McKenny sat down with the president of the MLK Observance Day Association to learn about the events and celebration for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2024.  

For more information on this year's celebration, click here.