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Ronald Yarbrough is visited in hospital by his granddaughter, Roxanne Hachat, while recovering from a heart attack in 2019. His widow Glenda filed a lawsuit after his death. (Courtesy of Glenda Yarbrough via attorney Lloyd Bell)

Veteran’s widow gets $6 million after alleging typo led to fatal surgery

In her lawsuit, Glenda Yarbrough alleged her husband shouldn't have been cleared for colon surgery because of problems with his heart, and the medical letter contained a typo.

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As extreme heat arrives, dangerous days ahead for Atlanta World Cup revelers

The combination of extreme temps, humidity and Atlanta’s urban heat island will raise the risk of heat-related illnesses for World Cup fans, Peachtree Road Race runners.

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Experts examine weather on night of fatal Georgia wedding helicopter crash

Experts weigh in on a preliminary NTSB report indicating potential bad weather the night of a helicopter crash that killed the pilot and a groom hours after his wedding.

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Georgia stakeholders cheer Supreme Court upholding birthright citizenship

Analysts say a Supreme Court decision in favor of the Trump administration's order ending birthright citizenship could have upended Georgia’s economy.

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Children’s Healthcare drives $6 billion economic impact, new report finds

A new Georgia Tech report highlights Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta's economic impact and its role as a regional hub for complex pediatric care.

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Georgia’s three signers of Declaration of Independence: ‘Unlikely patriots’?

Georgians Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall and George Walton appear on America’s 1776 founding document, but their path to immortality differed from more famous signers.

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‘Elderly’ woman dead, man detained after wellness check at Buckhead home, police say

A barricaded man was detained Tuesday afternoon after a woman described by police as “elderly” was found dead inside a Buckhead home, officials said.

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Shooting leads to ‘large-scale manhunt’ in Forsyth County, officials say

After a dispute broke out in gunfire in a Forsyth County neighborhood, neighbors called 911 when stray bullets entered a child’s bedroom in a nearby house, officials said.

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Georgia stakeholders cheer Supreme Court upholding birthright citizenship

Analysts say a Supreme Court decision in favor of the Trump administration's order ending birthright citizenship could have upended Georgia’s economy.

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Ramon Jett, 6, went missing in Riverdale on Sunday. He was last seen on the 8000 block of Webb Road between 11:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. The Clayton County Police Dept. noted he was "nonverbal and suffers from a mental health condition.” His body was found in a nearby pond on Monday. (Courtesy of the Clayton County Police Department)

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Ronald Yarbrough is visited in hospital by his granddaughter, Roxanne Hachat, while recovering from a heart attack in 2019. His widow Glenda filed a lawsuit after his death. (Courtesy of Glenda Yarbrough via attorney Lloyd Bell)

Veteran’s widow gets $6 million after alleging typo led to fatal surgery

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