Five Cobb, Marietta seniors win Gates scholarships

Four Cobb high school seniors and a senior from Marietta city schools have earned Gates Millennium Scholarships, which pay for a student's entire college and post graduate education. These students were among 1,000 selected nationally to receive the scholarships: Daneilia Dwyer, Pebblebrook High School; Ciera Echols, Marietta High School; Brianna Moses and Krupa Patel, South Cobb High School and Safia Siddiqui, Campbell High School.

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A Braves fan took a ball to the face. The team may be liable, judges say.

The Atlanta Braves and former right fielder Jorge Soler face a lawsuit by a fan hit in the eye with a ball during a World Series game at Truist Park in 2021.

Joro spiders multiply across Georgia, spinning their pesky webs

The invasive species has multiplied rapidly in Atlanta in the last three years, research shows.

Ford settles billion-dollar Georgia lawsuits over fatal wrecks

Ford Motor Co. has settled two Georgia lawsuits that elicited record-setting jury verdicts of $1.7 billion and $2.5 billion, ending more than a decade of litigation.