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Middle school teacher indicted on sex charges

A DeKalb County grand jury on May 24 indicted a Tucker Middle School teacher on 22 counts, including child molestation, statutory rape and sexual battery. Almarcus Thomas is accused of raping a 15-year-old girl while she was a student at Tucker ...

News update, May 24

Missing Dunwoody man located Andrew Lichtenstadter, 21, was located May 22 by Atlanta Police near Hartsfield Jackson Airport. He was later transported to Grady Memorial Hospital in good condition and is now with his family. Dunwoody Police said Licht...

Memorial Day weekend —A time for remembrance and merriment

For 144 years America has paused on a day in May to honor those who gave their lives in service to their country.  In 1971, Congress fixed Memorial Day as the last Monday in May, creating a three-day weekend for most working Americans. Many use the ...

Pastor loses TV broadcast for supporting same- sex marriage

Dr. Kenneth Samuel, pastor of Victory for the World Church in Stone Mountain, stated from the pulpit that he supported President Barack Obama’s comments regarding same sex-marriage. Recently, Obama said he thinks same-sex couples should be allowed to get married. Samuels’ support of those comments cost his congregation its weekly TV broadcast. File Photo
Earlier this month President Barack Obama publicly stated his support for same-sex marriage and now a local pastor’s support of those comments has cost his congregation its weekly television broadcast. Kenneth Samuel, pastor of Victory for the Worl...

Authenticity of animal shelter video questioned

A temporary air conditioning system pipes cool air into DeKalb County’s animal shelter as county officials consider moving the shelter to a larger, modernized facility. Photo by Andrew Cauthen
A video about DeKalb County’s animal shelter is not sitting well with some animal advocates seeking to improve conditions at the shelter. The video, shown during a meeting between CEO Burrell Ellis and animal advocates, portrays the shelter in a be...

Gates scholarship awarded to 14 DeKalb students

Thuy Hang Tran, who graduated from Cross Keys High School, is originally from a small Vietnamese village and moved to metro Atlanta when she was in third grade. Tran said when she enrolled in school she barely spoke English. “I came from the countr...