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Family rescued from burning apartment

A family of eight was rescued from their burning apartment May 22 by DeKalb County firefighters at Kensington Manor apartments near Decatur. Firefighters used an extension ladder to rescue five children and three adults from the balcony of their...

News update, May 23

County partners with nonprofits to help with foreclosures DeKalb County has approved contracts with two non-profit organizations that specialize in providing affordable housing for low- to moderate-income families, according to CEO Burrell Ellis...

News update, May 22

Decatur man arrested for terroristic threats, statutory rape After receiving a tip that a Decatur man had used his Facebook account to communicate physical threats to an underage girl, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Child Exploitation a...

News update, May 21

Lecture discusses urban homesteading in south Decatur The effects of urban homesteading will be the topic of May’s “Lunch and Learn” series at the DeKalb History Center.   The urban homesteading program is designed to attract new hom...

News update, May 18

Former police officer pleads guilty to tipping off drug dealers Former Clarkston Police Department reserve officer Gabriel Hoskins, 40, of Atlanta, pleaded guilty May 17 to tipping off two suspected drug dealers on whose home the FBI intended to...

Child shot in woods behind elementary school

A 12-year-old boy, who was skipping school with two others, was shot in a wooded area behind Montclair Elementary School earlier today, police said. DeKalb County Police spokeswoman Pam Kunz said the shooting victim was with two other boys ages 16 an...

News update, May 17

Drive-in shooter caught Quentric Williams, 32, was arrested in Gwinnett May 16 and charged with allegedly murdering Mitt Lenix at the Starlight Drive-In May 15. Williams was arrested at the Sun Suites on Club Drive at approximately 5:40 p.m. Police s...

News update, May 16

Inaugural DeKalb Day of Play upcoming The DeKalb County Day of Play is set for May 19 at Exchange Park in Decatur. The free event, hosted by Atlanta Fit Fest producer Stepp Stewart, focuses on indoor and outdoor activities for children. There wi...

News update, May 15

FBI, police arrest suspect in bank robberies The FBI, in cooperation with the DeKalb County Police Department, arrested a Stone Mountain man and charged him with seven bank robberies committed during a 10-month period that started in July 2011.&...

Police officer’s wife attacked during apparent robbery

The wife of a DeKalb County Police sergeant is in critical condition after being attacked during an apparent robbery outside her Lithonia home. The victim returned home at 3:30 a.m. from an evening out with friends when she was physically assaulted o...