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Commissioner leads effort to assist fire victims

DeKalb County Super District 7 Commissioner Stan Watson is sponsoring a communitywide assistance drive to help 10 families in Decatur who were victims of a recent fire. In addition to Watson, the Organization of the DeKalb Educators (ODE), Commission...

Trial starts for karate teacher accused of rape

The trial of a Lithonia martial arts instructor accused of raping one of his students began Oct. 18. Adrian Spellen, 29, was indicted on two counts of rape and one count of child molestation for allegedly raping a 9-year-old girl. Spellen, the owner ...

Third Chamblee armed robbery suspect in custody

A third suspect in the armed robbery of a Chamblee cellphone store was arrested by law enforcement officials Oct. 17. According a media release by the Chamblee Police Department, three men burglarized the Wireless World cellphone store, located at 44...

UPDATE: Child abducted from New Birth Church found

A 2-year-old child abducted from a DeKalb Church has been located, police said.  Myrai Robinson was reportedly found at approximately 1 p.m. at Lithonia High School and appeared unharmed.  Police began their search after a caregiver left Robinson u...

Cop killer found guilty on all counts

A jury found William Woodard guilty Oct. 12 of murdering two DeKalb County Police officers while they were working off-duty security at an apartment complex in 2008. Woodard admitted to shooting the officers but claimed he did it in self-defense afte...

Jury begins deliberating accused cop killer's fate

Lawyers in the trial of accused cop killer William Woodard gave their closing arguments to jurors Oct. 11. The trial began Oct. 2 and included testimony from eyewitnesses, ballistics experts, crime scene experts and the DeKalb County medical examiner...

Local Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority chapters to host presidential debate viewing, forum

The DeKalb County and Stone Mountain-Lithonia chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., will host a live viewing of the second presidential debate of 2012 between President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney. The event will take plac...

Georgia Tech robbery suspect arrested in DeKalb County

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Squad arrested 21-year-old Terrance Watley at 5 p.m. Oct. 10 in front of Crestview Apartments at 4946 Snapfinger Woods Drive.  Watley is accused of the armed robbery of a Georgia Tech student in the Nort...

DeKalb commissioner introduces the Exchange Park Intergenerational STEM Center

DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson will celebrate the opening of the new STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Center in Decatur Oct. 11, from 10-11:15 a.m. The STEM Center features three online components, eight Microsoft pro...

Accused Starlight Six shooter pleads 'not guilty'

Quentric Williams, 32, pleaded not guilty Oct. 8 to charges that he allegedly murdered a man at the Starlight Six Drive-In off Moreland Avenue earlier this year. Williams’ charges include one count of malice murder, two counts of felony murder, one...