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Mother of Decatur High student killed in drive-by opens memorial funds at local banks

Peggy Hunter, mother of Mikel Pittard, said she was surprised earlier this month to learn things about her son she never knew. “He did a lot of stuff I didn’t know about. Some parents have walked up to me and told me he had spent time with their ...

Stabbing investigation leads to SWAT standoff

Police capture barricaded man, take him to hospital A three-hour standoff in a DeKalb County apartment complex ended with SWAT teams and tear gas on Oct. 19, police said. Police arrived at Eagles Run Apartments on Bouldercrest Road in Atlanta in resp...

FEMA opens flood disaster center in Lithonia

Agency has given estimated $39 million to Georgia residents After three feet of water flooded Ya’el Colquitt and her family’s Stone Mountain apartment last month, they didn’t leave. Even after many of the apartment complex’s residents fled th...

Couple drops off emaciated dog near death

A severely malnourished puppy named Little Bit that an unknown couple brought to an animal hospital in Decatur .
Vet: Animal may have been intentionally starved   A severely malnourished puppy named Little Bit that an unknown couple brought to an animal hospital in Decatur last month is on its way to recovery, her veterinarian said. “She’s gained three and...

Princeton Elementary dedicates library nook in student’s memory

Friends, family and school officials of Kameron Michael Dunmore commemorate a bench and a corner of the library at Princeton Elementary School. Kameron died in February.
Princeton Elementary School renamed a nook of its library after Kameron Michael Dunmore, a student who died after a car struck him in a crosswalk earlier this year. A plaque posted in the library’s corner reads: Kameron Michael Dunmore… In loving...

Yes, I’d love another zombie comedy, please

Zombieland a frothy, fun horror confection despite its predictability I can say I had fun watching Zombieland. Most people will. That much is assured for a movie that is equal parts Superbad and Dawn of the Dead and manages to competently merge both ...

Pastor repairs church after flooding

New Beginning Church of the Living God in Lithonia flooded last month. Photo Provided
Sitting inside a rustic wood cabin that currently houses New Beginning Church of the Living God in Lithonia, it’s difficult to understand how it didn’t end up underwater. The church’s much newer, 3-year-old sanctuary on Pleasant Hill Road sits ...

Customer charged in murder of luxury car service shop owner

European Auto Care Center owner George Tyrones was shot and killed Oct. 6 outside the garage. The store was closed temporarily the next day. Photo by Jonathan Cribbs
Wayne Sylvester pulled into European Auto Care Center on LaVista Road in Tucker on Oct. 6 to get his 2004 Jaguar fixed. He walked up to the front door, puzzled that no one seemed to be there and looked out at the highway. When he was told the owner h...

Fonda’s organization to focus on ending teen violence

A group of high school students performs a skit illustrating the benefits of healthy teenage relationships at the Jane Fonda Center at Emory University. Photos by Jonathan Cribbs
At Emory University on Sept. 30 were Jane Fonda and high school students and a number of alarming statistics regarding teens. For instance, one in six high school students in Georgia has been hit, slapped or physically hurt on purpose by their boyfri...

Yancey returned to DeKalb County, secured in jail with most serious offenders

International fugitive and suspected murderer Derrick Yancey was returned to DeKalb County on Sept. 26 – the ending to a months-long search for the former deputy sheriff charged with killing his wife and a day laborer at his home last year. Yancey ...