Doug Evans
Doug Evans is a general assignment reporter and drone pilot for FOX 5 News. As a field reporter, he has won seven Emmy Awards as well as the FBI Director’s Award for Community Service for his crime reporting in metro Atlanta that led to the capture of dangerous criminals.
Doug is also a meteorologist with more than 30 years of severe weather coverage. In that time he has been on the front lines of every type of natural disaster. OK, except a volcanic eruption and asteroid strike, but let’s hope for north Georgia’s sake it stays that way. Doug has won an Emmy Award for tornado reporting and often helps lead FOX 5’s field coverage of severe weather with live reports from the FOX 5 Storm Chaser. On occasion, he can also be seen forecasting the weather in the FOX 5 Storm Center.
Doug graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism as well as Mississippi State’s Broadcast Meteorology Program. Doug lives in Fayette County with his wife, Brenda, and their four children. They have a daughter who is a lawyer and another who is an officer in the U.S. Navy. Their dog, Gracie, is quite the internet sensation for the pictures of her sitting on Doug’s roof waiting for him to return home from work.
The latest from Doug Evans
'Dream Team' caught mixing hand sanitizer 'cocktails' for fun night in Coweta County Jail
Some good, “clean" fun landed a couple of women being held at the Coweta County Jail in even bigger trouble. The inmates were accused of teaming up to steal hand sanitizer from jail staff, and then partying with it in their cell at night.
Accused Douglas Co. sex offender faces new charges in Coweta Co. case involving 'child'
An accused sex offender in Coweta County is facing new charges after a continuing investigation revealed new information.
Piedmont Newnan Hospital's South Tower opens Wednesday
Piedmont Newnan Hospital is set to unveil its new South Tower tomorrow, a significant addition aimed at addressing the facility's bed shortage.
Dramatic rescue: Peachtree City firefighters pull 140-pound dog to safety
FOX 5 has dramatic photos of Peachtree City firefighters rescuing a family's dog from their burning home.
Case closed on Kyle Clinkscales' disappearance with few answers
It is a heartbreaking ending to one of the oldest missing persons cases on the books in Georgia.
Coweta County 911 dispatchers recognized for hard work
Communities across metro Atlanta are observing National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, a time dedicated to expressing gratitude to 911 operators for their crucial role in emergency response.
Mantracker program expands beyond K-9 training to embrace wide police skillset
Police agencies from around the state are wrapping up three days of training in Coweta County. Mantracker’s rich history is in law enforcement K-9 training, but it has expanded to nearly all facets of police work.
Arson suspected at construction site fires near Piedmont Fayette Hospital
Fire scorched a construction site in Fayetteville. The flames broke out next to Piedmont Fayette Hospital on the west side of Highway 54, early Tuesday morning. Police call it an act of arson.
New Coweta County K-9 training center named after fallen deputy
Coweta County Officials unveiled a new Sheriff’s Office K-9 training center on Monday. The new building will house the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office K-9’s as well as the many police dogs that come there for training.
New Fayette County Animal Shelter 'huge improvement,' officials say
The new Fayette County Animal Shelter is a huge improvement, officials say, over the aging and smaller building that for years had been the subject of community concerns.