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
Coweta County woman marks 5 years breast cancer-free after positive BRCA gene test
April Carroll was first a patient, and then a volunteer instructor, at The Thomas F. Chapman Family Cancer Wellness Center at Piedmont Newnan Hospital. She is celebrating her five-year anniversary of being cancer-free.
Deputies nab suspected serial burglar mid-act in Coweta County family home
This could be a case of excessive criminal behavior by a man accused of repeatedly burglarizing the same house.
Watch: Bystanders pull driver from car that plunged into lake
FOX 5 has police body cam video of the dramatic rescue of a motorist whose car had plunged into a lake in Senoia, trapping him inside it in deep water.
Coweta County man arrest at parents’ house, charged with child sexual exploitation
A tip led to the arrest of a Coweta County man for the alleged possession of child pornography.
Coweta County man arrested for horrific animal abuse captured on video
A Coweta County man is under arrest for animal abuse after a passerby videotaped him allegedly kicking a horse and beating it with a stick.
Historic Fayette County church rebukes Georgia Power's plan to put up power lines on property
The congregation of a historic church in Fayette County is unhappy with Georgia Power’s plan to build high voltage power lines along its property.
Fayetteville family battles unusual flooding from nearby water tower leak
When you hear about a leaking water tower, you might think the trouble is coming from high above.
Fayette County man guilty of murdering father, setting home ablaze
A Fayette County jury has returned a guilty verdict against Griffin Leach, who was charged with murdering his father.
Coweta County Sheriff's Office collecting relief supplies for Emanuel County
The Georgia Sheriffs' Association is spearheading disaster relief efforts to support rural counties devastated by Hurricane Helene.
Atlanta area pilots staging supply runs to North Carolina in wake of Helene | How you can help
Pilots from the metro Atlanta area are conducting an airlift of emergency relief supplies to communities in North Carolina affected by the devastation of Helene.