New affordable housing community for seniors opens in Decatur

A new affordable senior living community opened Thursday in Decatur, located just a quarter of a mile from accessible transportation, officials said.

DeKalb County Schools proposes closing 27 schools, repurposing 8

DeKalb County School District proposes closing or repurposing 27 schools, including Cedar Grove, Lithonia, and Towers high schools, by 2030.

17-year-old killed in car on Meadowglenn Village Lane named in fundraiser

A 17-year-old male found shot to death inside a car in DeKalb County has been identified by family members through an online fundraiser.

Resolution condemning ICE withdrawn by DeKalb commissioners

A DeKalb County Commission resolution condemning recent immigration enforcement was withdrawn from consideration.

Ex-DeKalb officer accused in 2022 fatal shooting enters Alford plea

A former DeKalb County Police Department officer charged in connection with the shooting death of a Stone Mountain man was sentenced on Wednesday.

Surveyor finds skeletal remains in woods near Perimeter Center Parkway

An investigation is underway after skeletal remains were discovered in the woods near Perimeter Center Parkway on Wednesday afternoon, police said.

Driver pleads guilty in crash that killed Lakeside High School student

A woman accused of crashing a car when she was 18, leading to the death of a Lakeside High School student and leaving two other students injured, pleaded guilty to charges in connection with the wreck on Tuesday.

Decatur Library reopens with mandatory security screening after shooting

The Decatur Library reopened Tuesday with a new security checkpoint and a mandatory back-entrance policy following a recent shooting incident.

DeKalb County police investigating deadly overnight shooting

Police in DeKalb County are investigating two overnight scenes after officers responded to separate incidents within about an hour of each other.

Final Stone Mountain daycare abuse defendant pleads guilty

The final defendant charged in connection with alleged abuse at a Stone Mountain daycare center pleaded guilty on Monday to 19 counts of cruelty to children.

Man seriously injured in shooting on Snapfinger Woods Drive

DeKalb County police are investigating a shooting on Snapfinger Woods Drive that left one man seriously injured Saturday morning.

DeKalb police arrest fourth suspect in Shedeur Sanders burglary

DeKalb County SWAT arrested Carlos DeAnthony Morris, the fourth suspect in the $200K burglary of Browns QB Shedeur Sanders' Ohio home.

Victims identified in deadly Winthrop Drive fire; 5 children escape burning home

"He went back in to see if he could help some of them out, and he never came back out." A late-night house fire claimed the lives of four family members.