Firefighters honor 9/11 first responders by climbing Stone Mountain in full gear
A group of about 100 Georgia first responders honored the 343 firefighters and paramedics who lost their lives in the Sept. 11 terror attacks with a one-mile climb up Stone Mountain, about the equivalent of 160 flights of stairs.
New Stone Mountain logo excludes giant Confederate carving
Stone Mountain's new logo will exclude the park's giant controversial mountainside carving of Confederate President Jefferson Davis and generals Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee.
Stone Mountain woman celebrates 97th birthday
Corene Treadwell, described by her daughter as a "phenomenal woman," celebrated her 97th birthday at her home surrounded by family and with an array of decorations in her yard.
Second arrest made in Stone Mountain armed robbery, murder 3 days before Christmas
Roy Jackson, 20, and Chevaz Mekhi Barnes, 17, face charges in connection to the shooting death and robbery of 20-year-old Siah Gray three days before Christmas, deputies say.
Car stolen from Stone Mountain dealership after man never returns from test drive
A man who came to a car dealership looking for a new vehicle is now accused of theft, after police say the man took the car for a test drive and never came back.
Wellness gets 'prime' attention inside local Amazon facility
Workers inside Stone Mountain's massive Amazon Robotics Fulfillment Center are considered "industrial athletes," and are treated as such by the facility's injury prevention specialists.
Stone Mountain Park to feature exhibit aiming to tell Confederate monument's 'whole complicated story'
The Stone Mountain Memorial Association is making changes to tell the “whole complicated story” of the park, including a new exhibit that will acknowledge the Confederate monument's infamous past.
Changes being proposed for Stone Mountain Park
The Stone Mountain Memorial Association is considering making a number of changes to the park in a year when revenue is down 56 percent due to the pandemic.
Governor appoints new chairman of Stone Mountain Memorial Association
Georgia's governor has appointed an African American man to lead the board of the Stone Mountain Memorial Association.
Stone Mountain Park chief dies after battle with illness
Stone Mountain Park Chief Ray Elliot had been with the park for over 40 years. He died recently after battling an illness for months.
SWAT team, bomb squad called to shooting in Stone Mountain
A DeKalb County SWAT team and a bomb squad are on the scene of a shooting at a Stone Mountain home.
Police: Missing 1-year-old Royalty Grisby found, teen suspect in custody
Missing 1-year-old Royalty Grisby has been found safe, according to DeKalb County Police.
Missing 12-year-old boy from Stone Mountain found
Police in DeKalb County are searching for a 12-year-old boy who went missing on Monday.
Atlanta man sentenced to 5 life terms for series of violent robberies targeting Asian businesses
An Atlanta man will be spending the rest of his life behind bars for a series of brutal armed robberies targeting Asian-owned and operated businesses in and around Atlanta back in 2017.
Georgia lawmakers propose dueling Stone Mountain bills
One group of state lawmakers hopes to strip down protections for the largest Confederate monument in the world, while another hopes to add members to the Stone Mountain Memorial Association, the body that oversees the park.
Some Redditors call #silversqueeze campaign a 'trap,' claim hedge funds behind surge
The rush into silver futures Monday created confusion amid Wall Street chaos, with some retail traders on Reddit calling the surge in commodity prices a “false flag.”
Apartment fire forces dozens of people from their homes
More than a dozen people have found themselves to be homeless after an overnight apartment fire forced them from their homes.
Police: 11-year-old, 16-year-old hospitalized in Stone Mountain shooting
The DeKalb County Police Department is investigating a shooting that sent an 11-year-old and a 16-year-old to the hospital Friday night.
Woman to become Georgia's first LGBTQ state senator
Kim Jackson, who will represent the 41st District, will become the fourth openly LGBTQ black female state senators in the country.
Months after contracting COVID, 15-year-old still struggling
It's been more than 200 days since Ava McKinney-Taylor believes she battled off the novel coronavirus. The 15-year-old is still not better.