DeKalb County

Decaying body of young girl found in DeKalb County apartment

June 27, 2023 8:19pm EDT

Investigators are working to identify the decaying body of a young girl found in an apartment off Candler Road in DeKalb County over the weekend.

1 dead, 1 injured in shooting near Decatur Krispy Kreme

June 27, 2023 7:22pm EDT

DeKalb County police are investigating a deadly double shooting near the Krispy Kreme located on Wesley Chapel Road. Officials say one of those victims has died.

Man confesses to murdering girlfriend in DeKalb County home

June 27, 2023 7:08pm EDT

While police discovered the body of a woman left in a DeKalb County home, the man who reportedly murdered her was at the Veteran Affairs Medical Center confessing to the crime.

Man arrested for 2022 Stone Mountain murder

June 27, 2023 6:32pm EDT

A man wanted for murder was arrested during an eviction on Tuesday.

Man taken into custody for deadly shooting at DeKalb County gas station

June 27, 2023 6:17pm EDT

A man has been taken into custody in connection to a deadly shooting at a gas station last week.

Jury in shooting death of innocent tow truck driver sees murder weapon

June 26, 2023 8:23pm EDT

The jury in the case of an innocent tow truck driver's shooting death last May were shown the murder weapon Monday afternoon.

11-year-old boy missing in DeKalb County

June 25, 2023 7:26am EDT

An 11-year-old boy is missing in DeKalb County, according to the DeKalb County Police Department.

Fire at Decatur Lofts on Panthersville Road

June 25, 2023 7:19am EDT

The DeKalb County fire department responded to a fire in the 2800 block of Panthersville Road on Saturday morning.

'Stop Cop City' organizers in race against time for petition signatures

June 24, 2023 11:40pm EDT

Organizers are trying to gain as much support as possible ahead of Aug. 15, the deadline for a petition to give voters the power to decide what happens to the facility they’ve nicknamed ’Cop City’.

Man hit, killed by train in Tucker, investigation underway

June 24, 2023 9:23pm EDT

A man has been pronounced dead after being struck by a train in Tucker, Georgia, Saturday night.

Where and what to eat in metro Atlanta | June 2023

June 24, 2023 2:04pm EDT

Here's a roundup of the latest restaurant news from around metro Atlanta.

Burned baby girl dies at DeKalb County hospital, police investigating

June 23, 2023 6:36pm EDT

DeKalb County police are investigating the death of a 1-year-old girl who was rushed to the hospital overnight.

DeKalb County DA withdraws from Atlanta Public Safety Training Center cases

June 23, 2023 6:35pm EDT

DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston has announced that she has made the decision to withdraw her office from the prosecution of all current cases related to the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center in unincorporated DeKalb County.

Woman killed on Wood Bend Drive in Stone Mountain identified

June 23, 2023 8:32am EDT

Investigators say the woman's body was found in front of one of the Stone Mountain apartments early Thursday morning.

Man recovering in hospital after shooting in DeKalb County home

June 23, 2023 7:35am EDT

DeKalb County police found the 59-year-old man shot in the home on Spicy Cedar Lane.

81-year-old DeKalb County man with dementia missing, police asking for help

June 23, 2023 7:31am EDT

An 81-year-old disabled man is missing in DeKalb County and the police department is asking the public to help find him.

Grandmother mourns loss of slain daughter's baby

June 22, 2023 11:43pm EDT

Twenty-year-old Shaniyah Rodriguez was pregnant when someone shot and killed her in February. Doctors rushed to save the unborn baby, but this week, the baby died.