Video shows store employee at Stonecrest Mall striking shopper accused of stealing

The family of Dekwan Jackson says he was injured so severely during a confrontation as Stonecrest Mall where a store employee struck him with a metal object he needed to have surgery on his spine

Fire tears through Brookhaven apartment building

Firefighters Monday morning from Atlanta and DeKalb County controlled an intense blaze at a Brookhaven apartment complex about two miles from Lenox Square. 

Man found dead inside car in DeKalb County

Investigators are trying to determine the cause and manner of death of a man found dead inside a vehicle in a quiet DeKalb County neighborhood.

Fifth StationSoccer pitch opens at Kensington MARTA Station

Soccer in the Streets provides free programs for metro Atlanta kids. There are other StationSoccer locations at East Point, West End Five Points and Lindbergh Center platforms.

DeKalb County amber alert canceled, missing 15-year-old girl found safe

DeKalb County police issued an amber alert and asked for the public's help in locating a missing 15-year-old girl, who they say was kidnapped by a 22-year-old man, but was soon canceled after authorities say they safely found her.

Wig snatcher caught on camera at Stonecrest Mall

DeKalb County police are searching for a woman who they say was caught on camera stealing wigs from a Stonecrest Mall hair business.

Clarkston daycare teachers recorded punching and pushing boy, police say

The mother of a boy says she saw teachers at the Clarkston daycare shove her son, punch him in the arm, and pull him off the ground by his hair. Police now have an active investigation into the reported abuse.

Police: 2 men shot while driving on DeKalb County road

Two men had to run for their lives after someone opened fire on them as they were driving down Shawn Lane in DeKalb County, police say.

Woman killed in fiery car crash on Rockbridge Road

Firefighters found the body of a female driver trapped in a burning car that had crashed into a pole on the DeKalb County road.

23 years after death, investigators identify boy found in DeKalb County cemetery, mother arrested

For over 20 years, the identity of a young boy whose body was found placed in the woods near a DeKalb County cemetery remained a mystery. Now investigators say they've identified him and arrested his mother for his death.

Former Stonecrest mayor sentenced to 57 months in prison for COVID relief fraud scheme

The former mayor of Stonecrest will spend more than four years in prison for stealing COVID-19 relief funds that were supposed to go to struggling churches and businesses in the city.

Transgender woman says Decatur Chick-fil-A discriminated against her

The former employee at the Decatur Chick-fil-A says from the first day of work she was sexually harassed. When she reported it to management, she says managers outed her to her harasser against her will.

Fight at DeKalb County gas station ends with man shot to death

A gunman is on the run after shooting a man multiple times during an argument at a DeKalb County gas station, police say.