Vaccine recipients in DeKalb get $50 prepaid debit card

DeKalb County is trying out different incentives to increase the vaccination rate of its residents, including a food drive over the weekend.

91-year-old Decatur man found safe after leaving retirement community

Officials say 91-year-old Venick Taylor has dementia and hasn't been seen since leaving his retirement community in the middle of the night.

Police arrest suspect armed with a handgun in Brookhaven

The Brookhaven Police Department said authorities arrested an armed suspect after a manhunt on Saturday. 

DeKalb County offering incentives to get vaccinated this Saturday

As COVID-19 infections increase across the country city and state leaders are working on ways to increase vaccination rates.

Biden’s education secretary visits DeKalb public school to see COVID-19 prevention measures

Ahead of the start of the school year and amid a recent surge in COVID-19 cases, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona visited the school on Friday to get a glimpse of what administrators doing to keep students and staff safe.

DeKalb County Sheriff's Office celebrates graduation for young men's camp

Sheriff Melody Maddox said she organized the "Boys to Men" camp to help improve the relationship between law enforcement and boys ages 9 to 16 in the community.

'New Black Wall Street Market' set to open Labor Day weekend in Stonecrest

The “New Black Wall Street Market” is set to open Labor Day weekend and is based on the legacy of “Black Wall Street” in the early 1900s in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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.

DeKalb police seeking help in Easter Sunday murder investigation

Detectives said 41-year-old Othneil Johnson was killed on April 4, 2021, at condominiums on Fairington Ridge Circle in Stonecrest while working on a friend's car.

Investigators: Arsonists tries to set fire to gas pump in DeKalb County

Fire investigators in DeKalb County have released a video of an arson attempt at a gas station along North Druid Hill Road earlier this week. Investigators believe the man may also be responsible for a later fire at a vacant business next door.

Police: Teen won't be charged for killing man to protect little brother

The teen killed a man who assaulted and shot at his younger brother at an abandoned DeKalb County gas station. Investigators say the shooting was justified and they won't press charges.