Sons of Confederate Veterans sues to bring back monument in Decatur

The Georgia chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans is suing officials in the City of Decatur and DeKalb County to overturn a judge’s order to remove the Confederate statue from the town’s square last summer.

Dunwoody police hosts inaugural teen police academy

Teens getting a behind the scenes look at what police officers encounter on a daily basis in Dunwoody's first Teen Police Academy.

Dozens displaced after fire rips through apartment building in DeKalb County

Four people had to be taken to the hospital after a massive fire broke out at an apartment complex off Columbia Drive in DeKalb County overnight Saturday.

Help needed to identify Lithonia hospital patient

Officials from the Emory Hillandale Hospital are asking for the public's help to identify a man who has been in their care for several weeks.

Arrest made in deadly Doraville hit and run

Alexis Dubose, 24, of Atlanta, was arrested in connection to a deadly hit and run, troopers say.

DeKalb BOH closing some COVID-19 testing and vaccination sites

Several COVID-19 testing and vaccination sites will be closing at the end of operations on June 30 in DeKalb County, according to the Board of Health.

'I have no idea what he was thinking': Toddler in car of break-in suspect with 'gun and drugs', police say

Police in Dunwoody said they were quickly able to arrest a man for breaking into a car after a homeowner spotted it on camera. But police said among the guns, drugs, and other stolen items in his car was also the man’s toddler child.

State leaders encourage COVID-19 vaccination at community site

According to data from DPH, 42% of eligible Georgians have gotten at least one dose of the vaccine. That number is much lower, however, in the Black and Hispanic communities at 32.2% and 30.8%, respectively.

'He was hellbent on killing me': DeKalb County deputy to seek counseling after deadly supermarket shooting

Deputy Danny Jordan was shot in the arm and chest but said his bulletproof vest saved his life. He told FOX 5 the supermarket shooting was the worst violence he's been a part of in his career.

AR-15, handguns claimed from burglary suspects, DeKalb police say

DeKalb County police said an AR-15, three handguns and marijuana were recently taken off the streets of DeKalb after we received a call about a possible vehicle break in on Chamblee Tucker Road.

Police seeking information in 25-year-old woman's murder on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard

Police said officers found 25-year-old Carmen Lee unresponsive in the driver's seat of a 2008 white Toyota Rav4 at around 9:15 p.m. on May 29 on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard south of Tilly Mill Road.

Police name cashier killed during DeKalb supermarket shooting

Police said 41-year-old Laquitta Willis was shot and killed following a dispute with a customer over a mask at Big Bear Supermarket in Decatur.

DeKalb County rental assistance program reopening after cyberattack

DeKalb County is reopening the applications for its COVID-19 rental relief program after it was shut down by an international cyberattack.

Cashier dead, deputy injured after dispute with man over a mask, GBI says

The GBI has released the name of the suspect who investigators said killed a cashier and injured a deputy in a shooting stemming from a dispute over wearing a mask.

Man killed in shootout on I-85 wanted for murdering grandmother

The man who was killed in a shoot out with Georgia State Troopers Wednesday afternoon was wanted for the murder of his grandmother.