Pregnant woman hospitalized after Dunwoody gas explosion, delivers healthy baby boy

Days before Christmas, the gas explosion that leveled an apartment building in the Dunwoody Village apartment complex sent four people to the hospital. Ashley Hurd, nine months pregnant at the time, was one of them.

Protests against DeKalb schools re-opening enter second week

Hundreds of parents, teachers, and students protested lined up along the road near the entrance to DeKalb County School District’s main office on Tuesday – for the second week in a row.

Man accused of murdering his mother and running from the law now headed to state prison

Richard Merritt, accused of murdering his mother and running from the law for eight months, is now headed into the state prison system to serve time for violating terms of his probation.

Burglary seen on video carrying handgun breaks into Chamblee apartments

Police said they have released images from a burglary that happened last Saturday at a Chamblee apartment complex in hopes someone will recognize the gun-wielding suspect and his accomplice.

Educators say in-person instruction puts parenting-teachers in a bind

Dozens of teachers and their supporters lined the entrance of the DeKalb School Board Headquarters to protest the decision to return to in-person instruction.

DeKalb County launches mobile wellness unit
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The DeKalb County Health Department has launched mobile wellness unit to help in the fight against the coronavirus.

DeKalb County teachers concerned about return to classroom plan

DeKalb County school teacher Anwar White said he and many of his colleagues are frustrated and fearful about returning to school in January, especially since DeKalb County Schools Superintendent Cheryl Watson Harris has said for months the bar for returning to school was set high with safety in mind—no in-person instruction until there were no more than 100 new coronavirus cases reported per 100,000 DeKalb County residents for 14 consecutive days.

Police: 8-year-old girl shot in DeKalb County home

Police say the woman was lying in her bed when she was shot by someone outside her home.

Brookhaven K-9 officer retires on 10th birthday

During his seven years with the Brookhaven Police Department, K-9 Officer Dano found more than $4.7 million in illegal drugs.