Douglas County

Massive amounts of smoke poured out of the auto shop on Veterans Memorial Highway in Douglasville.

An anonymous telephone threat led the lockdown of a Douglasville high school, officials say.

The Douglas County Fire and EMS Department rewarded two people who helped them solve an arson case.

A man is behind bars after a deadly armed robbery outside a Douglas County gas station.

A Douglas County man found guilty last month of the rape and sodomy of a 13-year-old girl has been sentenced.

The shooting caused a soft lockdown of two Douglas County schools.

What started out as a #MeToo sexual assault complaint at one metro sheriff’s office has now turned into a full-blown sex scandal. And not the way anyone might have predicted.

All adoption fees are waived this weekend to help reduce the capacity at the shelter.

Trick-or-treating starting a little early Thursday in Douglas County.

The Douglas County Humane Society is hosting a "Spook-tacular" adoption event throughout the week and weekend.

A grand jury wants Douglas County coroner Renee Godwin removed from office. 

Deputies in Douglas County are searching for a missing 17-year-old girl.

Police make two arrests in a Douglas County murder.

Deputies in Douglas County continue their search for a missing 39-year-old man last seen in August.

Deputies say they are investigating a shooting at the motel that involved several people.

Douglasville police have taken a suspect into custody after a stabbing at an area Walmart.

All lanes of westbound Interstate 20 have reopened after a deadly multi-vehicle accident involving a semi-truck and a fire engine in Douglas County.

A Douglas County couple was arrest after having a large shipping crate delivered to their house. It’s what was inside that has them in trouble: nearly 80 pounds of pot.

A Douglas County High School senior will soon have a big decision to make. Jordan Nixon,17, has been accepted to 39 colleges and universities. She is trying to determine which one she will attend.

Authorities in one metro county are worried because they cannot understand why. Already this year, more people have been killed or seriously injured by suspected impaired drivers in Douglas County than in the previous two years combined. Thirteen in 2015, compared to five in 2014 and four in 2014.