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Gwinnett County Police have made an arrest in the killing of 64-year-old Christine Walker at the InTown Suites on Stone Mountain Highway in Lilburn.

Crime

Arrest made in killing of woman at InTown Suites

by Thom ChandlerApril 5, 2022April 5, 2022

Police in DeKalb County are asking for your help finding a 13-year-old boy who has been missing since March 18.

Have you seen missing DeKalb 13-year-old De’Sean Farrow?

by Thom ChandlerMarch 19, 2022March 19, 2022

A 42-year-old man was shot yesterday during a shootout with police at a DeKalb County apartment complex.

Crime

Domestic Violence Call Ends in Shootout at DeKalb Apartment Complex

by Thom ChandlerMarch 15, 2022October 10, 2023

A new proposal would connect gaps in the Old Spring House Lane path, making walking or biking the path easier for residents.

Traffic & Transportation

Dunwoody plans to connect Old Spring House Lane path

by Thom ChandlerMarch 3, 2022March 3, 2022

PCS of Massachusetts is New England's premier provider of HIPAA Compliant Data Destruction and Electronics Recycling programs. As well as asset re-marketing re-sale of excess electronics, medical and laboratory equipment. We are a proud member of The National Recycling Coalition and we are RIOS/R2 Certified.

How to Recycle Electronics in Dunwoody

by City ReportsMarch 2, 2022October 10, 2023

Roswell's mayor and city council spent last weekend in Greenville, South Carolina on a planned retreat.

In The Know: Roswell council reviews plans, Chamblee talks redistricting

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 21, 2022February 25, 2022

MARTA Reach is a six-month pilot research project with Georgia Tech to test an app-based, multimodal rideshare service designed to connect riders to MARTA bus and rail and help minimize waiting and walking.

Traffic & Transportation

MARTA Reach will bring rideshare service to Atlanta transit

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 21, 2022September 24, 2023

wood, nature, tree

How to Get Rid of Hazardous Waste in DeKalb County

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 19, 2022October 10, 2023

On Feb. 18, a portion of the northbound lane along DeKalb Industrial Way, at eastbound Lawrenceville Highway, will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., while crews work to install valves on new ductile iron pipe.

Traffic & Transportation

Road Closure Alert: DeKalb Industrial Way to close Friday

by County NewsFebruary 16, 2022February 16, 2022

BROOKHAVEN -- A $15,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest in the case of reckless discharge of firearms that led to the death of a doctor who was visiting Brookhaven from England.

Crime

$15,000 reward offered for information on killing of doctor who was visiting Brookhaven

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 1, 2022February 1, 2022

BROOKHAVEN -- A doctor visiting Brookhaven from England was shot in what police say was a random reckless discharge of firearms in the apartment complex he was staying in.

Crime

Doctor visiting from England killed by random gunfire in Brookhaven

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 20, 2022September 24, 2023

Hall County Emergency Management and Homeland Security encourages citizens to limit all non-essential travel as crews continue clearing local roads of snow, ice, downed trees and other debris.

Snow updates, road conditions, and closures

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 17, 2022September 24, 2023

Zoo Atlanta announced today the death of Choomba, a 59-year-old female western lowland gorilla. The second-oldest gorilla at Zoo Atlanta, Choomba was also the fourth-oldest gorilla in the world.

Zoo Atlanta mourns death of 59-year-old gorilla

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 13, 2022September 24, 2023

Authorities said Stonecrest Mayor Jason Lary, who has led the city in DeKalb County since 2013, pocketed hundreds of thousands of dollars from Stonecrest’s share of federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding.

Crime

Georgia mayor pleads guilty to stealing COVID relief funds

by Nyamekye Daniel | The Center SquareJanuary 5, 2022September 24, 2023

Atlanta has a new mayor after Andre Dickens was sworn in as the city’s next leader on Monday.

‘We have survived hard times before:’ Andre Dickens promises laser-focus on crime

by Riley Bunch | GA TodayJanuary 4, 2022September 24, 2023

ATLANTA -- Atlanta Public Schools is the newest in a growing list of school systems that will start back by going virtual next week amid a coronavirus surge throughout the state.

COVID surge forces Atlanta Public Schools to go virtual

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 1, 2022January 1, 2022

ATLANTA -- As the positive cases of COVID-19 continue to surge and upon advice from public health professionals the City of Atlanta announces the cancellation of the New Year’s Eve Peach Drop.

Peach Drop canceled due to COVID-19 surge

by City ReportsDecember 29, 2021December 29, 2021

TUCKER -- DeKalb County Police are asking for your help finding 14-year-old Jobbar Bailey.

Autistic Tucker Teen Goes Missing on Christmas Day

by Thom ChandlerDecember 26, 2021October 10, 2023