DeKalb considers studying condition of county jail facility
GREATER DECATUR, Ga. — The DeKalb County Commission is considering approving a contract with Comprehensive Program Services to conduct a facility condition assessment of the county jail. The assessment will help the county identify security risks, potential threats to public safety and plan for renovations. The...
Metro Atlanta school districts warn students of consequences for walkouts
More Georgia students are planning to walk out of school this week in protest of the deadly shootings involving ICE agents in Minnesota.
Former DCSD superintendent arrested for assault
A former leader of DeKalb County School District (DCSD) currently embroiled in a federal case over charges of fraud found himself in jail due to a domestic dispute. Devon Horton, superintendent of DCSD from 2023 to 2025 (when he resigned due to being federally indicted in a case related to his former tenure as the...
2 Gwinnett high schools stage walkout over immigration fears
Hundreds of students walked out of Archer High School and Parkview High School on Tuesday, demanding the Gwinnett County Board of Education adopt formal policies protecting immigrant families from federal enforcement.
2 men facing murder charges after planned drug deal robbery left two others dead
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Two men are facing murder charges after a drug deal that became a robbery turned deadly early Thursday morning. DeKalb County Police said officers were called to the Brannon Hills Condominiums for a reported shooting on Jan. 22, at around 1:27 a.m. When they arrived, officers discovered the two...
Metro Atlanta Leaders Urge Citizens To Stay Alert After ICE Agent Sightings
City leaders have yet to verify if the federal government directed ICE agents to Metro Atlanta. City leaders in Metro Atlanta have warned citizens of potential ICE sightings around parts of the city. Although it is unverified whether the immigration agents have been designated to Metro Atlanta, city officials in...
Pedestrian killed in Mableton pickup truck collision
A pedestrian is dead, Cobb Police say, after being struck by a pickup truck in Mableton early Tuesday morning. The collision occurred around 2:29 a.m. along Queen Mill Road, just north of its intersection with Mount Gerizim Road, according to Sgt. Eric Smith, spokesperson for Cobb Police. Investigators believe an...
Police investigating fatal pedestrian accident in Cobb County
COBB COUNTY, GA — Police are investigating after a man was killed in a pedestrian accident early Tuesday morning on Queen Mill Road north of Mount Gerizim Road in Cobb County. Cobb County police say it happened just north of Highway 139 as a man was walking in the...
Forsyth County residents raise outcry over planned event site
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Since early December, dozens of residents have appeared at Forsyth County Commission meetings wearing red, united in opposition to a proposed event center about 4 miles east of Coal Mountain on Keith Bridge Road. Property owner Narasimha Rao Tambareni is proposing a special facility with...
Killer on the run after teen found shot in Woodstock apartment he shared with...
Police say there’s nearly no crime in the area and very little violent crime in all of Woodstock.

















