State’s largest school district passes its cellphone ban, but not for all students yet
The largest school district in the state of Georgia voted on Thursday night to ban cellphones in all of its schools.
Decatur man arrested on child molestation charges
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A Decatur man is behind bars on child molestation charges stemming from two incidents that allegedly took place over the summer, investigators said. Adam Steele Ford, 34, of Decatur, was arrested on Thursday on Flat Shoals Parkway outside a local business. According to arrest warrants, Ford...
Body found near school in Gwinnett County
Police reported a body was discovered near an elementary school Friday in Gwinnett County.
Police: Homeless man threatens man with knife at Windy Hill Citgo
Yovani Gonzalez, 22, listed as homeless, is accused of following a man after an argument into the Citgo gas station at 461 Windy Hill Road SE in Marietta, and pulling a large kitchen knife on the victim on Dec. 11 at 1:30 a.m., according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. The victim said...
Tens of thousands without power in Georgia
GEORGIA — More than 23,000 customers across Georgia are without electricity Friday morning following overnight storms that moved through parts of the state, according to PowerOutage.com. As of the latest update, 23,034 customers were reported without power out of more than 5.3 million customers tracked statewide. The...
Video appears to show officer Tasing student on Fulton school bus
Video appears to show an officer leaning over a student in one of the seats on the bus and firing his Taser.
Norcross man arrested after allegedly punching woman “several times” in Hall Co. domestic incident
A 43-year-old Norcross man is being held in the Hall County Jail without bond following a domestic incident on Tuesday. According to the Hall County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) Raul Ricardo Zaragoza struck a 54-year-old woman at a home on Amherst Drive in south Hall County. "[Zaragoza] punched a woman several...
DeKalb Police discover large amount of drugs during traffic stop
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Multiple people were taken into custody during a traffic stop in DeKalb County, police said. The department said around 2:45 p.m. on Thursday, officers tried to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation on Candler Road near H.F. Shepard Drive. The car pulled into a...
DeKalb condo owner has nearly $3K water bill, but HOA won’t let plumber fix...
A DeKalb County condo owner says she was shocked to receive a water bill for nearly $3,000 after months without receiving any statements and now claims her homeowner’s association is preventing a plumber from accessing a key area needed to determine what caused the spike.
Former DeKalb sheriff admits to having sheriff-elect Derwin Brown killed in newly released recording
In the recording disgraced former DeKalb County Sheriff Sidney Dorsey admits to orchestrating the assassination of sheriff-elect Derwin Brown.
