Elderly DeKalb County woman’s home shot up overnight
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A 78-year-old DeKalb County woman says she feared for her life early Thursday morning when gunfire erupted outside her home near Chapel Hill Middle School. What we know:. The shooting happened around 2:30 a.m. The woman said she immediately dropped to the floor as bullets tore...
Trial begins for 3 suspects accused of killing 16-year-old at Atlanta graduation party
Three men are on trial for the murder of 16-year-old Breasia Powell, who was shot and killed during a graduation party at Benjamin E. Mays High School on May 28, 2023.
DeKalb nonprofit helping homeless receives millions in grant money
Officials with St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) Georgia, a nonprofit based in DeKalb County, recently announced that Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos awarded the organization a $5 million grant from the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund. The grant is the largest gift in the nonprofit’s history, stated officials.
Love & Hip Hop star Erica Banks arrested on drug charges for ‘intent to...
A POPULAR reality star was arrested on drug charges with intent to distribute during a traffic stop on Monday. Erica Scharmane Breaux, 27, who stars on the VH1 reality show...
Victim dies after overnight gunfire at DeKalb County gas station
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A man is dead after an early morning shooting at a DeKalb County gas station. Silicon Valley's New "Smart Drops" Now Sold Online In The USTop execs use this "stack" to work 14-hour days with zero fatigue.Health Headlines |. What we know:. Officers responded just before...
Streets closed as DeKalb deputies serve warrants in Decatur
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Multiple agencies responded to a scene in Decatur on Wednesday night. There was a large law enforcement presence in the area of Redwing Circle, including DeKalb County police officers and Georgia State Patrol troopers. A spokesperson for DeKalb County police said they were...
SWAT situation involving police, deputies underway in extensive search in Decatur
DECATUR, Ga. — A large law enforcement search near Covington Highway and I-285 has blocked streets, delaying drivers and leaving nearby residents without answers. Neighbors told 11Alive the search began around 6:45 p.m. behind the QuikTrip on Covington Highway. Resident Marvelle Moore said he left Midtown around 6:30...
Longtime Atlanta civil rights activist Dr. Joseph Beasley dies
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Longtime Atlanta civil and human rights activist Dr. Joseph Beasley died Tuesday, according to his family. Beasley served in many roles, including the Southern regional director of the National Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and as the Georgia deputy director for Rev. Jesse Jackson’s...
DeKalb County mother sentenced to life for beating 4-year-old to death
A DeKalb County woman will spend the rest of her life in jail for beating her 4-year-old son to death because he wouldn't use the toilet.
Three-alarm warehouse fire erupts at Ball Ground warehouse
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - No one was injured in a three-alarm warehouse fire in Cherokee County on Tuesday night. What we know: — Firefighters were called around 9:10 p.m. to the Trench, Inc. warehouse on Commerce Street just off Ball Ground Highway. Flames and smoke were seen pouring from...

















