Suspect arrested in connection with shooting deaths of 2 children
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A suspect has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of two children, according to the DeKalb County Police Department. Ja’marion Rolle, 11, and Ja’Khi Clark, 12, were shot and killed at an apartment complex at 1075 North Hairston Road in Stone Mountain Sunday. A 19-year
DeKalb leaders to address youth violence after string of shootings
DECATUR, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — DeKalb County, school, and law enforcement leaders are scheduled to meet Wednesday morning to discuss ways to prevent youth violence and keep children safe. The meeting comes after two children, ages 11 and 12, were shot and killed Sunday. Recent cases of youth...
Metro Atlanta tenants say they’re facing eviction, despite paying rent
Several tenants at a DeKalb County apartment complex say they are facing eviction despite having proof they paid their rent.
Attorney, family of Nolan Wells speak out after grand jury finding
The family and attorney Ben Crump gathered Tuesday at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia.
Rockdale County announces moves to new admin building
ROCKDALE COUNTY – Rockdale County Government announced that the Board of Commissioners, Finance, Human Resources, Public Relations, Tax Assessors, Planning & Development and Stormwater departments will start operating from the County’s new Administration Building at 981 Milstead Ave., Conyers, on Sept. 28. The departm
Neighbors push for changes to DeKalb County intersection after deadly crash
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Neighbors in DeKalb County are calling on local officials to make a section of LaVista Road safer a week after a crash killed a Georgia Power contractor there. Dylan Wayland, 19, was setting up flags along an S-curve on LaVista Road last Monday...
Red light crash in Snellville leaves 1 dead, 1 hospitalized
SNELLVILLE, Ga. - A fatal two-vehicle collision shut down a Snellville intersection Monday morning after a pickup truck ran a red light and slammed into a sedan, according to police. What we know:. A 2026 Chevrolet Silverado traveling east on Pinehurst Road ran a red light at approximately 11:50 a.m....
Public asked to weigh in on Maguire-Livsey Big House’s future
What should be done with the Maguire-Livsey Big House in south Gwinnett’s Promised Land community? That is the question that will be posed to community members during two upcoming in-person and virtual community meetings. The county plans to preserve the property as a historic site, but has been gradually soliciting fe
Child exploitation probe leads to major drug seizure in Loganville
LOGANVILLE, Ga. - A Loganville man faces multiple felony drug and child exploitation charges after sheriff's investigators searched a home on Georgia Circle. Deputies with the Walton County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division executed a search warrant at a home on Georgia Circle in Loganville as part of a
Gwinnett Woman, 20, Reported Missing Before Tennessee Discovery
A 20-year-old woman with a Gwinnett County connection was reported missing, and FOX 5 Atlanta later reported a Tennessee discovery. FOX 5 Atlanta reported on the disappearance of a 20-year-old woman with a Gwinnett County connection and a later Tennessee discovery. Questions About the Disappearance. The circumstances s
