“I Saw Him Coming, and He Was Like, ‘Grab my Arm’”: 10-Year-Old Girl Remembers...
A 10-year-old North Carolina girl is remembering the stranger who sacrificed his life trying to save her after a rip current pulled her away from shore at Myrtle Beach. Summer McCallum of Greensboro was in the water on Aug. 6 when she suddenly found herself unable to reach the bottom.
Ex-911 Director Arrested After Using Police Flock Cameras to Track an Ex 1,200 Times
The growing nationwide controversy surrounding the misuse of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) has claimed another high-ranking official. A former 911 director in Georgia is now facing serious criminal charges after allegedly abusing police surveillance databases to stalk a former…
4 more mosquito traps test positive for West Nile virus in Georgia
ATLANTA, Ga. — Four more mosquito traps have tested positive for West Nile virus in DeKalb County, health officials said Monday. The traps were in Avondale Estates, Clarkston, Doraville and the Decatur-Stonecrest area. This is the second time this summer that traps have tested positive for the virus in...
Gwinnett County Game Warden named Georgia’s 2026 Game Warden of the Year
Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division Corporal Blake Chafin, who is assigned to Gwinnett County, has been named Georgia’s 2026 Game Warden of the Year. Chafin was recognized on Aug. 15, for his leadership, investigative work and commitment to conservation law enforcement during the past year.
Drugs worth millions confiscated during arrests
When DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office members made a traffic stop on Aug. 4, they found more than passengers in the vehicle, and their discoveries led to multiple arrests and the seizure of drugs with an estimated street value of more than $2.8 million. According to DeKalb County deputies, who...
Snellville 120 MPH police chase ends in five-car crash, DUI arrest
SNELLVILLE, Ga. — A speeding stop in Snellville turned into a chase that hit 120 mph and ended with a crash that caught several drivers who had nothing to do with it, police say. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]. The crash happened just after...
Front-Seat Passenger Killed as Car Hits Guardrail on I-85 Near Druid Hills Road
A front-seat passenger was killed early Sunday when the car she was riding in lost control, crossed a grassy median and slammed into a highway guardrail on I-85 North near Druid Hills Road, DeKalb County police say. The driver survived with non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital, while the woman in t
Burger King’s Comeback Faces a North Atlanta Test
The rebuilt Whopper is helping Burger King overtake Wendy’s nationally. Along North Atlanta’s crowded restaurant corridors, winning back customers may be harder. On Pleasant Hill Road in Duluth, the national burger war has become a neighborhood contest. A Burger King at 1690 Pleasant Hill Road sits directly across...
Medlock Bridge Road tunnel connects Johns Creek Town Center
Johns Creek officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of a new pedestrian tunnel under Medlock Bridge Road. The arched underpass connects local neighborhoods, retail areas, and restaurants to the emerging Johns Creek Town Center and The Boardwalk park. City leaders designed the new passageway
Police respond to ‘person down’ call, find deadly gunshot victim
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - DeKalb County police are investigating after finding a man shot to death outside an apartment complex Monday. Officers responded to the 2700 block of Evans Mill Road after receiving a report of a person down. When police arrived, they found a man's body outside an apartment...
