ESPLOST overpayment forces hard DeKalb school board talks
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. (Decaturish) — Debates and split decisions were at the forefront of DeKalb County School Board’s June 15 meeting as the district grappled with an overpayment error in Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (ESPLOST VI) totaling millions. “We don’t know exactly how much we...
Fire rips through trailer behind DeKalb County church
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — DeKalb County firefighters battled flames on the property of a Lithonia-area church overnight after a trailer caught fire. No injuries were reported in the early Wednesday blaze, which was quicky extinguished by fire crews. It is unknown whether the 12-by-60-foot trailer, which is...
Service member, veteran to receive a free wedding on July 4
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Weddings to Warriors is accepting applications through July 4 to grant a fully funded wedding to local military service members and veterans. One military couple will be awarded a wedding valued at more than $35,000, with contributions from local businesses that could include catering, florals, pho
Gwinnett expands program that frees up police for emergencies
A Gwinnett County program that hands lower-priority police calls to civilian aides is tripling in size after early response times improved.
Man dead after stranger punched him outside metro Atlanta restaurant
A brief encounter in a restaurant parking lot turned deadly after police say a man was punched by a stranger and died.
Squad Cars Flood Peppertree Apartments After Morning Gunfire Scare
DeKalb County police swarmed The Woods at Peppertree apartments on Peppertree Circle in unincorporated Decatur on Tuesday morning after reports of gunfire. Multiple patrol cars were parked outside the complex as officers worked the scene. Authorities had not released any details, and it was not clear whether anyone had
Two from Georgia admit stealing Kenner police chief’s mail, also face charges in New...
A man and woman from Georgia pleaded guilty in a Jefferson Parish court Friday to stealing letters from local mailboxes, including a check belonging to the Kenner chief of police, court records show. Anthony Lowe, 64, pleaded guilty to three counts of mail theft while Christine Smith, 58, pleaded guilty...
Gwinnett County renews school speed camera program after drop in speeding citations
Officials said the program does not cost the county money and generates about $3 million in revenue, funded through violations.
Tattoo shop owner accused of assaulting, tattooing teenager working to clear name from jail
New testimony from police in a Gwinnett County courtroom is revealing the way a local teenager was allegedly kidnapped while on a walk, then trapped inside a tattoo shop.
First Alert Traffic: Tractor-Trailor on fire blocks lanes on I-285 south
A tractor-trailer was on top of a burning vehicle early Tuesday on I-285 near Glenwood Road in DeKalb County.
