3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (674+ words) An Avondale Estates Police Department vehicle sits outside City Hall on Sept. 9, 2026. The City Commission is considering the purchase and outfitting of two new police vehicles. AVONDALE ESTATES, Ga. — The Avondale Estates City Commission is considering nearly $48,000 in active-shooter equipment…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1093+ words) Jamal Toliaferro, 45, is accused of being involved in four violent crimes in Tucker. Police are asking the public for any leads that might connect him to other cases. TUCKER, Ga. — Prosecutors and police allege that a man arrested in a…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (461+ words) Wrecked vehicles are loaded onto flatbed trucks near the intersection of Mountain Industrial Boulevard and Hugh Howell Road in DeKalb County on Monday morning, following a crash that killed 19-year-old Anthony Angeles. ATLANTA — A 19-year-old man died after a state…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (257+ words) An interfaith commemoration of the 25th anniversary of 9/11 will be held Sept. 10 at Legacy Park in Decatur. DECATUR, Ga. — An interfaith commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, will be held on Thursday, Sept. 10, at Legacy Park in…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (55+ words) decaturish.com A bus carrying 30 Lakeside High School students crashed on F… Appen Media sues Georgia over media access to executions Appen Media Group has sued Georgia corrections officials, ar… An interfaith commemoration of the 25th anniversary of 9/11 will be held…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (297+ words) DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — The DeKalb County School District is joining school districts nationwide in reconsidering the amount of screen time students get in class. The district opened a survey Aug. 31 that will run through Sept. 11 to gather more community and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (725+ words) DeKalb Public Health is hosting a drive-thru vaccine event a… DeKalb County is planning a legen-dairy public art initiativ… LITHONIA, Ga. — DeKalb County Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs hosted a honey harvest and beekeeping program Aug. 29 at the E.M.B.A.R....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (807+ words) Stephenson Elementary School kindergarten teacher Deyanna Hartsfield reads “Pouch!” to her students Aug. 31. STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — For middle and high schoolers, 7:40 a.m. is wake-up and get-ready time, but for elementary students, class is already in session. In Stephenson Elementary…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (344+ words) The public is invited to bring blankets and spread out across Legacy Park and dine on meals from food trucks during Truckin’ Tuesdays throughout September. DECATUR, Ga. — Decatur's Legacy Park brings back its Truckin' Tuesdays series, featuring food trucks and…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (589+ words) Leanne Rubenstein and Greg White wear shirts Aug. 25 at the DeKalb County Board of Commissioner’s meeting to show their opposition to a proposed ordinance to make it illegal for people to sleep or store personal items in public spaces, such…...