http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb-county-news-82007.html en-us Copyright 2012 Mon, 28 May 2012 11:12:19 GMT 2012-05-28T11:12:19Z en-us Copyright 2012 http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/suicide-call-leads-to-1447731.html?cxtype=rss_news_82007 A call about a possible suicide attempt Sunday lead Doraville Police to a marijuana grow house that contained more than 400 plants worth about $2.5 million. Sun, 27 May 2012 20:39:16 GMT fjeffries@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/suicide-call-leads-to-1447731.html Fran Jeffries 2012-05-27T20:39:16Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/summer-roadwork-shifts-into-1447339.html?cxtype=rss_news_82007 Georgia’s mild winter and spring gave state Department of Transportation crews and contractors a head start on the summer road construction season, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be plenty of projects underway between now and the fall. Sat, 26 May 2012 16:06:35 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/summer-roadwork-shifts-into-1447339.html Mike Morris 2012-05-26T16:06:35Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dekalb-police-sergeant-arrested-1446667.html?cxtype=rss_news_82007 A DeKalb County police sergeant whose wife was beaten and robbed earlier this month outside their home is now out on bail after his own trouble with the law. Sat, 26 May 2012 08:41:49 GMT mgarner@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dekalb-police-sergeant-arrested-1446667.html Marcus K. Garner 2012-05-26T08:41:49Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/questions-continue-about-air-1446689.html?cxtype=rss_news_82007 Days after an Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation revealed failures of the breathing devices that provide firefighters with clean air while battling fires, at least one city is re-examining the gear and the manufacturer is fighting back. Fri, 25 May 2012 23:34:43 GMT ahunt@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/questions-continue-about-air-1446689.html April Hunt 2012-05-25T23:34:43Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/georgia-perimeter-plans-layoffs-1446332.html?cxtype=rss_news_82007 Georgia Perimeter College will lay off about 185 people to close what could be a $25 million deficit next year. Fri, 25 May 2012 21:37:51 GMT ldiamond@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/georgia-perimeter-plans-layoffs-1446332.html Laura Diamond 2012-05-25T21:37:51Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dunwoody-probe-costs-may-1446631.html?cxtype=rss_news_82007 The investigation into leaks from a Feb. 3 closed city council meeting could cost Dunwoody residents twice as much as the $25,000 already reported, according to records obtained by The Atlanta Journal Constitution. Fri, 25 May 2012 20:58:58 GMT pfox@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dunwoody-probe-costs-may-1446631.html Patrick Fox 2012-05-25T20:58:58Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dekalb-firefighter-gear-problems-1443301.html?cxtype=rss_news_82007 The same air packs that cut off some DeKalb County firefighters’ air supply in burning buildings -- problems the manufacturer blamed on the firefighters themselves -- have caused similar problems in other fire departments. Fri, 25 May 2012 20:49:57 GMT ahunt@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dekalb-firefighter-gear-problems-1443301.html April Hunt 2012-05-25T20:49:57Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/i-85-wreck-victim-1445502.html?cxtype=rss_news_82007 A man killed in a wreck on I-85 in DeKalb County Thursday has been identified. DeKalb police spokeswoman Lt. Fri, 25 May 2012 15:53:58 GMT jprovano@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/i-85-wreck-victim-1445502.html Joel Provano 2012-05-25T15:53:58Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dekalb-schools-cuts-could-1446160.html?cxtype=rss_news_82007 Each year, about 160,000 people, many of them schoolchildren, learn about frogs, snakes, bugs and other animals and plants during visits to Fernbank Science Center. Fri, 25 May 2012 09:59:15 GMT ttagami@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dekalb-schools-cuts-could-1446160.html Ty Tagami 2012-05-25T09:59:15Z http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/ex-teacher-indicted-for-1445860.html?cxtype=rss_news_82007 A DeKalb County grand jury indicted a former Tucker Middle School teacher Thursday for allegedly having sex with a 15-year-old student and spying on other students and a female relative. Fri, 25 May 2012 00:09:26 GMT mgarner@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/ex-teacher-indicted-for-1445860.html Marcus K. Garner 2012-05-25T00:09:26Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/man-accused-of-shooting-1445528.html?cxtype=rss_news_82007 A man accused of killing two DeKalb County police officers won’t be allowed to skip trial because of his claim that he was acting in self-defense. Thu, 24 May 2012 17:46:06 GMT mgarner@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/man-accused-of-shooting-1445528.html Marcus K. Garner 2012-05-24T17:46:06Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dekalb-changes-foreclosure-registry-1445461.html?cxtype=rss_news_82007 The DeKalb County Commission lowered the fees and fines for its foreclosure registry this week, but officials don’t expect enforcement to suffer. Thu, 24 May 2012 17:32:32 GMT ahunt@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dekalb-changes-foreclosure-registry-1445461.html April Hunt 2012-05-24T17:32:32Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/champions-mates-paint-horrid-1444810.html?cxtype=rss_news_82007 Just months away from becoming Florida A&M University’s head drum major, Robert Champion still had one more test he felt he had to pass: earning true respect from the rest of the Marching 100. Thu, 24 May 2012 02:26:21 GMT esuggs@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/champions-mates-paint-horrid-1444810.html Ernie Suggs Bo Emerson 2012-05-24T02:26:21Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/cops-id-man-in-1443719.html?cxtype=rss_news_82007 The 25-year-old man accused of robbing a Waffle House and then involving police in a four-hour standoff remained Wednesday night in the DeKalb County jail, where he was being held without bond. Thu, 24 May 2012 00:25:06 GMT apstevens@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/cops-id-man-in-1443719.html Alexis Stevens 2012-05-24T00:25:06Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/property-appeals-resume-in-1444623.html?cxtype=rss_news_82007 DeKalb County installed a temporary chiller in a key county building, which means property assessments will resume on Thursday. Wed, 23 May 2012 18:48:07 GMT ahunt@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/property-appeals-resume-in-1444623.html April Hunt 2012-05-23T18:48:07Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/8-people-rescued-from-1444019.html?cxtype=rss_news_82007 Firefighters rescued eight people who were trapped in an apartment fire in DeKalb County on Tuesday night, Channel 2 Action News reported . Wed, 23 May 2012 03:40:04 GMT akbrooks@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/8-people-rescued-from-1444019.html Angel K. Brooks 2012-05-23T03:40:04Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dekalb-schools-draft-spending-1443910.html?cxtype=rss_news_82007 The DeKalb County School District has a tentative 2013 budget with $44.5 million in cuts and nearly $30 million in new taxes. Wed, 23 May 2012 01:34:44 GMT ttagami@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dekalb-schools-draft-spending-1443910.html Ty Tagami 2012-05-23T01:34:44Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/cops-robbery-suspect-cut-1443876.html?cxtype=rss_news_82007 The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office is looking for a fugitive who authorities say cut off his ankle monitor Tuesday. Wed, 23 May 2012 01:24:22 GMT akbrooks@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/cops-robbery-suspect-cut-1443876.html Angel K. Brooks 2012-05-23T01:24:22Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-weather-storms-move-1442896.html?cxtype=rss_news_82007 Thunderstorms headed east out of the metro Atlanta area Tuesday night, giving way to cloudy skies and temperatures dipping to the low- to mid-60s by daybreak Wednesday. Wed, 23 May 2012 01:18:59 GMT dibata@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-weather-storms-move-1442896.html David Ibata Angel K. Brooks 2012-05-23T01:18:59Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dekalb-police-sergeant-fired-1443848.html?cxtype=rss_news_82007 A police sergeant, indicted on charges of racketeering for allegedly ordering officers to beat teenage suspects, was fired Tuesday, according to the DeKalb County Police Department. Tue, 22 May 2012 23:23:24 GMT rcook@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dekalb-police-sergeant-fired-1443848.html Rhonda Cook 2012-05-22T23:23:24Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/report-links-dunwoody-officials-1443798.html?cxtype=rss_news_82007 The city of Dunwoody has spent more than $25,000 to uncover which city officials leaked information to a local newspaper about a real estate deal. Tue, 22 May 2012 22:21:10 GMT pfox@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/report-links-dunwoody-officials-1443798.html Patrick Fox 2012-05-22T22:21:10Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dekalb-property-appeals-canceled-1443766.html?cxtype=rss_news_82007 Property owners scheduled to appeal their assessments Wednesday in DeKalb County don’t need to go. Tue, 22 May 2012 20:30:31 GMT ahunt@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dekalb-property-appeals-canceled-1443766.html April Hunt 2012-05-22T20:30:31Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/group-regrets-giving-award-1443600.html?cxtype=rss_news_82007 The American Association of University Professors said Tuesday it regrets giving a national award to Anthony Tricoli, the former president of Georgia Perimeter College. Tue, 22 May 2012 17:09:21 GMT ldiamond@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/group-regrets-giving-award-1443600.html Laura Diamond 2012-05-22T17:09:21Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dekalb-schools-facing-70-1442996.html?cxtype=rss_news_82007 The DeKalb County School District is facing its worst budget in recent memory, so officials are weighing wholesale elimination of programs, including pre-kindergarten, magnet school transportation and Montessori schools. Tue, 22 May 2012 02:35:06 GMT ttagami@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/dekalb-schools-facing-70-1442996.html Ty Tagami 2012-05-22T02:35:06Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/report-links-city-attorney-1442964.html?cxtype=rss_news_82007 Dunwoody released a 40-page report late Monday which names City Attorney Brian Anderson and City Council member Adrian Bonser as the sources for leaked information from a closed meeting. Mon, 21 May 2012 23:47:54 GMT pfox@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/report-links-city-attorney-1442964.html Patrick Fox 2012-05-21T23:47:54Z SPOCC