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Ex-Stonecrest mayor who embezzled federal COVID funds is off November ballot
Jason Lary cannot run for Stonecrest City Council or vote, the DeKalb County elections board ruled.
Man charged with murder after argument turns deadly, DeKalb police say
A man is dead and another faces murder charges after the two got into an argument at a DeKalb County home near Stone Mountain, according to police.
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Procession crosses county lines to honor fallen DeKalb firefighter
The procession for Preston Fant will go to the medical examiner’s office and eventually make its way across several county lines before ending at the West Cobb Funeral Home.
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Veteran DeKalb firefighter, father of 5, dies in blaze at indie film studio
The firefighter suffered injuries as crews battled a commercial structure fire on South Stone Mountain Lithonia Road.
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DeKalb school district to spend $1.6 million on cellphone lockers
Starting next year, schools must enforce a statewide cellphone ban for elementary and middle schoolers.
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‘Something was bothering her’: Family mourns woman killed in suspected arson
Investigators have said they believe the fire was intentionally set, and they suspect the victim's ex-boyfriend.
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Man killed wife, friend’s child after months of violence, DeKalb DA says
William Almond was indicted in DeKalb County for killing his wife and her friend’s child after months of reported abuse, prosecutors said.
CDC fired and rehired hundreds, then tasked them with tearing it down
After mass layoffs, Georgia’s CDC reinstated HIV staff — only to assign them to shut down the division they once led.
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Social media spotlight gives shelter dogs a 2nd chance at life
Social media has transformed the dog adoption process at Atlanta’s LifeLine Animal Project, where animals have to be put down each week because of shelter overpopulation.
More Georgia students are vaping. Why vape detectors may not be the fix.
DeKalb and Marietta are using the detectors, but many metro Atlanta school districts are saying no to them.