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DeKalb County news

DeKalb County police Sgt. Lynn Shuler (center) looks over the scene of a fatal shooting at the Oak Forest Apartments on Hatton Drive.

Credit: John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com

Man shot multiple times, killed at DeKalb apartments
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MARTA plans to renovate Five Points station with the help of federal and state funding. File photo by (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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MARTA’s Five Points station to get major face-lift
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Every third Monday, the Dunwoody Nature Center hosts a Nature Lovers Book Club - the next one from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Aug. 15. (Courtesy of Dunwoody Nature Center)

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Dunwoody Nature Center hosts varied August events
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Based in Tucker, Wellroot Family Services provide help to children and families in need. (Courtesy of Wellroot Family Services)

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Wellroot Family Services seek foster families
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Clarkston Mayor Ted Terry, speaking last year before a solidarity event for refugees at Clarkston International Bible Church. (Photo/Rebecca Wright for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

No vote on DeKalb official’s push for more testing at Atlanta police site
Ronnie Jones Jr., 27, was arrested after officers found him hiding in the backseat of a woman’s car during a traffic stop, police said.

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Man charged with murder in DeKalb arrested in Statesboro by fugitive task force
A 26-year-old mother, Kaelin Lewis, has been charged with second-degree murder after police said her daughter accidentally shot herself in the backseat of Lewis' car Sunday evening.

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Mother of 4-year-old shot in car on I-85 now faces 2nd-degree murder charge
The Maiz en Texturas dessert at Casa Robles celebrates corn through many textures: as a moist cake, smooth cold ice cream, crunchy caramel popcorn and a warm corn sauce inspired by Central American hot corn beverage atole de elote. Photo by Andrew Thomas Lee

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14 new places to have dessert in metro Atlanta
Shalonda holds a “we won’t go,, we will fight back” sign alongside her nieces and nephews as tenants of Forest at Columbia Apartments demand to speak to a commissioner inside of the DeKalb Government Building on Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Natrice Miller/natrice.miller@ajc.com)

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DeKalb vows to help residents facing ouster from apartment complex
The fish tibs at Desta are a hybrid of a stir fry and a stew. This one was made with grouper. Angela Hansberger for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Scoop up some joy with this metro Atlanta dish
Mike Edwards (L) and Austin Glore from Sunbelt Rentals look over the large pumps at a DeKalb sewer main break Tuesday, August 2, 2022.

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Collapsed DeKalb sewer main spilled 5.5 million gallons into river
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Tuesday morning will start with a few light showers and sprinkles

TUESDAY’S WEATHER: Daily storms continue, but fall-like changes are just ahead
Collapsed DeKalb sewer main spilled 5.5 million gallons into river
Dispatches from Druid Hills: Students see changes at the high school
DeKalb’s largest city weighs marijuana decriminalization
The shooting happened on I-85 northbound at North Druid Hills Road on Sunday.

Mother charged after 4-year-old accidentally shoots herself in car on I-85
Kids, teens across metro Atlanta among 2022 shooting victims
Students first: DeKalb school leaders want to rebuild trust this year
MONDAY’S WEATHER: Scattered storms in Atlanta’s forecast each day this week
A warm Monday morning with patchy fog possible

MONDAY’S WEATHER: Scattered storms in Atlanta’s forecast each day this week
Man stable after being shot, dragged out of vehicle during DeKalb fight
SUNDAY’S WEATHER: Afternoon, evening rain anticipated through Wednesday
New I-285 lanes at Ga. 400 open Monday
Saturday morning should be partly cloudy and scattered showers could move in for the afternoon to evening, according to Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Brad Nitz

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SATURDAY’S WEATHER: Downpours expected this afternoon and evening
2nd suspect arrested in fatal Memorial Day weekend shooting at DeKalb gas station
VA watchdog investigates psych ward breakdowns at Atlanta hospital
Rockdale deputy, previously fired by DeKalb PD for drinking, charged with DUI
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Georgia Tech will renovate lab space used by the engineering and computing colleges. (Courtesy of Georgia Tech)

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Sample Gwinnett school meals are displayed at Seckinger High School in Buford on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. With feedback from students and parents, the district updated its menu to be healthier, more global and plant-focused. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Gwinnett schools adjust meal offerings to be more diverse, inclusive
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Clayton County Schools Superintendent Morcease Beasley (center) to hold a YouTube Live on Thursday.

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Clayton County superintendent to talk schools on Thursday YouTube Live
A new website will help Georgia's college-bound students compare the cost of attendance at different in-state public schools. (Julian Alexander for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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5 things to know about a new website that compares Georgia colleges
Politics
Superior Court Judge Brian Amero rubs his head while listening to arguments during a hearing on the motion to dismiss the case of the review of Fulton County elections ballots to determine fraud at the Henry County Courthouse in McDonough, Monday, September 20, 2021. Judge Amero asked Georgia election investigators and the GBI to provide an update about any investigations into allegations of counterfeit ballots in last year’s presidential election.  (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

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MARTA plans to renovate Five Points station with the help of federal and state funding. File photo by (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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MARTA’s Five Points station to get major face-lift
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President Joe Biden holds the "PACT Act of 2022" after signing it during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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080922 Atlanta: Supporters wave as Democratic nominee for Governor Stacey Abrams concludes her economic address outlining her vision for Georgia’s economy on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, in Atlanta.   “Curtis Compton / Curtis Compton@ajc.com

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Abrams bets that support for casino gambling will pay off in November
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South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks to the Silver Elephant Gala at the Columbia Convention Center in Columbia, South Carolina, on Friday, July 29, 2022. (Joshua Boucher/The State/TNS)

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Fulton DA seeks to question Graham about any coordination with Trump 17h ago
080922 Atlanta: Democratic nominee for Governor Stacey Abrams makes her economic address outlining her vision for Georgia’s economy on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, in Atlanta.   “Curtis Compton / Curtis Compton@ajc.com

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Stacey Abrams tests positive for coronavirus
Crime
A 33-year-old woman was shot while in her car in the 800 block of York Avenue near Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard on Wednesday night, according to police.

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Barrage of bullets outside SW Atlanta businesses injures woman in car
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Neighbors around Rosa L. Burney Park, alongside a local gun violence advocacy groups, gather to peacefully rally at the location where this past Sunday, a gunfight left two people dead and four injured, including a 6-year-old girl. Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

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Atlanta marks 100 homicide cases for 2022, days ahead of last year’s pace
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March 3, 2022 Atlanta - Mitzi Bickers, who served as Mayor Kasim Reed’s director of human services, leaves with her attorney, Drew Findling (left), after her hearing in federal court at the Richard B. Russell Federal Building on Thursday, March 3, 2022. Bickers is set to be the first person to face a jury in the Atlanta City Hall corruption investigation. She faces 12 counts related to an alleged conspiracy involving pay-to-play contracting. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Trump hires Findling to represent him in grand jury probe
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DeKalb County police Sgt. Lynn Shuler (center) looks over the scene of a fatal shooting at the Oak Forest Apartments on Hatton Drive.

Credit: John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com

Man shot multiple times, killed at DeKalb apartments
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Teen killed in accidental shooting at South Atlanta house party, police say
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Atlanta police are investigating a deadly shooting in the 500 block of McWilliams Road on Wednesday afternoon.

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Police investigating deadly domestic shooting in SE Atlanta
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Selena Holmes (left) reportedly paid GED instructor DaShawn Melvin (right) $1,000 each time he brought drugs into Pulaski State Prison.

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Prison smuggling case links GED instructor to gang activity
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Kevon Phillip Duffus was charged after he shot a man Wednesday afternoon at a Cherokee County car dealership, police said.

Credit: Channel 2 Action News

Man charged in shooting at Hyundai dealership in Cherokee County
16h ago
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