Doug Evans
Doug Evans is a general assignment reporter and drone pilot for FOX 5 News. As a field reporter, he has won seven Emmy Awards as well as the FBI Director’s Award for Community Service for his crime reporting in metro Atlanta that led to the capture of dangerous criminals.
Doug is also a meteorologist with more than 30 years of severe weather coverage. In that time he has been on the front lines of every type of natural disaster. OK, except a volcanic eruption and asteroid strike, but let’s hope for north Georgia’s sake it stays that way. Doug has won an Emmy Award for tornado reporting and often helps lead FOX 5’s field coverage of severe weather with live reports from the FOX 5 Storm Chaser. On occasion, he can also be seen forecasting the weather in the FOX 5 Storm Center.
Doug graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism as well as Mississippi State’s Broadcast Meteorology Program. Doug lives in Fayette County with his wife, Brenda, and their four children. They have a daughter who is a lawyer and another who is an officer in the U.S. Navy. Their dog, Gracie, is quite the internet sensation for the pictures of her sitting on Doug’s roof waiting for him to return home from work.
The latest from Doug Evans
Fayette County high-speed chase ends with arrest of wanted man
A Fayette County traffic stop turned into a high-speed chase that ended with a PIT maneuver and the arrest of Rashad Spann, who now faces multiple felony charges.
Fayette County couple charged for allegedly abandoning dog before vacation
A 73-year-old Morrow couple faces charges after authorities say they abandoned their dog Blu before a trip to Maui.
University of West Georgia-Newnan student arrested on child porn charges
The Coweta County Sheriff's Office says his arrest came after a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children of what law enforcement has termed a particularly egregious video involving children.
Fayette Gaddy Christmas Light Display supporting NICU families
The Gaddy Christmas Light Display in Fayette County is adding its first-ever walk-through event to raise money for the Piedmont Fayette NICU, while continuing its beloved free drive-through tradition.
Peachtree City man accused of using AI to create child sexual abuse images
Police say a Peachtree City man used artificial intelligence to create child sexual abuse images from real photos of a victim he knew.
Secret Service tip leads to child exploitation arrest in Sharpsburg
A U.S. Secret Service tip led Coweta County deputies to arrest 27-year-old Sean McCarthy of Sharpsburg on child exploitation charges after seizing electronic devices believed to contain illicit material.
Newnan teen accused of stabbing 15-year-old boy
A Newnan teen is recovering after being stabbed several times in a fight. Newnan police say they’ve arrested the attacker, another teen.
Two men charged after gunfire erupts at teen’s birthday party in Meriwether County
Two men were arrested for aggravated assault after opening fire on a crowd at a teenager’s birthday party in Meriwether County on Saturday.
Coweta County man arrested for pistol-whipping clerk during armed robbery
Coweta County deputies arrested Andrew Jackson Chitwood after he allegedly robbed a Shell gas station clerk at gunpoint and struck the victim with a pistol.
Senoia father arrested on child sexual exploitation charges after federal tip
A 40-year-old Senoia man was arrested on child sexual exploitation charges after a federal tip led Coweta County investigators to his home.