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
Four teens caught stashing $1K in Target beauty products in car, police say
Target called police after four 19-year-olds allegedly stole over $1,000 in merchandise, including 60 beauty products, in Newnan.
Multistate manhunt for accused sexual predator who skipped on $10K bond
Federal agents are offering a reward for Alex Rosado Lopez, a man wanted in Georgia and two other states.
Man arrested, accused of sexual assault in room at Piedmont Newnan Hospital
A 72-year-old man with a history of child molestation is behind bars after a hospital patient reported she was sexually assaulted in her room at Piedmont Newnan Hospital.
Man arrested after 20K child sex abuse files found, deputies say
A Senoia man is in jail without bond after federal tipline reports led Coweta County deputies to discover tens of thousands of child sexual abuse files on a hard drive.
More than $500K total stolen from 70+ students in flight school fraud case
Dozens of new student pilots are coming forward to law enforcement as a financial theft investigation into a Peachtree City flight school expands.
State approves Piedmont Henry's $26M freestanding emergency department
Piedmont Henry Hospital has gained state regulatory approval to build a $26 million freestanding emergency department in Locust Grove to ease severe emergency room congestion.
3 arrested after shooting on Wilcoxen Street in Newnan, police say
Three Newnan men face aggravated assault charges after a shooting on Saturday left bullet holes in nearby homes and led police to firearms and drugs, according to the Newnan Police Department.
Flight Aviation investigation: Pair charged in missing student funds case
Two former flight school owners face racketeering and theft charges after allegedly draining flight accounts in Peachtree City.
Bodycam video captures mother’s arrest after golf club attack
A 14-year-old girl is home recovering after being struck in the head with a golf club in Newnan.
Olivia Fowler death: Meriwether County family marks 5 years
A Meriwether County family is marking five years since Olivia Fowler vanished, while local investigators report no new clues in her death.