Decatur

A DeKalb County mother can rest now knowing her son's killer is officially off the streets.

Dr. Gyimah Whitaker has been named the sole finalist. She is expected to assume the CEO role on July 1.

The International Community School in Decatur is helping train refugee women to be teachers. It is a way to help them find a new life in Georgia and combat the teacher shortage.

The Atlanta Science Festival is back, and this year, coffee is on the menu of special events!

That quiet Saturday night in Decatur’s East Lake Terrace Community was interrupted by the sound of gunfire and then a car speeding off.

A group gathered outside the DeKalb County Jail late Wednesday night. They said they were holding a vigil for protesters who were arrested at the site of the future Atlanta Public Safety Training Center Sunday.

Police are investigating after a man was shot near Decatur High School on Tuesday.

Police said one of the victims had already died, the other was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

A Decatur couple is struggling to put the pieces of their lives back together after a fire destroyed their home and sent the man to the hospital with burns.

DeKalb County police who received calls about an active shooter at the Walmart on Memorial Drive in Decatur have now confirmed the shooting happened outside the store, and there were no victims wounded by gunfire.

Senior dogs can wait a long time in animal shelters to to find their perfect forever home, so JCPenney and Paws Atlanta want to helps these wonderful pups meet their match with a professional glamour shot session.

After two straight days of protests, a group of nearly 100 people gathered in Decatur Square to hold a vigil in memory of Tyre Nichols.

A driver is fighting for his life after police found him shot behind the wheel of a crashed car in Decatur. Witnesses told police they saw a passenger running away after the crash.

Eight puppies are looking for their forever homes in Decatur after police officers found them abandoned in a dog park.

Deputies said 21-year-old Tyrin J. Maddox took a weapon and some marijuana from 20-year-old Devalon Davis before shooting him multiple times.

A 17-year-old boy wanted in connection to the deadly December 2022 shooting at the Mall of America in Minnesota was arrested in Georgia, U.S. Marshals say.

"I was just standing at the gas pump while my father-in-law filled the truck up with gas having a conversation with him and the shots rang out,” the father of five said.

Parents and students at Decatur High School were met with staffing changes after the holiday break including the reassignment of the school's principal.

Officials say the man who was subsequently hit was not the intended target in the shooting.