A heat advisory is in effect July 27-29 in DeKalb County. The heat index is expected to be more than 100 degrees for four ...

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — Stone Mountain Mayor Beverly Jones this week insisted she took control of the city’s bank accounts to protect the city from a cybersecurity risk. The Stone Mountain City Council ...

ATLANTA — People packed Bessie Branham Park for the 22nd Annual Kirkwood Spring Fling Festival on Saturday, May 17. Spring Fling is the primary fundraiser for Kirkwood Neighbors Organization (KNO) and ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — City and state leaders held a ribbon-cutting on Tuesday for one of the most divisive construction projects in metro Atlanta’s history. “Getting here has not been an ...

By Atlanta News First staff ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – At least six families lost their homes overnight as a fire ravaged a DeKalb County apartment building, firefighters said.

By Alani Letang, Atlanta News First ATLANTA — There is push back and pushes to move forward on an affordable housing project in Kirkwood. The consulting team says the plans are preliminary with ...

Marquis Victor knows a thing or two about cars, but not about how to get rid of thousands of illegally dumped tires behind the business. “Every morning, we come into work, I park right there in the ...

DECATUR, Ga. — City Schools of Decatur is bringing back paid tuition options for non-Decatur residents for grades K-2 and 3-5 schools for the upcoming school year. Several factors contributed to the ...

Atlanta, GA — Georgia-based journalist George Chidi joined the Decatur Dish show to discuss local and national issues affecting DeKalb County residents. Decatur Dish, cohosted by journalists Dan ...

Atlanta — DeKalb County’s anticipated missing of the deadline of its consent decree with the federal government was among the topics discussed on this week’s episode of the Decatur Dish.

Atlanta, GA — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a statewide state of emergency, effective immediately, ahead of more potential winter weather. The State of Emergency runs through Tuesday, Jan. 28.

Avondale Estates, GA — Avondale Estates residents asked the city commission to adjust the traffic-calming measures being implemented along South Avondale and Kensington roads. Neighbors were concerned ...