3 February 2012, 4:39 pm
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — A public defender entered a guilty plea for his client even though the man said he wanted to plead guilty in the stabbing deaths of three members of his family. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (http://bit.ly/y2sjcq ) 22-year-old Eugene Quatron McCoy raised his hand and... Read More »
2 February 2012, 5:10 pm
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty to multiple charges in a 2009 wreck that killed three Georgia Power employees. DeKalb County Solicitor General Sherry Boston says James Miles pleaded guilty Thursday to vehicular homicide, reckless driving, following too closely, failure to maintain lan... Read More »
31 January 2012, 6:00 am
DECATUR, Ga., Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- "Happy Hour" – a new Atlanta-based web cooking and cocktail show for novice foodies, cocktail enthusiasts and wannabe kitchen rock stars – debuts ...... Read More »
29 January 2012, 12:43 pm
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Three people are listed in critical condition and a fourth was seriously injured after gunfire erupted stemming from an argument that broke out over a spilled drink. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (http://bit.ly/xtQeoA) the shooting happened late Friday at Jay's P... Read More »
17 January 2012, 9:11 am
DECATUR, GA-- - Georgians who are deaf or hard of hearing can now obtain a new amplified cordless phone for free thanks to Georgia Council for the Hearing Impaired, Inc. , the statewide nonprofit that ...... Read More »
15 January 2012, 6:46 am
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Police in metro Atlanta are hunting for a hit-and-run driver after they found a critically injuried man sprawled in the roadway of busy Interstate 285. DeKalb County police Lt. L.M. Richardson says the injured man was spotted at about 4:30 a.m. Saturday by an officer who crashe... Read More »
12 January 2012, 5:01 pm
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — A DeKalb County grand jury has returned an indictment against eight members of a suspected gang. The DeKalb County prosecutor's office said Thursday that 66 criminal charges were filed against Tiunta Battle, Diamond Brooks, Paul Cargile, Larry Little, Titus Seals, Demario M... Read More »
12 January 2012, 5:00 pm
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison and eight years' probation after he pleaded guilty to bilking more than a dozen church members out of nearly $660,000 in an elaborate Ponzi scheme. DeKalb County Judge Gregory Adams sentenced Anthony Ray on Thursday. Pr... Read More »
12 January 2012, 10:16 am
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — A judge has granted the state's request to access a mental health examination of a Georgia man who claims he was insane when prosecutors say he shot and killed a toddler's father outside a suburban Atlanta preschool. DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Gregory Adams said... Read More »
10 January 2012, 5:31 am
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — DeKalb County police are investigating the death of a pedestrian who was struck by two cars in Decatur. Police say the man was killed around 8 p.m. Monday near Snapfinger Road and Flat Shoals Parkway. Investigators tell Fox 5 Atlanta (http://bit.ly/zab5YK ) that drivers of both... Read More »