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DeKalb rejects responsibility of flood-damaged home

One DeKalb County neighborhood is dealing with a flood of troubles after a broken water main sent water rushing into at least one house. People living on McCoy Street in Decatur say DeKalb County is not taking any responsibility for causing the big mess along their street. Georgia's red clay ...

An electronic sign near the bridge advised drivers the road could be closed for two days.

Another water main break shuts down busy Buckhead road

For the second time in a week, a major water main break has forced the closure of Moore's Mill Road at Peachtree Creek in northwest Atlanta. "We've got engineers right now who are trying to figure out how best to solve the problem," Atlanta Watershed Management spokeswoman Janet Ward said. ...

New interchange gets trial run

Dunwoody residents tested out a new interchange design that will be be built near Perimeter Mall next month. They drove golf carts through a diverging diamond pattern. The first one will go at 285 and Ashford-Dunwoody Road. Cars exiting and trying to turn left will actually drive on the left ...

Man shot, killed at Starlight drive-in theater

Police in two counties are searching for the person who killed a man at a drive-in theater. DeKalb County police were called to a shooting at the Starlight Six drive-in theater on Moreland Avenue early Tuesday morning. Police said they chased the shooter to the Gwinnett County line, where he ...

MARTA debit card function still down

MARTA officials said it will be at least Monday before operations are back to normal at a handful of MARTA rail stations where debit cards could not be accepted. Seven rail stations were temporarily not accepting debit cards on Breeze card machines. The effected stations are North Springs, Dunwoody, Sandy ...

DeKalb police say the wife of one of their own officers is in critical condition after an assault outside of the couple's Lithonia home, which neighbors said they moved into about three months ago.

Officer's wife beaten unconscious outside of home

DeKalb police say the wife of one of their own officers is in critical condition after an assault outside of the couple's Lithonia home. Police have been investigating the incident since about 3:30 a.m. Sunday. They said the woman was left badly beaten and unconscious, just outside the couple's garage ...

1 dead in N. Druid Hills crash

An early Saturday crash on North Druid Hills Road left one driver dead and another in critical condition. DeKalb County authorities said the driver was killed was traveling westbound in a minivan on North Druid Hills Road when he crossed the center line near Arbordale Drive. The driver collided head-on ...

Thieves steal $200,000 worth of rare coins in home invasion

DeKalb police are investigating a home invasion where thieves stole $200,000 worth of rare coins. The burglary happened at Gavinwood Place off North Druid Hills in Decatur. Police said two armed men went to the home at about 11:30 p.m. and forced the homeowner to open his safe which had ...

Woman shot by acquaintance at DeKalb hotel

Police in DeKalb County are searching for a man who came to a hotel and shot a woman. Police said a woman called 911 from a Budgetel Inn off Panola Road in Lithonia around 5:15 a.m. The woman told dispatchers that a man named Chris came to her room to ...

Officers go door-to-door in a Lithonia neighborhood searching for clues in an early-morning double shooting.

Police search for culprit in Lithonia double shooting

Residents of a Lithonia neighborhood were awakened by gunshots late Monday night. DeKalb County police said a man and a woman were shot in or just outside a home on Drake Court off of Panola Road just before midnight. Police blocked off the cul-de-sac near the home while investigators went ...

Bicyclist hit by truck in Decatur dies

A bicyclist struck and pinned under a truck Monday morning has died. Decatur police said the man was struck early Monday morning at North Decatur Road and Willivee Drive. The man, who did not have any identification on him, was pronounced dead at DeKalb Medical Center. The Decatur Fire Department ...

DeKalb police looking for new home for new precinct

DeKalb County stands by its plans to relocate the North Police Precinct from Dunwoody to a plot of land next to PDK Airport, but admits those plans may have to change if Brookhaven residents vote to incorporate. Currently, the North Police Precinct is located along Ashford-Dunwoody Road across from Perimeter ...

Your DeKalb Farmers' Market plans massive expansion

Documents show owners of the popular Your DeKalb Farmers' Market in Decatur want to expand their business to include more than 1 million additional square feet of retail and warehouse space. The Atlanta Regional Commission confirms it received documents detailing parts of the expansion plans. DeKalb County officials said the ...

5 teens arrested for vandalizing Dunwoody park

Dunwoody police have arrested five teens for damaging a community park and garden late last month. The teens are now facing serious felony charges. "It looked a tornado hit the garden. Lettuce everywhere, plants destroyed," Amanda Harris told Channel 2's Mike Petchenik. Harris tends a plot at the Brook Run ...

Some teachers say the APS redistricting and closing plan jeopardizes their jobs.

Dozens of APS teachers must reapply for jobs

Hundreds of Atlanta teachers said they are worried about their jobs after the district’s decision to close and consolidate schools. Channel 2’s Eric Phillips spoke to several Friday afternoon, when hundreds gathered for a heated meeting at South Atlanta High School. “For those of us, who are close to retirement, ...

Walmart is among several dozen employers on hand at DeKalb's jobs fair

Hundreds at DeKalb jobs fair

Scores of people spent the earlier part of their day job-hunting during a fair at Manuel Maloof Auditorium in Decatur. The jobs fair, held from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1300 Commerce Drive, offered job seekers the opportunity to meet with representatives from various DeKalb County departments and companies, ...

Police search for man posing as court interpreter

Dunwoody police have issued warrants for a man they say has been posing as a courtroom translator to scam members of the Hispanic Community out of money. Carlos Sanchez Esquivel, 46, of Marietta, is facing one count of forgery. Through an interpreter, Yovany Baltazar-Cardenas told Channel 2's Mike Petchenik she ...

Dunwoody looking to woo the movie industry

Georgia's film-friendly tax breaks are attracting movie-makers and their money to metro Atlanta and several cities are looking to cash in. Channel 2's John Bachman learned how one local city is working to make it easier to do business with Hollywood. At Dunwoody High School Monday afternoon, crews packed up ...

Sexual assault investigated on Emory campus

Emory University police are investigating a sexual assault that allegedly happened on campus. The female victim said the incident occurred along Eagle Row on the Emory campus between 8 p.m. Wednesday and 7:30 a.m. Thursday, according to a public safety notice sent to students and employees. "It's pretty bad that ...

APS final redistricting plan sparks mixed reaction

"It's really a shame. I'm 43 years old and I graduated from this school," Atlanta resident Dennis Miller said about the closing of D.H. Stanton Elementary School. It's a reaction that Channel 2's Erica Byfield said she repeatedly heard among residents in a southeast Atlanta neighborhood. The reaction comes after ...