Dekalb County was one of those hit hardest in metro Atlanta. Hundreds of drivers had to leave their cars, trucks and SUVs on the roadways when ice coated the roads. Shanard Weems and his team of tow truck drivers worked to dig many of them out.

All of Georgia remains under a state of emergency as some dangerous road conditions continue to pose a threat to drivers.

A man accused of stabbing an off-duty Atlanta police officer in a parking lot during a suspected road rage dispute turned himself in to Rockdale County authorities Tuesday.

Authorities are searching for a man accused of stabbing an off-duty Atlanta police officer during a confrontation after a hit-and-run over the weekend. The incident took place at about 6 p.m. Saturday in DeKalb County, Georgia, when there was a hit-and-run ...

A boil water advisory has been issued in Dekalb County, Georgia, located in metro Atlanta, due to a water main break.

Emergency crews have responded to hundreds of calls, including rescuing a pregnant woman on her way to the hospital.

DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management is working to repair a significant water main break on Clairmont Road near Dresden Drive, the county announced Tuesday night. The break was a result of the pipe's age; it was installed in 1941, according to a news release.

Under new federal immigration policies, ICE agents are allowed to go into schools and churches to arrest illegal immigrants.

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Alerts rang out on phones in DeKalb County on Wednesday morning, notifying of a State of Emergency and urging people to shelter in place and stay off the roads.It comes with ongoing hazardous ice conditions on roads around metro Atlanta following the snowfall on Tuesday that quickly iced over with freezing temperatures.

Seven students at Cross Keys High School in Brookhaven were admitted early action to Georgia Tech, the largest group to be accepted from any DeKalb County school. All seven are the first in their families to attend college.

Major metro Atlanta school districts are intending to opt out of the statewide homestead tax exemption, which puts a cap on yearly property tax increases. Here is our full list of public hearings residents can attend to weigh in on the exemption.