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Fortunately, those who care about protecting democracy are fighting back. On Wednesday, four Georgia prosecutors, led by DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston and represented by the Public ...

DeKalb County Schools officials released a statement after one of their employees was arrested on child pornography charges ...

DEKALB COUNTY, Al. (WDEF) — A former DeKalb County school system employee has been arrested on various felony charges in Georgia. Michael Lance Brown has been accused of manufacturing, uploading, and ...

The mother of a DeKalb County man is pleading for justice after her 26-year-old son, Emile Fields-Marshall, was shot and killed last Friday. Police have arrested two suspects, but two gunmen ...

The crime rate in DeKalb County, where Decatur is located, is 44.35 per 1,000 residents, according to data from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The violent crime rate in DeKalb is 4.411 per ...

Originally from Greenville, Alabama, Cochran-Johnson has been a Dekalb County, Georgia, resident for over 25 years. She holds degrees in Political Science, Criminal Justice, and Public ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - A Georgia woman was indicted by a DeKalb County grand jury for stealing over $2000 from a business, according to court documents obtained by WAFF.Ciara Gay is accused of stealing $2 ...

Georgia’s DeKalb County expects to receive $2 million from the Center for Tech and Civic Life, a nonprofit that offered grants in 2020. The Federalist, a conservative website, ...