There are slowdowns around Spaghetti Junction on Saturday afternoon with police and fire vehicles on scene. It was not initially known what the first responder vehicles were on scene for. They appeared to be partially blocking an I-285 East service ramp that feeds into the Chamblee Tucker Road exit.

DEKALB COUNTY, GA — A DeKalb County middle schooler killed in an after-school fight Thursday afternoon has been identified. Principal Terrence Harvey for DeKalb Alternative School said in a letter to families that 13-year-old Derron Woody, who was a former student, has died.

The family of a 74-year-old man who died during a trip to Hawaii say they found the skeletal remains of a human being on his Georgia property a few days after his death, police in Decatur have confirmed.

District officials are considering cost-cutting measures, such as school consolidations and closures, to address financial uncertainties.

Officers are in the 4800 block of Glenwood Road. DeKalb Police said the teen, who was critically injured, was taken to the hospital.

Officials say they are indicted on four counts of violation of the street gang terrorism and prevention act, possession of a Schedule 1 controlled substance with intent to distribute, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of a machine gun and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

A large shipment of beer littered the roadway after a semi-truck overturned shortly before 1 a.m. Thursday at the Interstate 285 southbound exit ramp onto the Interstate 20 entry ramp.

Sarv Dharavane won the 64th Annual Georgia Association of Educators State Spelling Bee on March 21 at Georgia State University.

DeKalb County, GA voters to face changes in polling locations for June 17 Special Primary, with one permanent switch.

The trial for Ace Benton, who prosecutors say was involved in the deadly March 2022 shooting, is scheduled to begin Monday.

DeKalb Superintendent Devon Horton talked about the ups and downs of education at the annual State of the District Address.

As DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson sharpens her focus on combating crime, she has announced new policing strategies, including increased collaboration with the Georgia State Patrol and revisiting police pursuit policies.