ATLANTA–The City of Atlanta convened a citywide emergency coordination meeting to assess readiness for severe weather expected Friday night through Saturday, Oct. 10.  City departments, public safety agencies, emergency management officials and utility partners confirmed operational readiness, enhanced staffing and coordinated response plans. The primary concerns are damaging overnight…

DECATUR, GA– DeKalb County Chief Executive Officer Lorraine Cochran-Johnson has declared a local State of Emergency as Hurricane Isaias approaches the northern Gulf Coast and threatens north and central Georgia with severe weather. The local declaration supplements Gov. Brian Kemp’s State of Emergency and authorizes DeKalb County to deploy…

DECATUR, GA— The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has charged five inmates in connection with the death of inmate David Addo-Wright, 24, of Covington, GA. Authorities say deputies at the DeKalb County Jail found Addo-Wright in a cell with multiple wounds on Sept. 24. He was taken to a…

ATLANTA—Gov. Brian P. Kemp today (OCT. 8) issued an updated State of Emergency for all 159 counties in preparation for Hurricane Isaias. The new Executive Order enables emergency management teams to make necessary arrangements and position needed resources ahead of the storm’s impact. He has also directed the Georgia Emergency Management and…

GWINNETT COUNTY, GA – A Lilburn man convicted of sexually assaulting a teen girl was sentenced to five life sentences. A judge sentenced Gregory Leon Frazier, 52, to serve two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole, followed by three consecutive life sentences with the possibility of parole.…

 DECATUR, GA– Arts DeKalb is presenting a live Latin jazz concert, art, and culture celebration on Friday, Oct. 16, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., at  the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts Community Center, 3181 Rainbow Drive, Decatur.  The free concert featuring the C.O.T Band and art exhibition by Mexican artist…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA— Former DeKalb County Police Sgt. Cameron Livsey, 47, has been indicted in connection with the cold case concerning the kidnapping and rape of two teen girls. The break came 15 years after DNA linked Livsey to evidence collected in 2011, DeKalb District Attorney Sherry Boston announced on Wednesday, Oct. 7.  A DeKalb…

DEKALB COUNTY, GA— The DeKalb County Police Department is seeking the public’s help finding a suspect wanted in connection with a series of all-terrain vehicles (ATV ) thefts, luring victims through social media. Detectives have identified Jordan Wright, 21, who is currently wanted for three separate counts of Theft by…