Four firefighters were terminated Thursday and they are being investigated by police for their response to a house fire that killed an elderly woman. The DeKalb County firefighters responded to a 911 call from the home about 1 a.m. Sunday and left after ...

A 37-year-old Georgia woman was arrested and charged with padding her bra with methamphetamine. DeKalb County, Ala., Sheriff Jimmy Harris said the woman was arrested Tuesday and charged with trafficking in controlled substances. Harris said authorities pulled the woman over for a traffic ...

Authorities are investigating two Atlanta-area police officers accused of using government computers to run a criminal background check on President Barack Obama. DeKalb County police spokeswoman Sheila Edwards confirmed Thursday that officers Ryan White and C.M. Route have been placed on paid administrative leave while ...

A suburban Atlanta principal who resigned during an investigation into cheating on students' standardized tests was arrested Friday and accused of altering public documents. The school's assistant principal also turned herself in to local police Thursday night in a case that the head of a state teacher ...