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4-year-old accidentally shoots self

No charges are pending in the case of a 4-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself, according to DeKalb Police. The incident happened May 28 at a home at 3801 Cedar Trace Lane in Ellenwood at approximately 10:30 a.m. Police said the child went...

Family of murdered man sues widow

Andrea Sniderman, the widow of Rusty Sneiderman, who was killed outside a Dunwoody day care facility in November 2010, is being sued by her former brother-in-law. Steven Sneiderman, the sole surviving sibling of Rusty Sneiderman, filed the suit on be...

Report alleges leaks by Dunwoody attorney, city council member

An report released May 21 indicates Dunwoody City Attorney Brian Anderson and a city council member may be responsible for alleged leaks from an executive session regarding a complicated land deal. The 40-page report issued by law firm Wilson, Morton...

News update, May 30

Man to serve 25 years for murder of 11-year-old A Chamblee man was sentenced to serve 25 years in prison for the 2010 murder of an 11-year-old boy. Alexander Sidloskas, who was 19 at the time of the shooting, was sentenced to 50 years, with...

Fallen Doraville officer honored at ceremony

People lined the steps in front of the old courthouse on the Decatur Square on May 23 to honor DeKalb County law enforcement officers who had died in the line of duty. Among those in attendance were the family members of Robert Shane Wilson, who died last year when he was responding to a home invasion call and was killed by an alleged drunken driver traveling the wrong way on I-20. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
Liam Wilson, 9, stood proudly saluting as dozens of friends and family members of deceased law enforcement officers watched as color guards marched slowly by the steps of the old Decatur courthouse. Late last year, Liam lost his father, Doraville Pol...

Graduation 2012: Ceremonies celebrate cultural diversity

Clarkston High School graduation. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
Hundreds of students, parents, family and community members filled the stands of Hallford Stadium on May 24 for the Clarkston High School class of 2012 graduation. Some brought balloons, others air horns, to congratulate the 161 seniors who will be g...