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News update, July 3

Law enforcement captures man sought in shooting death The DeKalb Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Squad has captured Marcus D. Ventress, who was sought in connection with the May 26 death of Ryan Guider, 19, whom he allegedly shot several times in t...

Educators stress importance of quality early care

As more research emerges about how rapidly a child’s brain develops at an early age, some educators say a shift is taking place that is causing parents to look at early care centers as more than just a “baby-sitting” service. Paige Kubik, vice ...

Group seeks, picks, donates neglected produce

Volunteer fruit pickers make their way to a patch of blackberries on an abandoned farm near Arabia Mountain in Lithonia. Concrete Jungle is a volunteer-run, Atlanta-based organization that helps distribute unused food growing in the metro area to the needy. Photo by Daniel Beauregard
In a field adjacent to an abandoned farmhouse near Lithonia’s Arabia Mountain, sits a bounty of ripe blackberries waiting to be picked. From the road, one might have never noticed that the islands of bushes dotting the field are large patches of bl...

News update, July 2

Church rapist pleads guilty, sentenced to life in prison June 29 An 51-year-old Atlanta man will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to the rape in a church of a DeKalb County woman. John Russell Carver was sentenced ...