Lithonia News

There are plans for another senior residential community, this time in nearby Lithonia not far from DeKalb Medical Center at Hillandale.

Investigators say Sgt. Jerry Banks interfered as DeKalb police officers executed a search warrant at a Lithonia home on Browns Mill Ferry Drive on Friday.

A DeKalb County police sergeant is out on bond following his arrest on Friday. Sgt. Jerry Banks was charged with obstruction during the execution of a search warrant at a friend's home in Lithonia.

DeKalb County investigators hope surveillance footage from a gas station will lead them to the person who shot and killed a man early Monday morning.

On Feb. 17, 1941, the USS Truxtun, above, the USS Pollux and the USS Wilkes ran aground off the coast of Newfoundland, killing more than 200 sailors.

A former Tucker Middle School teacher allegedly had sex with a 15-year-old girl and spied on a co-worker as well as a female guest at his Lithonia home.

The 2012 primary season is going to be busy for some incumbents, and for candidates seeking the open House District 93 seat.

TUCKER, Ga. - Police in DeKalb County arrested a fellow officer who they said interfered with a police investigation in Lithonia on Friday.

Parents and residents can weigh in on the discussion about the DeKalb School System 2013 budget at a May 30 public hearing at the school district's central offices.

Children, teens, parents and other adults can participate in a summer of reading fun as the DeKalb County Public Library kicks through July 31.

Residents have until June 1 to file comments to the Georgia Environmental Protection Division about the air permit application for the controversial bio-mass facility proposed for Lithonia.

LITHONIA, Ga. -- Versatile defender David Johnson committed to South Carolina a couple of weeks ago.

More than four hours after the confrontation began, the second of two alleged DeKalb County Waffle House robbers was in custody Tuesday night.

A grandfather is hospitalized in Macon after contracting a life-threatening flesh-eating condition.

Loved ones say the wife of a DeKalb County police sergeant is making a slow but steady recovery after a vicious attack last weekend.

DeKalb County police were on the scene of a suspected robbery and standoff Tuesday afternoon at a Waffle House near I-20 and Evans Mill Road in Lithonia.

Jerry] Banks' wife was beaten so badly she had to be taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in critical condition.

The DeKalb County commission recently signed a contract that has it paying 12 percent than last year for lifeguards and pool cleaning at Browns Mill Aquatic Facility this summer.

The Sacred Heart men's basketball program will welcome the third member of their recruiting class as head coach Dave Bike announcing that De'Aires Tate , a 6-foot-6 forward, has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend the university starting this fall.

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