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A Dunkin' Donuts shop on Buford Highway was shut down by the taxman Thursday, according to an article posted on wsbtv.com .

Agnes Scott College has enrolled its largest freshman class in the institution's 122-year history, officials announced Thursday.

A 39-year-old Decatur man is the fifth person in the state to contract the West Nile virus in 2010, the DeKalb County Board of Health confirms.

The sermons and writings of African-American preachers can help readers glimpse the triumphs and tragedies of  the black community throughout history.

DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis fired the county's chief operating officer Thursday amid charges that he had an improper relationship with a water department secretary.

When Shuan Stegall spotted drama, his former coach and principal said, "he went the other way." Saturday night, trouble found the former Kennesaw State basketball star when he was shot dead by two intruders at his father's Decatur residence.

President Barack Obama appointed DeKalb County District Attorney Gwen Keyes Fleming to be the next regional Environmental Protection Agency administrator.

A car smashed into an apartment in the 3800 block of Brockett Trail in Clarkston late Wednesday night, DeKalb County police said.

Packing 30 students into a single-wide trailer and expecting education to ensue can test both the most experienced teacher and  the most motivated pupil.

A two-vehicle wreck has caused a fire on I-285 westbound at the Ashford-Dunwoody Road exit, according to dispatchers.

DeKalb County police officers were justified to use Tasers on two unruly suspects who later died, investigators said Wednesday.

From their small office in Decatur, the staff of a dozen or so at Paste Magazine produced a journal on music, film, gaming and other popular culture that traveled the world.

General Motors is back to looking for a new developer to buy the vacant Doraville plant now that DeKalb County commissioners have fully said no to a redevelopment deal.

Decatur residents -- who already pay some of the highest taxes in the state -- agreed four years ago to tax themselves even more.

DeKalb County police are hunting for a burglar who targets office buildings in the area around Buford Highway and North Druid Hills Road.

The search continued Wednesday for the gunman who fatally shot a 47-year-old man outside of a DeKalb County apartment complex.

The DeKalb County school board is implementing a whistleblower policy, which officials say is the first in the state to prevent retaliation against school employees who report wrongdoing.

Elizabeth Kiss will continue to serve as president of Agnes Scott College for another six years, the board of trustees announced Tuesday.

Dunwoody has rejected a donation of land that would have cost $5,000 a year to keep up. The North Atlanta Church of Christ offered the city about .4 acres of land at Witham and Roberts drives earlier this year.

Dunwoody City Council recently approved merit raises for the city manager and city clerk. The 3.4 percent raises are retroactive to Jan.