Significant relief has come to a metro Atlanta animal shelter that has struggled with overcrowding for years. Officials cut the ribbon on a $4.1 million expansion of the DeKalb County Animal Services shelter off Chamblee Dunwoody Road. Most of the funding came from a special-purpose local option sales tax. The expansion is called a “pet…
Inside Columbia College Chicago’s glitzy glass student center, the walls are a canvas for campus life. “Call For Art,” lists a taped flyer. “Do you craft?” reads another. Beside them, hand-drawn stickers advertise a student podcast. Over its 135-year history, the South Loop school has educated hundreds of thousands of alumni and artists — winners…
Superstar singer Akon was arrested in DeKalb County last week, according to jail records. The 52-year-old, whose real name is Aliaune Thiam, was arrested by the Chamblee Police Department on November 7. Jail records indicate Thiam was arrested on a warrant out of Roswell. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Channel…
DeKalb County has become the first county in Georgia to allocate funds specifically for reproductive healthcare, approving $200,000 to support local organizations. The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners approved funding on Aug. 26 for the Feminist Women’s Health Center and ARC-Southeast, with allocations of up to $150,000 and $50,000, respectively. These funds are intended to…
article Patrick Joseph White’s house in Kennesaw. KENNESAW, Ga. – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has identified Patrick Joseph White as the active shooter in an incident near Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Alleged shooter killed in CVS What we know: White died on Friday inside a CVS located at…