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A bolt of lightning sparked a fire that completely destroyed a home in DeKalb County overnight, officials say.

DeKalb County residents were alarmed Monday morning, Sept. 30, as smoke from a chemical fire in Rockdale County drifted into the area. Still, numerous messages to county officials about the situation ...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Officials say lighting is to blame for a fire that destroyed a home overnight in DeKalb County. The home on Gunstock Drive in the Smoke Rise Community was destroyed by the flames.

Rockdale County issued a new shelter-in-place order on Tuesday, Oct. 1, due to a chemical plant fire that began early Sunday morning.

A 35-year-old man died in the shooting, and three others were hurt with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

Fire and rescue teams across metro Atlanta have already trained and are prepared for heavy rain and flooding ahead of Hurricane Helene. In DeKalb County, the fire and rescue department has a squad ...

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — People in multiple counties are now reporting a chlorine smell and smoke spreading after a chemical ...