Wayne Purdom has seen considerable change within DeKalb County's judiciary during his nearly 40 years as a lawyer and judge there—likely because he has been a catalyst for much of it.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A grandmother has identified 5-year-old Jeremiah Emmanuel George Jr. as the victim in an accidental ...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A 41-year-old man is now behind bars after allegedly shooting and killing his ex in DeKalb County early Tuesday morning, according to police. It happened at 12:18 a.m. when ...

The arraignment of three campus protestors, ordinarily a mundane procedural matter, in DeKalb County Magistrate Court on ...

DECATUR, Ga. - A former DeKalb County police officer has pleaded guilty in the 2015 fatal shooting of an unarmed U.S. Air Force veteran who was experiencing a mental health crisis. What we know: ...