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A group of more than 100 people held candles, sang, and prayed together in English and Spanish in DeKalb Friday to mourn a woman killed by federal agents in Minnesota this week. Peace Corner was lit by candles placed in the area by the group Esperanza Latina.

Bystanders helped emergency responders lift a flipped Dodge Charger off a Genoa teenager who’d become trapped as a result of a crash Wednesday on Five Points Road, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office.

A plea hearing is scheduled next week for a DeKalb man accused of attempted murder of a baby in 2024, court records show.

DeKalb organizers are planning a public vigil on Friday evening to remember Minnesota woman Renee Nicole Macklin Good, who was shot and killed by a federal immigration agent on Wednesday.

Two men were injured in a stabbing inside a DeKalb apartment building off West Taylor Street Thursday, Police Chief David Byrd said. This is a developing story

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A solemn crowd of more than 100 people gathered in downtown DeKalb on Friday evening for a candlelight memorial vigil to remember the life of Minnesota mother Renee Nicole Good, who was shot and killed by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday.

Three people were hospitalized and one charged with DUI after a crash in the early morning hours Thursday at the intersection of Peace and Barber Greene roads, authorities said.

Two people were detained during an hourslong drug bust at a DeKalb home on Thursday, though no charges have been announced and police are remaining tight-lipped about details so far