City crews respond to minor sewage spill
City of Savannah crews responded to a minor sewage spill from an overflowing manhole at the unopened Avalon Drive ROW east of Truman Parkway on Monday. The spill was the result of sewage stoppage in...
View ArticleKingston, Chambliss, Isaacson ask president for port money
ATLANTA (AP) — Three Georgia politicians have written to President Barack Obama urging him to include the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project authorization increase in his budget amendment to...
View ArticleRide for fallen officers heads to Savannah
At least 35 law enforcement officers and family members of officers killed in the line of duty will bike their way through Savannah on Wednesday.Each rider will be honoring an officer killed in the...
View ArticleKingston plans statewide events amid Senate talk
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston has political events planned across Georgia this week after months of speculation about whether the Savannah Republican will run for the U.S. Senate seat...
View ArticleTRAFFIC UPDATE: Houlihan Bridge in Port Wentworth open again following wreck
The Houlihan Bridge in Port Wentworth is open again after a wreck involving a semitrailer, according to the Chatham Emergency Management Agency. A semitrailer struck a car whose driver was attempting...
View ArticleArmstrong's women's basketball coach resigns
Armstrong Atlantic State women’s basketball coach Matt Schmidt has resigned his post, the school announced Tuesday.Schmidt said the move was to pursue other career opportunities.“I’d like to thank...
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Three charged in Effingham armed robbery
Three Springfield men have been arrested on armed robbery charges.Deputies arrested Ashton Rashad Wallace, 21, of Springfield, who was charged with armed robbery, aggravated assault, possession of a...
View Article456 colonoscopy patients warned of infection risk
ATLANTA (AP) — An Atlanta surgery center is warning 456 patients that their colonoscopies might have put them at risk of HIV and other diseases.Piedmont Healthcare has advised the patients that they...
View Article5-year-old boy shoots 2-year-old sister in Kentucky
BURKESVILLE, Ky. — A 5-year-old boy accidentally shot his 2-year-old sister to death in rural southern Kentucky with a rifle he had received as a gift last year, authorities said.The children's mother...
View ArticleUPDATE: Savannah-Chatham school board considering property tax hike
Savannah-Chatham public schools Superintendent Thomas Lockamy is suggesting a 1 percent millage rate increase to make up for state budget reductions.The increase, if approved by the school board, would...
View ArticleTRAFFIC ALERT: Portion of U.S. 17 closed due to serious wreck
The Chatham Emergency Management Agency said a portion of U.S. 17 in Chatham County is currently closed due to a serious wreck.The road is closed between Quacco Road and Bridgewater Drive.Check back...
View ArticleTeen on bike struck by car in Richmond Hill
A Richmond Hill High School student was struck by a vehicle while riding his bike to school Wednesday morning.According to Chief of Police Billy Reynolds the 17-year-old male was struck near the...
View ArticleTybee Island's Polk Street Beach under advisory
Polk Street Beach on northern Tybee Island has been placed under advisory by the Chatham County Health Department.This advisory only covers the area at the mouth of the Savannah River, from the end of...
View ArticleGeorgia child care workers to face more checks
MACON, Ga. (AP) — Gov. Nathan Deal has signed a bill into law requiring childcare workers to undergo comprehensive, fingerprint-based background checks.Deal signed House Bill 350 Wednesday at a school...
View ArticleAttempted home invasion fails in Richmond Hill
An attempted home invasion in Richmond Hill just before noon Wednesday failed before it had a chance to get going when a resident of the city’s Piercefield Forest subdivision noticed some males she...
View ArticleGa. owned a piece of Chattanooga a century ago
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee and Georgia were squabbling over land in the Chattanooga region long before the Peach State realized it might want to make a run at the Tennessee River.In fact, much...
View ArticleSEARCH: Arrest records, crime reports for Savannah-Chatham County
Crime and arrest reports for Savannah-Chatham County have been updated through April 27, 2013.Click here to access crime reports.Click here to access arrest records.
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Garden City man arrested for armed robbery
Deputies ask for help finding second suspectEffingham County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Garden City man for armed robbery last night and are asking for the public’s help in finding a second...
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Savannah murder suspect captured in Florida
A 23-year-old man wanted by Savannah-Chatham police on murder warrants for the March 20 shooting death of a man at an eastside home was captured by U.S. Marshals in Florida Wednesday.Germaine Remond...
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Ride for fallen officers stops in Richmond Hill
Thirty five bicycle riders dressed in red, white and blue stopped for a short break in Richmond Hill Wednesday. The riders, participating in the Law Enforcement United Memorial Ride to Hope, were on...
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