Toyota tries to solve engine woes for Pocono
LONG POND, Pa. — Toyota Racing Development has had the kind of success most manufacturers would love to boast about in the Sprint Cup garage.Five wins and eight poles in the first 13 races should have...
View ArticleLeBron James eyes new game plan
MIAMI — If LeBron James played for the San Antonio Spurs, Gregg Popovich might have a message for him.It’s the same one he’s occasionally delivered to Tim Duncan.Selfless play is great. Moving the ball...
View ArticleMorning News honored for Freedom of Information work
The Savannah Morning News, savannahnow.com and Savannah magazine picked up 23 awards Friday when the results of the Georgia Press Association’s 2013 Better Newspaper Contest were revealed.Chief among...
View ArticleU.S. employers add 175K jobs, rate up to 7.6 pct.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy added 175,000 jobs in May— a steady pace that shows strength in the face of tax increases and government spending cuts if not enough to reduce still-high unemployment.The...
View ArticleSEARCH: 24-hour jail bookings for Savannah-Chatham County
24-hour jail bookings for Savannah-Chatham County are now posted. Visit booked.savannahnow.com to view photos and information.All information has been obtained from the Chatham County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleGa. governor, Atlanta mayor forge rare partnership
ATLANTA — As the last few minutes of Georgia's busy legislative session ticked off the clock, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed was hanging out with Gov. Nathan Deal and his staff to watch the action unfold.It...
View ArticleAudit: Ga. labor department 'missed opportunities'
ATLANTA — Georgia's Labor Department failed to have adequate systems in place to detect and recover millions of dollars in unemployment benefits improperly paid over a three-year period despite a...
View ArticleSavannah surgeon Bob Johnson announces for Congress
Savannah surgeon Bob Johnson formally announced his candidacy Saturday morning for the 1st Congressional District seat, making him the fourth Republican candidate to enter the race that will determine...
View ArticleSerena Williams beats Sharapova in French final
PARIS — Two hours before her French Open final, Serena Williams practiced on center court, the stands deserted as she whacked one winner after another to the distant sounds of a brass band playing on...
View ArticleSecond Harvest to unveil new van
Lots of excitement is anticipated Friday as America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia is scheduled to unveil one of two vans obtained through a grant from Arby’s Foundation to assist in feeding...
View ArticleSEARCH: Arrest records, crime reports for Savannah-Chatham County
Crime and arrest reports for Savannah-Chatham County have been updated through June 1, 2013.Click here to access crime reports.Click here to access arrest records.
View ArticleGBI closing its Handwriting Analysis Unit
ATLANTA — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is eliminating its Handwriting Analysis Unit, which had been operating for 20 years.The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that experts say that the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Dodgers, Diamondbacks brawl on field after four batters hit by pitches
Kirk Gibson and Mark McGwire gripped each other's tops and faced off nose to nose as the nasty brawl escalated.No, this wasn't 1989.It was Tuesday night.When Ian Kennedy hit fellow starter Zack Greinke...
View ArticleBond reconsideration sought for Ben Tucker defendant
An attorney for a Texas man charged in the June 4 traffic death of jazz icon Ben Tucker today asked a judge to reconsider bond in the case.Robert William Martin, 52, remains in the Chatham County jail...
View ArticleTraffic Alert: Waterline leak spurs President Street lane closures
The city of Savannah expects it to take between two to three weeks to repair a major water line on President Street that serves industrial businesses in the area, said city spokesperson Bret...
View ArticlePolice looking for missing Effingham teen
The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office and Springfield Police Department are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing Springfield juvenile.“According to Springfield Police, John Gonsalves,...
View ArticleSpotted® Photos: New Hampstead, Johnson high school graduations
View photos from today's graduations so far:New Hampstead High SchoolJohnson High SchoolClick here to watch live streaming of Grove High School's graduation ceremony starting at 6:30 p.m. today.SCCPSS...
View ArticleTRAFFIC ALERT: Spill closes one lane of Ga. 21 in Effingham
One north bound lane of Ga. 21 from the Chatham County line to Fort Howard Road in Rincon is closed due to a spill.Effingham County Sheriff’s Office spokesman David Ehsanipoor said the spill appears...
View ArticleUS payroll, financial firms hacked; 8 charged
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — U.S. prosecutors announced fraud and other charges Wednesday against eight alleged members of an international cybercrime ring that the government said hacked into the computers of...
View ArticleSavannah Country Day grad's band to play Bonnaroo
When Mitch Davis stood amid the sprawling crowds at last year’s Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, the recent Savannah Country Day School graduate probably thought he’d attend the event again.He...
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