UPDATE: Police arrest Savannah burglary suspect
A man being sought by Savannah-Chatham police in connection with burglaries was arrested Wednesday night.Terah Kamel Jones, 25, was arrested by members of the U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive...
View ArticleRough road: Padres sweep Braves 5-3
SAN DIEGO — The Atlanta Braves did everything they could against the San Diego Padres in a three-game series, except win.They worked over Petco Park as best they could, outhitting the Padres in every...
View ArticleEffingham Sheriff's Office hunting child porn suspect
The Effingham County Sheriff's Office is searching for a Savannah man wanted on child pornography charges.Sheriff's Office spokesman David Ehsanipoor said the Internet Crimes Against Child Task Force...
View ArticleDesign firm protests city's recommendation for arts center
Two local firms included among the original design finalists for a planned cultural arts center are protesting the city staff’s recommended contractor for the project.The design contract for 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 ArticleToday's radar hot spot: Diamond Causeway
Savannah-Chatham Metro police will be operating radar hot spots along Diamond Causeway. Police remind drivers there is zero tolerance for speeding in school zones.
View ArticleSenior Citizens fan drive opens for low-income seniors
Senior Citizens Inc. Annual Fan Drive is up and running to provide free fans to help low-income senior citizens deal with rising summer temperatures.“Coming off an unseasonably warm winter, we know...
View ArticleCourt sides with Del Webb, Pulte in Sun City stucco dispute
COLUMBIA — Del Webb Communities and Pulte Homes have notched a victory in the South Carolina Court of Appeals over Sun City property owners.In September 2008, Roger and Mary Jo Carlson brought an...
View Article13-year-old admits school attacks
A 13-year-old DeRenne Middle School student on Thursday admitted her role in a May 6 knife attack on a fellow schoolmate at the school and a separate incident involving another female student four days...
View ArticleFBI complaint probe finds no Savannah-Chatham police violations
The supervisor of the FBI's Savannah office said today that an investigation of the Savannah-Chatham police department found no federal violations occured following allegations that crimes were not...
View ArticlePolice hunting Savannah church vandalism suspect
Savannah-Chatham police detectives are searching for 24-year-old Michael Christopher Garko, believed responsible for thousands of dollars in damage to a Savannah church. At 8:35 a.m. Monday,...
View ArticleAt least 30 injured in La. plant explosion
GEISMAR, La. (AP) — Ambulances and helicopters took at least 30 people from a burning chemical plant after an explosion Thursday in Louisiana, officials said.Early tests did not indicate dangerous...
View ArticleSavannah may borrow $20 million for street, drain fixes
Assistant City Manager Dick Evans is recommending the city take out about $20 million in bonds to cover the cost of planned President Street and drainage improvements.The costs of the projects came in...
View ArticleGa. boy hospitalized after fall from window
MABLETON, Ga. (AP) — Authorities in Cobb County say a 4-year-old boy has been hospitalized after falling from a fourth-floor window.Cobb County police spokesman Mike Bowman says the boy fell from a...
View ArticlePembroke police chief terminated
Pembroke Police Chief Mark Crowe was terminated Tuesday, Mayor Mary Warnell said Thursday afternoon.Warnell declined to reveal the cause for the termination stating that she wished to wait until the...
View Article2 more arrested in Savannah burglary probe
The mother of suspected burglar captured Wednesday evening and an associate of his were arrested as part of a Savannah-Chatham police investigation into a string of local burglaries.Teco Tujuara Jones,...
View ArticleOfficials uncertain what caused massive warehouse fire
A massive pillar of thick, black smoke was visible several miles away from where firefighters battled an intense fire at a warehouse on Savannah’s westside Thursday evening.What sparked the enormous...
View ArticleDO: Find an event for Friday, June 14
Book signing7 p.m. June 14. The Booklady Bookstore, 6 E. Liberty St. Dan Kennedy will do a reading and signing for his new novel, “American Spirit,” on June 14. Special guest, author and founder of the...
View ArticleTRAFFIC ALERT: Wreck backs up westbound traffic on Interstate 516
The Chatham Emergency Management Agency reports that westbound Interstate 516 is closed while an accident is being cleared. Traffic is backed up to Veterans Parkway, according to CEMA. Motorists are...
View ArticleUPDATE: Hunter Army Ranger dies during routine parachute training at Fort...
An Army Ranger based at Hunter Army Airfield died Thursday evening at Fort Stewart during a routine parachute jump.Rangers already on the ground at Fort Stewart’s Taylor’s Creek Drop Zone discovered...
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