SLIDESHOW: 10 things to know for Tuesday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today. Click here to launch the slideshow.1. HANDOVER IN AFGHANISTANKarzai says his country's armed...
View ArticleFreeman HR ruins Gee's night, Braves beat Mets 2-1
ATLANTA (AP) — On his 100th pitch of the night, Dillon Gee fooled Freddie Freeman badly with a changeup.For No. 101, Gee opted for a slider.Bad move.Gee pitched brilliantly until Freeman hit a two-run...
View ArticleVIDEO: Early morning fire damages home on Dean Forest Rd
Southside firefighters fought an early morning fire Tuesday at a home on Dean Forest Rd. near Ogeechee Rd. Click play to learn more and come back to savannahnow.com for more updates as they become...
View ArticleMcAlister chosen new homeless authority head
Bob McAlister today was elected chairman of the Chatham-Savannah Authority for the Homeless with a pledge to tackle what he called the “many challenges” facing the agency.Joining McAlister, a veteran...
View Article'80s pop sensation Modern English, more coming to Savannah
MusicFile Productions LLC, the parent company of Savannah Stopover Music Festival, announced today that it will be promoting and producing a series of concerts over the summer months in Savannah.The...
View ArticleStarbucks pushes new food items to energize sales
NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks wants coffee fans to think of it as a spot to grab lunch or late afternoon bite — not just a place to get a cup of morning joe.The Seattle-based coffee chain is looking to...
View ArticleCity announces July 4 parking for sale
City of Savannah Mobility & Parking Services is now selling parking spaces in two City-owned lots for the July 4 festivities:• SOHO Parking Lot - located on the corner of Liberty and Whitaker...
View ArticleSchool board reverses decision to move Godley Station eighth graders
The Savannah-Chatham Public School Board has rescinded its decision to move Godley Station 8th graders to New Hampstead High.Instead they will accommodate the rapidly growing student population by...
View ArticleUS 378 Ga.-SC bridge delayed while cracks studied
MCCORMICK, S.C. — Construction on the U.S. 378 bridge linking McCormick with Lincolnton, Ga., is on hold while officials study cracks along the foundation of the structure at the bottom of Lake...
View ArticleDeputy attacked at Chatham County jail
A Chatham County Sheriff’s Office deputy working at the jail was attacked Sunday night by an inmate.The deputy received non-life-threatening wounds in the attack by an inmate he was watching about 11...
View ArticleSavannah man charged in May murder
Savannah-Chatham police have charged a 22-year-old suspect with murder and two counts of aggravated assault in the shooting of three people that led to the death of one victim May 16.Mark Allen Adkins,...
View ArticleTRAFFIC ALERT: U.S. 17 ramp toward Savannah to experience periodic delays...
The Hutchinson Island on-ramp to U.S. 17 toward Savannah will be narrowed with periodic delays this morning between 9 a.m. an 4: p.m., as DOT crews perform scheduled maintenance activity.Residents are...
View Article10 Things to Know for Wednesday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:1. OBAMA TO PUSH NUCLEAR CUTSA senior administration official says Obama will propose reduce the...
View ArticleTRAFFIC ALERT: Multiple-vehicle accident on U.S. 17 slows traffic from SC
A multiple-vehicle accident on U.S. 17 across the Talmadge Bridge in South Carolina is causing traffic delays this morning in both directions.Chief Doug Graham of the Levy Fire Department said that...
View ArticleFamily: Country singer Slim Whitman dies at age 90
MIAMI (AP) — Country singer Slim Whitman has died at the age of 90 in Florida.His son-in-law, Roy Beagle, says Whitman died Wednesday of heart failure.Whitman's career began in the late 1940s, and his...
View ArticleBest-selling author Vince Flynn dies at age 47
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Vince Flynn, a best-selling author of political thriller novels, has died at age 47 after a two-year battle with prostate cancer.A statement from Flynn's publisher, Simon &...
View Article100 soldiers returning to Ga. from Afghanistan
COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — About 100 soldiers are scheduled to return to Fort Benning in Georgia after a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan.The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reports (http://bit.ly/17WfBX4) that...
View ArticleSpotted® Photos: Dub's Pub Beer Dinner
View photos and see who was Spotted® at a beer dinner held Tuesday night at Dub's Pub.
View ArticleTraffic Alert: Accident on Lynes Parkway diverting Westbound I-516 traffic
Westbound traffic on Interstate 516 is being diverted to Gwinnet Street, as a result of an accident on Lynes Parkway, according to Savannah-Chatham police. Check Savannahnow.com for updates, as more...
View ArticleSavannah, Garden City, Bluffton residents among 33 facing federal gun, drug...
Seventeen federal indictments, unsealed today in federal court, have charged 33 defendants with federal firearm, drug trafficking or other federal offenses. Four defendants were charged by Chatham...
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