Paula Deen parts with agent after racial slur fallout
Paula Deen announced Thursday that she has cut business ties with the agent who helped make her a Food Network star and launch a media and merchandising empire that has largely crumbled in the wake of...
View ArticleAtlanta Braves place Jordan Schafer on DL
Braves placeSchafer on DLJeter closer to playingKnicks to keepSmith, Prigioni
View ArticleIN A PINCH: Braves fall to Marlins 4-3 on Solano's RBI single in 9th
ATLANTA — Donovan Solano delivered a pinch-hit, go-ahead single off Braves closer Craig Kimbrel in the ninth inning, and the Miami Marlins beat Atlanta 4-3 on Thursday night.The Marlins, who snapped a...
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 Article10 things to know for Friday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:1. MORE VIOLENCE FEARED AFTER MORSI OUSTERThe Muslim Brotherhood called for protests today after...
View ArticleGa. Starbucks plant on track for 2014 completion
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Company officials say work on a huge new Starbucks Coffee Co. manufacturing plant in Augusta remains on schedule for an early 2014 completion date.Construction of the $172 million...
View ArticlePolice investigate shooting in downtown Savannah
Detectives are investigating an overnight shooting in downtown Savannah in which a bystander was injured by gunfire.A 22-year-old man was taken to Memorial University Medical Center with a non-life...
View ArticleOpening Doors to Recovery Project report due Tuesday
The Opening Doors to Recovery Project which addressed Georgia’s lack of mental health services on Tuesday will unveil results of their $4.2 million study. Michael Compton, a researcher from George...
View ArticlePolice charge 5 in Savannah-area car break-ins
Police arrested and charged three adults and two juveniles after neighborhood residents worked with officers to stop multiple thefts from vehicles Wednesday.Malcolm Xavier Davis, 23, Daquan Jamal...
View ArticleUS economy adds 195K jobs; unemployment 7.6 pct.
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added a robust 195,000 jobs in June and many more in April and May than previously thought. The job growth suggests a stronger economy and makes it more likely the Federal...
View ArticlePaula Deen blackmail suspect arrested in New York
A 62-year-old man was arrested in New York state Friday in connection with an extortion scheme targeting Savannah celebrity chef Paula Deen.Thomas George Paculis, 62, of Newfield, N.Y., a man who used...
View ArticleSuspect, police officer, police dog hurt in Savannah chase
A Savannah man is in custody after striking one officer with his car, nearly missing another and scuffling with a Savannah-Chatham police department canine.Everette Earl Callaway Jr., 23, the officer...
View ArticlePhillies hold on to be Braves 5-4
PHILADELPHIA — Humberto Quintero and Ryan Howard hit home runs to give Cliff Lee a five-run cushion, and the Philadelphia Phillies held on for a 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night.Dan...
View ArticleSavannah-Chatham public schools 2014 choice transfer deadline looms
Unhappy with your neighborhood school? Plans for specialty school admission fall through? Worried your child will languish on long charter school wait lists? Public school parents still have some last...
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 ArticleCrime makes halting comeback as a political issue
DENVER — The ad seems like an artifact from an earlier political era — a grainy mug shot of a convicted murderer, flashing police lights, a recording of a panicked 911 call and then a question about...
View ArticleDelta Air Lines to hire 225 flight attendants
ATLANTA — Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines has announced plans to hire 225 flight attendants this fall.The company is not taking new applications. Delta chief executive Richard Anderson said the new...
View ArticleBartoli beats Lisicki for Wimbledon title
LONDON — One of the strangest Wimbledons produced one of its quirkiest champions in Marion Bartoli, the winner of a final that had the overwhelmed runner-up in near tears during the match.Bartoli,...
View ArticleGeorgia down to 40th in per capita income
ATLANTA — Georgia has dropped toward the bottom of states in per capita income.Federal data shows Georgia is now 40th among the states. That's down from a high of 25th in 2001. The Atlanta...
View Article2 years after immigration laws, Ga., Ala., stable
VIDALIA, Ga. — Two years after Georgia and Alabama passed laws designed to drive away people living in the country illegally, the states' agricultural areas are still heavily populated with foreign...
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