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SLIDESHOW: Chatham County keeping track of sex offenders
Each weekday, there are almost 600 registered sex offenders in Chatham County.As of July, 454 of these men and women were permanent residents of the county. Another 110 come here to work.SLIDESHOW:...
View ArticleCandidates scramble to get people back to the polls for Aug. 21 runoffs in...
Fast-forward: School’s about to start, beach crowds are thinning and football’s about to kick off.And in Chatham County and elsewhere, candidates are scrambling to get people back to the polls for Aug....
View ArticleNew name recommended for merging Augusta colleges
AUGUSTA, Ga. — A frontrunner has emerged among names suggested for the new Georgia university that will result from the merger of two Augusta schools.The Augusta Chronicle reports...
View ArticleWilliams sisters defend Olympic doubles gold
WIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams relishes her role as copycat little sister. Even if it takes her 12 years.Now, she has that remarkable Olympic double — just like Venus.The overpowering American...
View ArticleVIDEO: NASA braces for "7 minutes of terror" Mars plunge
PASADENA, Calif. — Hurtling ever closer to Mars, NASA's most high-tech interplanetary rover prepared for the riskiest part of its journey: diving through the Martian atmosphere and pulling off a new...
View ArticlePolice: 7 dead in shooting at Sikh temple in Wis.
OAK CREEK, Wis. — At least six people were killed Sunday when a gunman opened fire at a Sikh temple near Milwaukee, authorities said. The suspected shooter later died in an exchange of gunfire with...
View ArticleChipper Jones has 2 hits, Atlanta Braves beat Houston Astros, 6-1
ATLANTA -- Chipper Jones had two hits and scored the go-ahead run on a sixth-inning wild pitch in his final game against Houston, and the Braves beat the Astros, 6-1, on Sunday to finish an 8-2...
View ArticleDo: Find an event for Monday, August 6
Thomas Square parking meeting5:30-7 p.m. Aug. 6. First Floor Auditorium of the Bull Street Library. The public is invited to a Monday drop-in meeting to review recommended parking changes in the Thomas...
View ArticleGeorgia football notebook: Freshman LB DeLoach figures to make impact
ATHENS — About half of Georgia’s 2012 signees were rated as four- or five-star prospects.James DeLoach wasn’t one of them.Georgia defensive coordinator Todd Grantham thinks he knows why the freshman...
View ArticleNational Night Out hits Chatham County Tuesday
In a nation-wide effort to promote community partnerships to dispel crime, law enforcement agencies in Chatham County will host their annual National Night Out events Tuesday evening.The programs are...
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Savannah Craft Brew Fest unveils top-secret VIP lineup
Savannah Craft Brew Festival organizers announced the lineup for their main-event VIP tasting on Monday afternoon.The Sept. 1 Grand Tasting VIP area will feature rare beers including Namaste and My...
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Not even Chick-fil-A sacred to Savannah take on bawdy Broadway puppets
Where is Avenue Q? Why, it’s the place where “Sesame Street” meets “South Park.”It’s also a production with beautiful music, where puppets interact with humans and monsters really do exist. “Avenue Q”...
View ArticleBig banks eye loan activity uptick
Lenders searching for borrowers are finally finding success, albeit with asterisks attached.The national megabanks and large regional banks that do business in Savannah noted upticks in loans in recent...
View ArticleTRAFFIC ALERT: Single lane of I-16 to be closed Monday night
Georgia Department of Transportation crews will close a single lane of Interstate 16 eastbound near mile post 165 for vegetation maintenance on overhanging brush and trees Monday night. Work is...
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Special election for Springfield mayor set for Nov. 6
Springfield city council members accepted Jeff Northway’s resignation as mayor tonight and called a special election for mayor for Nov. 6.The election will be to fill the remainder of Northway’s term,...
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Red-hot Braves down Phillies, 6-1
PHILADELPHIA — Ben Sheets pitched into the eighth inning and Jason Heyward homered to lead the streaking Atlanta Braves to a 6-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.Sheets (4-1) had...
View ArticleSavannah-Chatham police investigate shooting off Maupas Avenue
Police responding to reports of a shooting about 9:30 p.m. Monday found a woman shot in the street. Savannah-Chatham police spokesman Julian Miller said the woman was found on the 800 block of Maupas...
View ArticleWorker rescued after harrowing ordeal in Ga. well
HOMER, Ga. (AP) — A man was rescued from a well after being trapped in cold water about 35 feet below ground for nearly four hours.Authorities say 57-year-old Walter Wilkins of Canon is recovering at a...
View Article4 white Siberian tiger cubs born in Ga. mountains
DAHLONEGA, Ga. (AP) — Four rare, white Siberian Tiger cubs are marking their first days of life at a wildlife preserve in the northeast Georgia mountains.Staff members at the Chestatee Wildlife...
View ArticleVIDEO: NASA releases more photos from Mars
NASA scientists release more images from the Mars cover Curiosity during news conference.Sophia Soo reports. Watch on the left.
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