NRA: Public wants armed guards in every school
WASHINGTON — The National Rifle Association on Sunday forcefully stuck to its call for placing armed police officers and security guards in every school as the best way to avoid shootings such as the...
View ArticlePatriots hold on to beat Jaguars 23-16
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Tom Brady overcame a rough start by throwing two touchdown passes, and the playoff-bound New England Patriots held on to beat the woeful Jacksonville Jaguars 23-16 Sunday.Brady...
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COMMENTARY: Bringing light into darkest month
After superstorm Sandy and the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary, there’s no denying it’s been a heartbreaking and fatiguing few months.It’s natural, and totally understandable, to be tired, sad and...
View ArticleSavannah Christmas holiday openings and closings
FEDERAL OFFICESU.S. District Court: Closed Dec. 25U.S. Attorney’s Office: Closed Dec. 25Postal Services: Closed Dec. 25Chatham County offices: Closed Dec. 25Savannah city offices: Closed Dec. 25Garden...
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SEARCH: 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 spots
Savannah-Chatham Metro police will be operating radar hot spots along Liberty Parkway / Staley Ave.
View ArticleGas prices up slightly in metro Savannah
Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah have risen 4.5 cents a gallon in the past week to $3.27 a gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah.The national...
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Gay marriage pioneer Richard Adams dead at 65
LOS ANGELES— Richard Adams, who used both the altar and the courtroom to help begin the push for gay marriage four decades before it reached the center of the national consciousness, has died, his...
View ArticleSevere storms, isolated tornadoes possible in Ga.
ATLANTA — Forecasters say that severe thunderstorms are possible over parts of Georgia late on Christmas Day into Wednesday morning, bringing the threat of isolated tornadoes.The National Weather...
View ArticleState Patrol: 8 road deaths so far during Christmas holiday weekend
ATLANTA — Authorities say eight people have died so far in traffic crashes on Georgia roads during the Christmas holiday weekend.The Georgia State Patrol reported the numbers Monday morning. The State...
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UPDATE: Rincon Walmart all clear following evacuation
No explosive devises were found in the Rincon Walmart following a bomb threat phoned in to 911 about 6:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve.The crowded store was evacuated and the explosive detection unit from the...
View ArticleJob losses force working couple to seek help
Jane and her husband, Robert, have three children. Both are college graduates who lost good-paying jobs when the economy soured several years ago, then had to take work that paid much less.They managed...
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SCAD earns Champion of Character honor
Sports may not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of the Savannah College of Art and Design. However, the school’s athletics department is building a respectable reputation on the...
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SEARCH: 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 ArticleWinter storms, tornado threats for Christmas in US
NEW ORLEANS — Forecasts of snow, sleet and freezing rain threatened to complicate Christmas Day travel around the nation's midsection Tuesday as several Gulf Coast states braced for a chance of...
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Newtown observes Christmas amid signs of mourning
NEWTOWN, Conn. — Newtown observed Christmas amid snow-covered teddy bears, stockings, flowers and candles left in memorial to the 20 children and six educators gunned down at an elementary school just...
View ArticleMeeting of shippers, East/Gulf dockworkers called
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal mediators seeking to avoid a walkout of thousands of East Coast and Gulf Coast dockworkers from Massachusetts to Texas have called a meeting of them and shipping...
View ArticleGa. researchers use dog virus to deliver vaccines
ATHENS, Ga.— University of Georgia researchers are developing a method to use a virus linked to illnesses in dogs to deliver vaccines to humans.The Athens Banner-Herald reports researchers are looking...
View ArticleGa. judge temporarily blocks abortion law
ATLANTA — A state judge has temporarily suspended a Georgia law that would ban abortions for women who are more than 20 weeks pregnant.The General Assembly passed the law earlier this year and it was...
View ArticleFire forces family from Savannah home on Christmas
A house fire this morning forced a Savannah family from its home on Christmas Day.American Red Cross Disaster Action Team members responded to the fire at 4305 Liberty Parkway where minor fire damage...
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