UPDATE: One eastbound Interstate 516 lane open after crash
Savannah-Chatham police have opened one eastbound lane of Interstate 516 after a crash this afternoon.The Major Accident Investigation team is continuing to investigate and the highway's westbound lane...
View ArticleClary's on Habersham closing its doors
Regular customers filed in and out of the Clary’s Café on Habersham Street Thursday for the final time.The restaurant that’s been in that location for more than 14 years will close its doors for good...
View ArticleMan arrested at Savannah home after standoff
A 30-year-old Savannah man was apprehended by Savannah-Chatham SWAT Team officers after a nearly three-and-a-half hour standoff with police Wednesday night.Jarred Evan Zeigler was charged with domestic...
View ArticleGeekend announces first keynote speaker
Every geek secretly desires to live the mysterious, debonair and dangerous existence of a spy.This November’s Geekend interactive conference will feature a geek living that dream — kind of.Neal Holman,...
View ArticleMore jobs in July for Savannah
Savannah-area employers continued to bulk up their workforces in July.Retailers and manufacturers in Chatham, Bryan and Effingham counties led another monthly surge in employment in the month,...
View ArticleFather, son busted in Chatham County meth operation
An Ellabell father and son were booked into the Chatham County jail on various drug charges Wednesday after a Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team witnessed them acting suspiciously.After observing...
View Article23 charged after GA motorcycle gang investigation
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged 23 people with drug and gun offenses stemming from an undercover investigation of north Georgia motorcycle clubs.Twenty of the defendants...
View ArticleSavannah-Chatham police seek help identifying robbery duo
Savannah-Chatham police are asking the public’s help in identifying two women they believe have worked as a team to rob people in cities acrossGeorgia.On Aug. 1, the women entered the vehicle of a...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Ogeechee pollution: Regional concern
SAVANNAH’S MAYOR and council have it exactly right when it comes to pollution in the Ogeechee River.What happens upstream affects things downstream. Since Savannah and Chatham County are about 70 miles...
View ArticleDO: Find an event for Friday, August 17
Lions Club Fundraiser6 p.m. Aug. 17. Oglethorpe Speedway Park. Fun for the whole family! The Pooler Lions Club will hold a fundraiser Aug. 17 at Oglethorpe Speedway Park. Racing begins at 8 p.m....
View ArticleTeen killed in afternoon I-516 crash in Savannah
Savannah-Chatham police said heavy rain was a factor in a Thursday afternoon crash on Interstate 516 that killed a 16-year-old and closed the highway for hours.Just after 2:30 p.m. Halie McKirgan lost...
View ArticleChipper Jones homers twice to lead Braves past Padres, 6-0
ATLANTA — Chipper Jones homered twice on a night when a big crowd turned out to get his bobblehead, and the Atlanta Braves won their 15th straight game with Kris Medlen as a starter, beating the San...
View ArticleVIDEO: Black Hawk crash kills 7 Americans, 4 Afghans
KABUL, Afghanistan — A U.S. military helicopter crashed during a firefight with insurgents in a remote area of southern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing seven Americans and four Afghans in one of the...
View ArticleBengals hold off Falcons, 24-19
The Associated Press ATLANTA — Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton and the Falcons’ Matt Ryan each directed a pair of scoring drives before Cincinnati’s reserves held on for a 24-19 preseason victory over...
View ArticleToday's radar hot spots
Savannah-Chatham Metro police will be operating radar hot spots along Benton Blvd.
View ArticleIsaac drenches Haiti, Cuba, heads toward Florida
HAVANA — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Isaac has entered the Florida Straits after passing over Cuba and is expected to strengthen.At 11 p.m. on Saturday, the center of the storm was located about 65...
View ArticleSpotted®: Savannah Square Fest
More than a dozen bands took to the stage Saturday in Forsyth Park as part of Square Fest.Hundreds of people gathered in the park to see local acts such as, Sincerley, Iris, Listen 2 Three and...
View ArticleRome Braves sweep Savannah Sand Gnats in doubleheader
KEEPING SCORE: Rome Braves 2-4, Savannah Sand Gnats 0-1.FOR THE RECORD: Rome 39-21 second half, 57-73 overall; Savannah 25-36, 66-62.SEEING STARS: Rome second baseman Ross Heffley was an easy choice...
View ArticleDavenport House dance troupe preps for future reenactments in Savannah
It was a time of the quadrille, the pavane and a waltz much different from the ones Johann Strauss would later popularize.During the English Regency period, dancing was so popular, clothing was loose...
View ArticleKing America Finishing discharge into Ogeechee River prompts property value...
Waiting for dead fish to float by was not the recreational activity property owners had in mind when they bought land along the Ogeechee River.But many of the people who own homes or weekend getaways...
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