Sides say progress in talks over Savannah dredging
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The two sides in a federal lawsuit over the $650 million deepening of the Savannah River shipping channel say progress is being made toward reaching a settlement.Environmental...
View ArticleTwo Savannah men sentenced in federal firearms violation cases
Two Savannah residents were sentenced last Thursday by Senior District Court Judge B. Avant Edenfield for their roles in federal firearms violations in the Savannah area. Jacques Pope, 21, was...
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SLIDESHOW: Meet the authors of the 2013 Savannah Book Festival
The Feb. 14-17 Savannah Book Festival has lined up a marquee slate of authors to end all marquee slates of authors ... or something like that.Featured presenters this year include world bestseller...
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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 spot: Price Street
Savannah-Chatham Metro police will be operating radar hot spots along Price Street.Police remind drivers there is zero tolerance for speeding in school zones.
View ArticleSavannah Arts Academy grad to perform at inauguration
Haley Dyar, of Savannah, will perform at the 57th presidential inauguration on Monday with the Lee University Festival Choir. Dyar is a graduate of Savannah Arts Academy and a former student of choir...
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Convicted child molester sentenced to 30 years in prison - 20 to serve
A Savannah man today was sentenced to 30 years in prison – with 20 to serve- for his conviction on child molestation charges on a 9-year-old girl.Shawn O’Rourke, 40, must serve the remainder of his...
View ArticleStudent becomes trapped in wrestling mats, dies
VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) — A south Georgia high school student apparently climbed atop an upright roll of wrestling mats, fell into a center opening and died after he became trapped inside, authorities...
View ArticleFlu-related hospitalizations soar in metro Atlanta
ATLANTA (AP) — The number of people hospitalized with flu symptoms in metro Atlanta has soared in recent weeks, the latest sign of a widespread flu outbreak in the state.During a recent four-week...
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UPDATE: Charles Ray seen in South Carolina hotel video
Charles Ray III was seen alive in a video surveillance tape from New Year’s night at a South Carolina hotel.Effingham County Sheriff’s Office spokesman David Ehsanipoor said Ray’s alleged killer, Chad...
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Mountainfilm on Tour brings Olympians to Savannah to educate, inspire
Five years ago, Tim DeChristopher was an economics student at the University of Utah on the cusp of a life-altering decision.In 2008, DeChristopher committed an act of civil disobedience in the name of...
View ArticleEscaped inmate prompts lockdowns at 2 Ga. schools
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Georgia Department of Corrections officials say an inmate has escaped from a work detail program, prompting lockdowns at two nearby schools.Authorities say 50-year-old Steven Bone...
View ArticleUpdate: Brush fires under control; all lanes of I-16 and I-95 in Pooler open
Smoke from brush fires near Interstate 16 and Interstate 95 affected traffic on both highways in the Pooler area midafternoon Tuesday. At 4:45 p.m., Pooler Fire Chief Wade Simmons said the fires were...
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Bill Maher at Savannah Civic Center; tickets on sale Friday
If you want to see comedian Bill Maher at the Civic Center in April, you'll have to act fast.Tickets to see Maher's no-holds-barred political stand-up show in Savannah go on sale Jan. 18: 912-651-6556,...
View ArticleSavannah cab driver, 46, killed in morning crash
A 46-year-old Savannah cab driver died Tuesday after a morning crash in which he and another man were struck by a pickup truck.Scott Barrett, of West 38th Street, died in surgery at Memorial University...
View ArticleAnother Savannah heat record broken Tuesday
For the second day in a row, a high temperature of 81 degrees broke a heat record in Savannah. The previous local heat record for Jan. 15 was 80 degrees in 1989, said Bern Beaver, a meteorologist with...
View ArticleProfessed Satan catcher caught shoplifting from Athens store
A man told police he was on a military mission when caught shoplifting Sunday afternoon at a supermarket in East Athens.Robert Anthony Leseueur, 36, was arrested at the Kroger on College Station Road...
View ArticleGa. woman auctioning NFC championship tickets
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (AP) — A metro Atlanta woman is donating her NFC championship football tickets to raise money for a scholarship fund in memory of her son.WSB-TV (http://bit.ly/Vhd4z3 ) reports Ann...
View ArticleVIDEO: Fla. man arrested for giving wedgies at movie theater
BRADENTON, Fla. — An 18-year-old man was arrested for allegedly giving wedgies to people outside of a movie theater.Bradenton Police arrested Charles Ross on Sunday. A police report says Ross likes to...
View ArticleGa. legislative leaders back hospital tax proposal
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's top-ranking legislative leaders have backed a plan by Gov. Nathan Deal to preserve some $450 million in federal Medicaid funding.Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and House Speaker David...
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