Partners to export LNG from Elba
For more than a decade, imports of liquefied natural gas have come into the LNG terminal at Elba Island in the Savannah River to be transformed back into gas and transported along a pipeline to the...
View ArticleStatesboro man sentenced to life plus 684 months in Bryan County kidnapping case
A Statesboro man on Tuesday was sentenced to life plus 684 months in federal prison for his role in the kidnapping of two Pembroke businessmen last year.Antonio Lamont “Mont” Murray, 38, was sentenced...
View ArticleBody found in burned out Bluffton car
The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the discovery of a body in a vehicle that was found on fire on the side of May River Road early Tuesday.Just before 3 a.m., officers with the...
View ArticleGa. island slave descendants fight huge tax hikes
DARIEN, Ga. (AP) — Slave descendants who own island property off the Georgia coast are fighting whopping tax increases that they say threatens one of the last Gullah-Geechee communities in the...
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Hall pleads not guilty in fatal wreck
Wade O’Neil Hall pleaded not guilty today to 14 counts stemming from a wreck that killed Joshua Clayton Stafford on April 18, 2011. Both men were 18 years old at the time of the wreck. Hall was driving...
View ArticleBill would give Georgians more beer
ATLANTA – Beer enthusiasts would be able to compete with other home brewers under legislation Rep. Jason Spencer introduced Tuesday.House Bill 99 raises from 50 to 100 gallons the amount of beer an...
View ArticleSavannahian among 12 Georgians indicted on tax fraud charges
A federal indictment unsealed Tuesday in Augusta charged 12 Georgia residents –including Matthew Harrington, 45, of Savannah - for their alleged roles in a fraudulent income tax refund ring....
View ArticlePair sought in Tybee Crab Shack statue theft
Savannah-Chatham police are asking the public to help identify a man and woman who stole a tiki statue from the Crab Shack.The pair on Jan. 16 entered the restaurant’s property but did not eat or...
View ArticleSavannahian among 12 Georgians indicted in federal tax fraud case
A federal indictment unsealed Tuesday in Augusta charged 12 Georgia residents –including Matthew Harrington, 45, of Savannah - for their alleged roles in a fraudulent income tax refund ring. According...
View ArticleJohn Kerry confirmed as U.S. Secretary of State
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate overwhelmingly confirmed President Barack Obama's choice of five-term Sen. John Kerry to be secretary of state, with Republicans and Democrats praising him as the ideal...
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Standoff: Man kills Ala. bus driver, takes child
MIDLAND CITY, Ala. — Police, SWAT teams and negotiators were at a rural property where a man was believed to be holed up in a homemade bunker Wednesday after fatally shooting the driver of a school bus...
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Savannah Stopover unveils complete 2013 schedule of more than 100 acts
Ready to see more than 100 bands in three days, Savannah? Now you can start plotting your course.Wednesday morning, organizers of the Savannah Stopover Music Festival released their full festival...
View ArticleWhite Bluff road closure for bridge construction canceled
Georgia Department of Transportation contractors announce the cancellation of the overnight road closure on White Bluff Road scheduled to begin tonight for new construction of a bridge over White Bluff...
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VIDEO: Georgia tornado kills at least 1 person
ADAIRSVILLE — The fire chief in Bartow County, northwest of Atlanta, says at least one person has been killed by storms that roared across the area.Click here to watch video of the tornado from...
View ArticleSavannahNow launches 2013 St. Patrick's Day mobile apps, site
Savannah Morning News and savannahnow.com are happy to announce the launch of the 2013 SavannahNow St. Patrick's Day mobile website and apps for iOS and Android mobile devices.Click here to download...
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Morning fire damages Savannah home
A fire destroyed a home on Savannah’s east side Wednesday morning.Savannah Fire & Emergency Services firefighters responded to the blaze in the 800 block of East 32nd Street about 10:35 a.m. after...
View ArticleSavannah man indicted on murder charges in Halloween slaying of Melithia...
A Savannah man on Wednesday was indicted on murder and related charges in the death of Melithia Singleton who was found dead on her bed on Halloween by her two small children.Thomas M. Jackson, 43,...
View ArticleMan indicted on murder charge in wounded accomplice's death
The driver of a truck that crashed while speeding from a crime scene with a dying accomplice on Wednesday was indicted on felony murder charges in the man’s death.Anthony Threatt Robinson caused the...
View ArticleGroups appeal ruling to let Navy train near whales off Georgia coast
SAVANNAH — Environmental groups are asking a federal appeals court to overturn a judge’s ruling that would allow the Navy to build an undersea training range close to waters where endangered right...
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Witnesses: girl who killed herself was different after molestation
TV interview of defendant raises possibility of mistrialA counselor who met with a 14-year-old Effingham County girl testified Wednesday that she believed the girl was telling the truth about being...
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