Another syringe linked to Ga. Walmart store
CARTERSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Sheriff's officials say they believe a syringe found in birdseed at a Georgia Walmart is unrelated to more than a dozen syringes found in clothing items at the same store in...
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Al Gore: Robots, evolution and the Global Mind drive your future
The future holds no fear for Al Gore.Described by critics as wooden and dull in public appearances, Gore is anything but when speaking one-on-one. His passion for issues such as climate change and...
View ArticleJail operations to cost additional $5.6 million
An additional $5.6 million will be needed to hire an additional 94 employees and open two new cell units at the Chatham County Detention Center next fiscal year.Sheriff Al St Lawrence said the...
View ArticleJudge criticizes Chatham County Manager over courthouse space
Chief Superior Court Judge Michael Karpf criticized the county manager's handling of funds for the Chatham County courthouse renovations on Tuesday morning.Karpf said he was notified at the "eleventh...
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Mardi Gras rolling despite New Orleans rain threat
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Overcast skies and the threat of rain couldn't dampen the revelry of Mardi Gras as parades took to the streets Tuesday, showering costumed merrymakers with trinkets of all kinds.The...
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Winning $300K lottery ticket sold in Garden City
A winning lottery ticket worth $300,000 was sold in Garden City, the Georgia Lottery announced.The store 80 Quick Stop, located at 305 U.S. Highway 80 W. in Garden City, sold the winning ticket from...
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Wife in Effingham dismemberment case in court
A Superior Court Judge denied a bond modification this morning for Kimberly Moretz, charged with concealing the death of a Chatham County man.Moretz, 40, was arrested on Jan. 11, along with her...
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Spotted® Photos: Savannah Chamber of Commerce speed networking social
The Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce held a speed networking luncheon at Savannah Morning News Tuesday.Click here to see who was Spotted® at the event.
View ArticleSavannah felon sent to federal prison for gun possession
A 22-year-old Savannah man was sentenced Monday to 162 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and a related drug offense.The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of...
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'Bachelor' Sean Lowe: I have made my final decision
Filming for “The Bachelor” is over, and Sean Lowe has made his decision, but he’s not about to kiss and tell.Ironically, Lowe’s appearance at the Southern Women’s Show on Feb. 15 is one day late for...
View ArticleMan sentenced to serve 15 years in prison for assault on live-in girlfriend
A Savannah man today was sentenced to 20 years in prison – with 15 to serve – for his conviction last week of assaulting his live-in girlfriend in 2010.Alfred Wayne Perry – who refused to attend his...
View ArticlePassenger in 2011 chase wreck pleads guilty to drug charges, to testify...
The passenger in a car involved in a 2011wreck that killed an infant today was sentenced to 10 years in prison on criminal trespass and drug-possession charges in which he agreed to testify against the...
View ArticleSavannah-Chatham Animal Control pushing pet adoptions
With construction set to begin Feb. 25 at the Savannah-Chatham Animal Control Center, the department is hoping many of the animals in the shelter will be adopted.The construction, renovations to the...
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VIDEO: Authorities say ex-cop barricaded in Calif. cabin
A fugitive ex-Los Angeles cop sought in three killings was barricaded in a cabin in the in the San Bernardino Mountains on Tuesday after a shootout with authorities that wounded two officers.The San...
View ArticleSavannah State to host Region 1-AAA Basketball tournament finals
Possible Johnson/Savannah High game expected to draw large crowdJohnson High athletic director Michael Moore was scrambling the past few days trying to secure a bigger venue for the Region 1-AAA...
View ArticleUPDATE: Shot Effingham woman gives birth
Effingham County Sheriff’s Office investigators have few leads in a late Wednesday night double shooting.Someika Rashee, 29, who was eight months pregnant, and John Henry Martin, 46, were both shot...
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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...
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American, US Airways announce $11 billion merger
DALLAS — American Airlines and US Airways say they have agreed to merge in an $11 billion deal that would create the world's biggest airline.The combined carrier will be called American Airlines but...
View ArticleBeaufort, Jasper mail now processed in Charleston
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Letters and packages going to and from the lower South Carolina coast are now being processed by the U.S. Postal Service in Charleston.The Island Packet of Hilton Head...
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VIDEO: 'Sesame Street' nears 1 billion views on YouTube
NEW YORK — Nearing 1 billion views on YouTube, "Sesame Street" is headed for Justin Bieber territory.The children's program is closing in on the kind of rarified digital milestone usually reserved for...
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