Hit & run driver sought
Traffic investigators from Savannah-Chatham Police are searching for the vehicle that struck a pre-teen bicyclist and fled the scene Saturday night. Malik Pridgen, 11, was transported to Memorial...
View ArticleGeorgia Ave. shooting investigated
Detectives from the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department continue to investigate the shooting of a Savannah man on Savannah’s eastside Saturday afternoon. Stefphon Young, 23, was transported...
View Article16-year-old killed, man hospitalized after Saturday night shooting
Savannah-Chatham Police are investigating a double shooting Saturday night that left a 16-year-old teen dead and a 23-year-old man hospitalized. Quahfee Murphy died after the 9 p.m. shooting on the...
View ArticleSheriff's K-9 'Rekky' passes away
Chatham County Sheriff’s K-9 Rekky, a German Shepherd certified as a narcotics detector dog, passed away April 15, the Chatham County Sheriff's Dept. says. Cpl. Rekky came to the department in August...
View ArticleMan wanted for Sunday shooting
Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a suspect charged in the shooting of a Savannah man on Sunday morning. Shaquan Dukes, 18, has been charged with aggravated assault in the shooting of...
View ArticleMan charged in weekend hit and run
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police have charged Hykeen Youmans, 24, with hit and run/leaving the scene after an 11-year-old boy was struck by a car Saturday night. Malik Pridgen, 11, was transported...
View ArticlePolice relaunch Latino outreach for Cinco de Mayo
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s Latino Officer Outreach Program (L.O.O.P.) will relaunch at this year’s Cinco De Mayo Festival, happening Sat., May 3, noon-8 p.m. at Lake Mayer Park...
View Article'Jodorowsky's Dune' to screen five times today
Today, Spotlight Theatres shows five screenings of the much-anticipated documentary of Jodorowsky's Dune. The film tells the story of the “greatest sci-fi movie NEVER made,” an adaptation of Frank...
View ArticleTailsSpin wins Small Business Persons of the Year
In anticipation of National Small Business Week, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Georgia District Office announced its 2014 Small Business Week award winners. Among the winners, and named...
View ArticleLegion, Betty Bombers expected to reopen in a few weeks
A fire in the wee hours after last call Saturday morning left the popular bar at the downtown American Legion closed today, as well as the Betty Bombers eatery in the historic building. This morning...
View ArticleJohn Prine/Jason Isbell tickets on sale May 16
Legendary singer/songwriter John Prine will share a Savannah bill in November with rocker Jason Isbell and his band, the 400 Unit. Tickets go on sale May 16 for the Nov. 7 concert at the Johnny Mercer...
View ArticleThree house fires in 13 hours
Savannah Fire & Emergency Services firefighters battled a third house fire in just over 13 hours this morning when flames erupted in a home at 16 W. 50th St. "Firefighters arrived on the scene just...
View ArticlePoll: Carter gains on Deal, Nunn leads all GOP candidates
A poll commissioned by the Atlanta Journal/Constitution has Gov. Nathan Deal three percentage points ahead of Democrat Jason Carter, and finds the governor’s approval ratings have fallen below the 50...
View ArticleCongress reaches deal on SAV harbor deepening
House and Senate negotiators announced a deal Thursday night which would lead to the passing of a long-stalled water resources bill — and therefore would allow dredging of the Savannah River channel to...
View ArticleEarly voting continues through Friday
Early voting for the May 20 primary election and School Board President election continues through Friday Locate early voting locations in their county of registration here. The “My Voter Page” (MVP)...
View ArticleCity employee dies at President St. plant
Bounpheng Sriratanakoul, a Senior Maintenance Mechanic, died Monday afternoon during an accident at the President Street Wastewater Treatment Plant, a City spokesman says. Sriratanakoul was a 12-year...
View ArticleUPDATED with video: Police break silence on viral River Street incident
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police detectives continue to collect and review videos of an altercation between "what appears to be two families on River Street Saturday night and are seeking...
View ArticleRapper Lil Boosie here in July
Baton Rouge rapper Lil Boosie will perform July 26 in Savannah's Martin Luther King Arena. Lil Boosie was released from Louisiana State Penitentiary in March, after serving five years for a drug...
View ArticleMutemath, Lucero to play SCAD Forsyth Park concert
Memphis' Lucero and the New Orleans-based Mutemath - bands that have played several times in Savannah between them - will share the Forsyth Park Stage Friday, May 30 for SCAD's "New Alumni Concert."The...
View ArticleCity's 'illegal yard parking blitz' Wednesday
The City of Savannah Property Maintenance Department will be conducting an illegal yard parking blitz in several Southside and Westside neighborhoods tomorrow, Wednesday, May 21 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m....
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