First Right Whales of calving season spotted
The season’s first sighting of North Atlantic right whales on the Georgia coast "underscores the fact that Georgia and north Florida are the only known calving grounds for these endangered whales,"...
View ArticleArt Rise Savannah receives $5K Cultural Affairs grant
Art Rise Savannah has been awarded a $5,000 Cultural Project Investment Program from the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs to develop their program, the First Friday Art March. The...
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Skidaway Institute scientist shares Gulf oil spill research grant
University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography scientist Catherine Edwards is "part of a research team that has received an $18.8 million grant to continue studies of natural oil seeps and...
View ArticleSavannah Philharmonic's Pratt taking job in California
The Savannah Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus announces that Executive Director David Pratt has accepted a position as executive director with the Santa Barbara Symphony, effective March 1, 2015....
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Kevin Hart at Civic Center Jan. 1; tix on sale now
Comedian and entertainer Kevin Hart brings his 'What Now' Tour to the Savannah Civic Center this Jan. 1 at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale now at www.savannahcivic.com.[ Subscribe to the comments on this...
View ArticleSecond Kevin Hart show added for Jan. 1
Due to huge popular demand, just a few hours after his first popup show at the Johnny Mercer Theatre was announced this morning, a second Kevin Hart show has been added for later the same evening on...
View ArticleCity celebrates 225 years of municipal government
The City of Savannah will mark its 225th anniversary of municipal incorporation with a special proclamation and celebration at today’s City Council meeting, 2 p.m. at City Hall. On February 10, 1787,...
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Man sought in aggravated assault
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police have filed charges against a Savannah man and are asking the public's help in locating him. Detectives have charged Jarvis Giles, 26, with aggravated assault after...
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One charged, 2 sought in home invasion
One man has been charged and two accomplices are being sought after a Dec. 8 home invasion robbery in which a pregnant woman and her two children were threatened. Eunricky Ramone Green, 25, has been...
View ArticleChief Lumpkin: ShotSpotter to be used for New Year's Eve gunfire
As New Year’s Eve approaches, Savannah-Chatham Police Chief Joseph H. “Jack” Lumpkin Sr.’s thoughts include Marquel Peters."Marquel was 4 in 2010 and attending a church service with his family near...
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Three sought in recent shootings
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police continue to seek help from the public in locating three suspects in two recent shootings. Warrants for murder, aggravated assault and armed robbery have been filed...
View ArticleThree arrested after Jeep theft
Three juveniles have been arrested after officers followed a stolen Jeep through a neighborhood Tuesday. Five occupants of the vehicle were detained after foot chases by multiple officers and charges...
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Two arrested, one still at large in assaults
Metro Police have arrested and charged two suspects "while they look for a third after multiple shots were fired at a house on Damon Street in two incidents," a spokesman says. Canty Cadeem Savage,...
View ArticleJury duty scam alert!
The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office "has once again received reports of phone scams being conducted in Chatham County," a spokesman says."The fraudulent caller identifies himself as Lt. James Hall and...
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Kidnapper arrested; victim safe
On New Year's Day, Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police arrested a Savannah man after a domestic incident involving a gun discharge and kidnapping. Just after 5 p.m., Metro responded to a residence on...
View Article'Murder/suicide' on Tybee
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police are investigating the shooting deaths of two people in a "domestic situation" Thursday night. Bera Elaine Ribel, 60, and Ramon Anthony Mooney, 48, of Rincon, were...
View ArticleOne dead, four others injured in West 54th St. shooting
Detectives from the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department are investigating a shooting that left one man dead and four others injured this morning. The 12:30 a.m. shooting at the Allen...
View Article'Combative' inmate dies in Chatham County jail
An inmate in the Chatham County Detention Center became combative during the booking process and was subsequently restrained," a Sheriff's Dept. spokesperson says. While being restrained, 22-year-old...
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CEMA clarifies Tornado Warning siren's Sunday activation
The Chatham Emergency Management Agency has issued an unusual explanation of the tornado warning siren which some Savannah residents heard this past Sunday afternoon. A CEMA spokesperson explains:"On...
View ArticleMultiple Monday shootings
Detectives from the Savannah-Chatham metropolitan Police Department are investigating two shootings that were reported Monday night, Jan. 5. Shortly after 11 p.m., Downtown Precinct Patrol officers...
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