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The 8 pound, 12 ounce baby girl was born at 5:52 a.m. on April 15, making her the first baby born at Savannah's Memorial University Medical Center on "Tax Day."

After 45 years of banking, Jerry Barton, city president of Sea Island Bank, is retiring with commercial lead manager Ken Rabitsch stepping up as his successor - the latest changing of the guard in the local banking world.

THE LAWS OF physics dictate that nature abhors a vacuum. A related but lesser known axiom postulates that you can't love nature if you're inside vacuuming.

A Savannah man today was sentenced to 90 years to serve in prison for the March 2013 assaults on five Savannah-Chatham police officers during and after a high-speed chase in which one officer was struck by gunshots fired by the defendant.

A fugitive who has eluded authorities since escaping from a Georgia jail earlier this year was recaptured near the same county he escaped from.

Police say three Savannah men stole a sports utility vehicle in Chatham County last week, drove to Glynn County and burglarized at least three homes in the Timber Ridge subdivision Friday before leading police on a 30-mile chase on Interstate 95. Investigators are now asking anyone who might have seen the gray 2012 Chevrolet Traverse the men ... (more)

Now that spring has finally sprung, a lot of us have one thing on our mind -- vacation.

Going to court to fight a traffic violation may end up being an all day affair, but is safety an issue as the number of cases on the dockets of Chatham County Recorder's Court grow? The last few months, case dockets have been as high 120 cases every time Recorder's Court is called to session.

It's hard to believe that March 27 marked my 47th anniversary of being employed by Morris Communications Co., starting as a police beat reporter for the Savannah Evening Press.

Savannah-Chatham police inspect a horse carriage Monday after the horse pulling the carriage was spooked and crashed into several cars along Congress street.

Two semi-trucks carrying the newest equipment, controls and interactive displays to show off stopped in Savannah on Monday.

The debate will be held at from 6:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at The Coastal Georgia Center, which is located at 305 Fahm St. The purpose of the debate is to provide an opportunity for members of the community to hear from candidates vying for the role of SCCPSS School Board President.

Downtown Savannah was witness to a chaotic scene early Monday afternoon after a runaway carriage caused serious damage to cars, injured the carriage driver and temporarily shut down city streets.

Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police are investigating the shooting of a 40-year-old man as he was walking near the 2400 block of Harden Street on Saturday afternoon around 3:22 p.m. Police say Nathaniel Mullino, who lives on the block, was transported to Memorial University Medical Center for treatment of a serious injury.

After a weekend break, a Chatham County jury was back in court Monday morning to continue deliberating the fate of two Savannah men charged with murder.

The EOA fair is part of the Home Buyer's Program at the Aaron L. Buschbaum Building, located at 1120 May Street, and will last from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday.

United States Coast Guard Cmdr. Amy Beach, chief of prevention for Sector Long Island Sound in New York, has been named Commander of the USCG Marine Safety Unit Savannah.

Hinesville Mayor Jim Thomas, right, receives an award from Georgia Conference of Black Mayors Executive Director Willie Burns for hosting the 2014 annual Spring Conference in Hinesville.

Average retail gasoline prices in Savannah rose 5.9 cents a gallon last week to $3.59 on Sunday, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 262 gas outlets in Savannah.

Longtime Savannah attorney Aaron Buchsbaum was remembered Sunday as a man of uncompromising principle who never backed away from taking an unpopular stand he felt was right.