Savannah News

A Savannah man was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to a reduced charge in the June 2011 death of a local car salesman whose body was never found.

A Statesboro man has been charged with murder in the Oct. 19 shooting death of Audie W. Murphy in Savannah.

The 46-year-old man was listed in critical but stable condition at Memorial University Medical Center where he was taken after the shooting just after 1:45 a.m., said Julian Miller, police spokesman.

A Savannah fugitive who was wanted in connection with the 2012 Coastal Empire Fair shooting was arrested Friday in Hampton County by the U.S. Marshals Service Savannah Office of the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force.

The tennis courts at Bacon Park were busy Thursday as they hosted a round robin tournament for a good cause.

W.W. Law invited me to work with him to establish and oversee the Savannah Yamacraw Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History .

W et Willie's chain of daiquiri bars and full-service restaurants, headquartered in Savannah, donated $32,710 this week to the Susan G. Komen Coastal Georgia Affiliate.

As the world learned of Nelson Mandela's death, people around the globe mourned.

It may be Christmas time, but some people aren't feeling, or at least seeing, the holiday spirit in some parts of downtown Savannah.

He is best know for his role in the 1998 film "Half Baked" and his popular sketch comedy series, "Chappelle's Show."

The event pairs up a variety of red and white wines with fast food favorites, including French fries, hamburgers and cheeseburgers.

Benedictine Military School paid tribute to the first Savannah man to die at Pearl Harbor Wednesday morning along with all BC cadets that lost their lives in World War II.

Imagine the outrage when one of the most popular lunch spots in town closed. You could count the number of jaws dropping across town when word started to spread that SOHO South Cafe, an eclectic cafe on Liberty Street near Bull, was closing its doors.

A raccoon trapped after it got into a scuffle with a family dog on Savannah's southside has tested positive for rabies.

The Supermarket of Veterans Benefits will be from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday at the Georgia Department of Veterans Service at the Georgia National Guard Armory, 1248 Eisenhower Drive in Savannah.

Carelessness caused a Savannah man to shoot himself in his pinky finger on Monday.

The new Fresh Exhibitions Fellowship Program of Art Rise Savannah - formerly Desotorow Gallery - is designed to "create opportunities and match them to a deserving artist and art sponsor," a spokesperson says.

The Savannah Toy Run XXIII will take place this Saturday. ABATE of Georgia and the Wingmen 9339 of Savannah are hosting the annual toy run.

Tommy Linstroth, owner and founder of Savannah based Trident Sustainability Group unveiled the GreenBadger LEED documentation APP at the 2013 GREENBUILD conference in Philadelphia last month.

Mayors from across southeast Georgia will join forces in Savannah to provide a "brighter holiday for those in need" at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, as part of the 55th annual Mayors' Christmas Motorcade.