Savannah News

Savannah's the 17th happiest city out of 318 metro areas in the United States, according to research on life satisfaction highlighted Wednesday on The Washington Post's Wonkblog .

Responding Central Precinct officers found him near Hampstead Avenue and Rogerwood Street when they responded to a shooting call about 10 p.m. Hampstead Avenue was closed for hours as Savannah-Chatham Metro investigators looked over the scene.

A man wanted for the attack, robbery and attempted murder of a Savannah man on July 22 was arrested on Thursday.

Savannah has had more shooting victims than days over the past two weeks. These are numbers you might expect from cities like Chicago or New Orleans, but not from a city with less than 150,000 residents.

One of the highlights of the second annual Savannah VOICE Festival is the staging of "Don Giovanni" - one of Mozart's most popular operas.

Limelight hydrangea turned the gardening world upside down just a few short years ago as gardeners everywhere became introduced to the panicle hydrangea.

The Historic Savannah Foundation is appealing a recent decision by the city's Zoning Board of Appeals to allow demolition of a building at 240 W. Broughton St. The complaint was filed last Friday in Chatham County Superior Court, a rare legal action by the local preservation organization.

The vegetables used came from the garden that the center has on site. One of Community Health Mission's patients takes care of the garden.

As one's ears pop due to the steady rise in elevation along the more than 10-mile trip from Lucerne to Holden Village, the eyes are treated to the sight of many happy faces waving, looking happy and contented as they greet visitors upon arrival to the remote location.

In part 2 of our Mind Meld duo featuring fictional gadgetry , we asked our panelists this: Q: Where's my holo-deck, and aren't we supposed to have flying cars?? What gadget from SF , would you like to see go from Science Fiction to Science Fact? Are there any oldies that you were sure would be reality by now? Alex Hughes was born in Savannah, GA ... (more)

Thursday, July 31, members of the SCMPD Patrol School Class 274 and Class 275 will honor a fallen Bulloch County Sheriff's deputy during a "Run to Remember" in downtown Savannah.

The final mock-up of the mural to be painted on the back of the West Broad Street YMCA, which was designed by the YMCA kids and will be painted by Hebermehl and Ray.

Redmond, who stood trial for the murder of her boyfriend Kevin Shorter back in 2005, has released.

Steve Bisson/Savannah Morning News - William S. Morris III, chairman of Morris Communicatins, speaks to Savannah business and political leaders at a breakfast at the Savannah Morning News.

The City of Savannah laid out a new set of expectations for prime contractors that want to do work with and for the city.

The Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department Policy Committee is meeting at City Hall to discuss the police merger agreement, including cost allocations and a new agreement drafted and presented by the county.

The "Best of the Best Taste" award was given to Savannah by the Georgia Section of the American Water Works Association during last week's Georgia Association of Water Professionals Annual Conference.

Geovanni Fredrico Williams, 24, of Savannah, is said to have eluded police Monday night.

In 2010, the depths of the recent recession, John Patterson, former president of JCB, was looking for 100 new employees in Savannah.

Savannah Fire & Emergency Services responded to the fire just before 1:45 a.m. at 3200 Helen Street and were able to quickly extinguish the blaze, said Mark Keller, Savannah Fire spokesman.