Savannah News

City of Savannah crews responded to a minor sewage spill at the intersection of East 43rd and Wessels streets Monday.

Corey Dickstein/Savannah Morning News Angels on the Angel Trees at each of the 10 YMCA of Coastal Georgia locations, like this one at the Habersham YMCA, represent a child in need of a gift.

It was the owner's worst fear when the city of Savannah said that basically his motorized carts were illegal under state law.

An investigation by Savannah-Chatham police and consultation with the Chatham County District Attorney's Office has led to murder charges against a Savannah man in a 2012 double homicide.

The U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested Kevin Lamar Speaks, 31, of Savannah, at an apartment off 9th Street in Rincon, according to spokesman Tommy Long.

The Bulloch County Sheriff's Office says they were contacted by Jenkins County Sheriff's deputies on Monday at 7:22 p.m. requesting assistance in a vehicle pursuit which started in their jurisdiction.

Old mansions, trolley tours, several local businesses and at least one valuable lesson on African American history will be featured prominently in an upcoming episode of Bravo's "The Real Housewives of Atlanta," as the frequently feuding cast members attempt to bond during a Savannah getaway.

"Savannah is just like the Wild West. There are two shootings and a killing every day.

A little more than a year after being pulled from the Atlantic Ocean, a local woman spoke out about what it was like escaping the sinking HMS Bounty.

Jury selection was underway early this afternoon for the trial of Shan Demetrius Cheley, who is charged with rape, murder and related counts in the 2012 slaying of Amber Deloach.

The death of actor Peter O'Toole clicked a memory. Had he been to Savannah? Yes, yes he has.

Special Victims Units Detectives for Savannah-Chatham metro police are searching for a missing east Savannah man who suffers from autism and seizures.

A lot of hard work paid off this weekend in Atlanta at the William Walker Classic Football Championships for a group from Savannah.

American Indian people lived and farmed in what would become Georgia for thousands of years, but this was irrelevant to the European powers who felt that their religion had given them dominion over non-Christians.

NeNe Leakes attempted to organize a girls trip to Savannah, Ga., on Sunday's The Real Housewives of Atlanta , but was fuming after the ladies arrived hours late to the bus - and with a lot of baggage.

"I wanted to thank the two officers who came to the rescue of an elderly couple that helped us maneuver our car over to the right lane after we missed completing a turn.

Savannah native Effie Mydell recently returned home to teach after studying and performing in Europe.

Santas of all shapes and sizes were downtown in full force on Saturday for the annual festive pub crawl, SantaCon.

A vocal opponent of the plant has filed a petition for judicial review of the land application system permit recently issued by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division.

S avannah native Tommy Stokes III will be sworn in next month as the new president of Local 1414 of the International Longshoremen's Association, a linchpin of the local maritime community whose members play a vital role in the success of Savannah's deepwater port.