Savannah Metro News

Savannah Arts Academy has been named a 2008 High Schools That Work Pacesetter school, one of only 25 schools in the nation to receive the distinction.

A woman was attacked recently walking home in downtown Savannah. She was able to call 911 but she didn't know exactly where she was.

Lena Mae Odom Futch, 78, died July 14, 2008, at East Georgia Regional Hospital after an extended illness.

If you're a woman who's ever dreamed of a career in firefighting, here's your chance for a behind-the-scenes look at a day in the life of a female firefighter.

Surrounded by approximately 150 relatives, friends and well-wishers, a very spry Essie Salter Smiley celebrated her 100th birthday with a party on July 3 at Calvary Baptist Temple on Waters Avenue.

The Hot Mama Yellows have been beating the heat so far in my yard. I've had plenty to keep my family and friends in salad and snacking tomatoes for weeks.

Two LaFayette natives are recovering after being shot after one of their concerts in Savannah, Georgia.

The second suspect in a recent Waffle House robbery is now in jail. Two suspects robbed the Waffle House at Interstate 95 and Highway 204 at gunpoint.

It's been a hot topic as Bryan County commissioners debate whether a 300-year-old tree should live or die.

Savannah-Chatham police are looking for two men wanted to two recent murders. Police have an outstanding warrant for Achmed Williams, he's accused of killing his brother Alex back in April.

Savannah firefighters were called out for a possible water rescue just after 2am on Thursday.

A house on Arline Drive just off Norwood Avenue caught fire about 3:30am on Thursday.

A grand jury has cleared a Savannah-Chatham police officer in the shooting death of a man last December.

Savannah-Chatham police have charged 20-year-old Rodney Torraine Simmons with the murder of 27-year-old Shante Cooper.

Officials at the Savannah ports says a man was killed after an accident this morning at the ocean terminal.

Dennis Delp examines a model of a Confederate ironclad at Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum.

Business has never been so sweet for the River Street Sweets candy shop. Despite fears of travel by tourists for the Fourth of July, Store Manager, Robbie King, says his store has been packed since Friday.

Tusculum native and World War II veteran William L. Carpenter, 85, died Sunday, June 29, 2008, at Carl Vincent Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Dublin after a long illness.

Police say an armed and dangerous man is still on the run in Savannah and they need your help to track him down.

Three men had to be rushed to the hospital after an industrial accident at Gulfstream Aerospace.