Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s Traffic Investigations Unit responded to a train and pedestrian collision on the 100 block of Logistics Way in Port Wentworth that resulted in the death of […]
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Stage On Bay set to sue City for $6 million
The Stage On Bay, a performance venue in West Savannah which last week was denied a liquor license by Savannah City Council, has filed notice of intent to sue the […]
City of Savannah set to address concerns about utility/water bills in public meeting
Step Up Savannah will host a “conversation” about the ongoing controversy over slow/inaccurate utility billing in Savannah, as the City continues to try to manage the fallout from a faulty […]
Police identify spike in local drug overdoses
Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division has investigated an “unusually high number of deaths in 2017, believed to be the result of illegal drug overdoses,” police reported earlier […]
Police seek 2 suspects in W. Gordon robbery, shooting
Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s Robbery Unit asks the public’s help in identifying two men suspected in a robbery and shooting on Thursday, Feb. 2 on West Gordon Lane near Whitaker […]
Four drug arrests made in East Savannah neighborhood
In January, the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department’s Strategic Investigations Unit (SIU) made a total of four drug-related arrests, during an investigation focused in the Edgemere-Sackville neighborhood. On Tuesday, Jan. 31, […]
Economic benefits of bike trails are passing Savannah by
Our lack of modern multiuse trails prevents us from welcoming more of a very desirable type of visitor to our city. Bicycle tourists, as a demographic group, are better educated, spend more money, and stay longer than average visitors.
Alderman Van Johnson makes statement on Trump travel ban
Savannah’s First District Alderman Van R. Johnson, widely considered to be mulling a mayoral run in 2019, is the first local politician to make a public statement on President Trump’s […]
St. Paul and the Broken Bones play Lucas in May
St. Paul and the Broken Bones will play the Lucas Theatre on May 6 at 8 p.m. Tix go on sale to general public Fri. Feb. 3 at 10 a.m. […]
Man shot at apartment complex on White Bluff
Police are investigating the shooting of a 21-year-old male on Saturday, Jan. 28 on the 12500 block of White Bluff Road. “At about 1:00 a.m. Metro officers responded to Windsor […]
Pending death investigations ruled homicides
Two separate pending death investigations begun late last week have now been ruled homicides, police say. The rulings now bring the number of homicides for 2017 in Chatham County up […]
Safer streets, one gun at a time?
The accumulated 387 million manufactured in the last century means there are currently more firearms in America than people.
