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A Guyton man was booked into the Effingham County jail on Thursday on child molestation charges.The arrest of Brandon Fanning, 19, stemmed from an investigation by the Effingham County Sheriff’s...
View ArticlePublic's help sought to identify Savannah, Midway bank robbers
The FBI and CrimeStoppers are asking for help identifying two suspects in Wednesday Coastal Georgia bank robberies.The first suspect robbed the Savannah Bank at 409 Waters Avenue in Savannah about 9:45...
View ArticleNew York man pleads guilty in Paula Deen extortion scheme
A former Savannah businessman on Friday pleaded guilty to attempting to extort $200,000 from embattled celebrity chef Paula Deen to keep quiet about damaging testimony he said would “sink her ship...
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An explosion at a Tybee Island condominium building Friday evening ignited a large fire and destroyed at least one vehicle.Firefighters from Tybee Island Fire and Southside Fire/EMS responded soon...
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The body of an adult male was found Sunday evening in the Ogeechee River at the Effingham-Bulloch County line.A search began for the swimmer about 5:30 p.m. Sunday following a report of a man not...
View ArticleFBI looking for Midway bank robber
The FBI is requesting the public’s help identifying and locating the individual or individuals responsible for the Wednesday of a Midway bank.At about 3:20 p.m. Wednesday, a man holding a black...
View ArticleMan pleads guilty in grisly death case
Kevin Lambert has pleaded guilty in a case involving the death and dismemberment of a Wilmington Island man and a fatal standoff in the Rincon area in January.Lambert and his sister, Kimberly Moretz,...
View ArticleRoadwork ongoing in Thunderbolt tonight
Inside eastbound and westbound lanes of U.S. 80 at its intersection with River Drive in Thunderbolt will be closed from 7 p.m. today to 6 a.m. Thursday, weather permitting.The state Department of...
View ArticleFBI charges two Savannah men in separate bomb threats
Two Savannah men have been arrested and charged in connection with two separate bomb threats in the city.Harold Childers, 36, was charged with making a false statement to FBI agents in connection with...
View ArticleSavannah woman charged after hitting men with car
A 19-year-old woman was charged with two counts of aggravated assault by motor vehicle after police say she admitted to hitting two men with her vehicle.Ndea Jackson, of the 1100 block of Elliot...
View ArticlePolice seek help identifying, locating robbery suspect
Savannah-Chatham police investigators are asking the public’s help in identifying a robber considered armed and extremely dangerous.Detectives released photos of the suspect Wednesday who they said...
View ArticleFBI charges two Savannah men in bomb threats
Two Savannah men have been arrested and charged in connection with two separate bomb threats in the city.Harold Childers, 36, was charged with making a false statement to FBI agents in connection with...
View ArticleSavannah Fire charges 13-year-old girl in fatal July blaze
Further investigation into a July house fire in Savannah’s Kensington Park neighborhood that led to the deaths of two young girls resulted Wednesday morning in the arrest of another child present at...
View ArticlePolice seek help locating Savannah burglary suspect
Savannah-Chatham police are asking the public’s help in finding a 24-year-old Savannah man charged with three burglaries in the Windsor Forest neighborhood.Mishawn Ehaw Green, of the 400 block of...
View ArticlePolice seek man for questioning in Savannah homicide investigation
Savannah-Chatham homicide detectives are looking for a 37-year-old Savannah man they want to question as part of their investigation into the shooting death of a woman March 24.Mark Joseph Harris is...
View Article'Lock It or Lose It' campaign curbs auto break-ins in southside Savannah...
Signs at entrance ways and on street corners throughout southside Savannah’s Kensington Park and Groveland neighborhoods remind motorists to lock their vehicles when they leave them.In an area plagued...
View ArticleWindsor Forest burglary suspect sought by police
Savannah-Chatham police are asking the public’s help in finding a 24-year-old Savannah man charged with three burglaries in the Windsor Forest neighborhood.Mishawn Ehaw Green, of the 400 block of...
View ArticleSuspects sought in Thursday night Savannah shooting
Savannah-Chatham police investigators are searching for three suspects they believe were involved in a Thursday night shooting in Savannah’s Tatemville neighborhood.The suspects were last seen in a...
View ArticleSavannah-Chatham police capture suspected Windsor Forest burglar
A Savannah man suspected in a series of Windsor Forest home burglaries was arrested Friday afternoon.Savannah-Chatham police captured 24-year-old Mishawn Green after a collaborative effort by Southside...
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A 39-year-old woman was killed in a single-car wreck on Interstate 16 early Friday morning.Carman Rivers, of Garden City, died at the scene of the crash at mile marker 151 between Old River Road and...
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