Savannah GA

The video shows people hopping fences and running as fast as they can to get away.

For much of his life, Bill Vanderbeek has focused on serving the communities where he lives. A New Jersey native, Vanderbeek spent years in the military in Vietnam before building a three-decade career in law enforcement, six of them as a police chief. Even in his retirement to the Lowcountry,...

Shirley James, the publisher of one of America’s oldest African-American owned newspapers, will receive an honorary degree this week from Spelman College, her alma mater, in recognition for her lifetime of achievement both as an educator and community leader in Savannah.

Authorities in Chatham County, Georgia, are investigating a sophisticated bank‑fraud phone scam after a woman reported losing more than $76,000 in cash over the course of a single day. The Chatham County Police Department says the victim was first called on February 6 by someone she did not know, claiming her bank account was compromised and instructing her to withdraw her money immediately.

EFFINGHAM, Ga. (WTOC) - Effingham County Fire Rescue (ECFR) and Rincon Fire Department crews responded to a fire at the DRT America chemical plant in Rincon Monday night. When firefighters arrived around 10 p.m., they were able to quickly extinguish a flammable liquids fire. Fire officials believe a pump seal...

"It started to smoke a little bit, so I was turning to get off the road. And then within seconds there were flames all by my feet."

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — A GoFundMe has been started for a 19-year-old woman who was seriously injured and underwent surgery following a crash with a Savannah Police Department officer on Mar 23. According to the GoFundMe page, the injured woman “suffered multiple fractures, including her pelvis, hip, rib and tailbone, along with other injuries.” Recovery […]

LIBERTY COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) — An argument between siblings ended in a teen being shot and killed in Liberty County. The fatal shooting occurred Monday at a residence in the 1600 block of West Oglethorpe Highway, where a 16-year-old was shot after an argument with his brother, according to the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO). […]

The Tybee Island Police Department is investigating a shots fired incident at an unpermitted, pop-up event Saturday evening.

TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WTOC) - Tybee Island police are asking for the public’s help identifying two people seen in video after an unpermitted pop-up event was reportedly interrupted by the sound of gunfire Saturday night. Over the weekend, Tybee Island police said there was an unpermitted, pop-up event involving...