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SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – It’s that time of year when we start tracking more freezing nights, and one of those nights arrives tonight into tomorrow morning. Overnight lows will dip into the upper 20s and lower 30s, and wind chills may fall into the lower 20s. With temperatures this cold, it’s important to remember the […]

A woman who allegedly stole a private ambulance from outside Hilton Head Island’s hospital faces charges related to the joyride, but has not yet been arrested for the vehicle theft. The suspect, a 30-year-old Hilton Head resident, was charged by the South Carolina Highway Patrol last week with reckless driving,...

SAVANNAH, Ga. – John Laakso, also known as John Trebesch, 57, of Savannah, Georgia, was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison for embezzling nearly $500,000 from his former employer, a local manufacturing company. Laakso, a former Engineering Manager at the plant, pled guilty to one count of wire...

CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - The Chatham County Police Department is continuing to investigate a shooting that occurred Tuesday afternoon, according to a press release WTOC just received. On Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at approximately 4:00 p.m., officials say a shooting victim arrived by private vehicle at a local...

LIBERTY COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - Raven Louise Broniecki was arrested Dec. 8 by the Hinesville Police Department in connection to the death of her young son. Broniecki was charged with involuntary manslaughter, cruelty to children, criminal negligence/causing excessive mental or physical pain, second degree and reckless...

SAVANNAH – Alfonso Warner, 40, has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred in the 1400 block of Benton Blvd on Nov. 29, Savannah Police report. According to authorities, officers were called at around 5 a.m. after a woman reported she was driving a man to the hospital following a gunshot...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A Savannah student and her mother are speaking out after she overcame bullying at school with help from her teacher. Promise Hargrove says she loves reading and was excited when she transferred to A.B. Williams in Savannah this year. Her mother Tykeia thought it would be a positive experience...

SAVANNAH – The Savannah Police Department has arrested 53-year-old Pierre Byrd in connection with a fatal domestic shooting on Middleground Road. The arrest occurred on December 3, 2025. Officers responded around 10:40 a.m. after receiving reports of threats made against the victim. While en route, police were...

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The historic Cotton Exchange in downtown Savannah is for sale for the first time in more than a century. The building on Bay Street was at the center of the global cotton market during its peak. Throughout the 1880s, Savannah was ranked among the top merchant trading ports on the Atlantic coast.

This story was updated Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, at 1:03 p.m. to add comments from Sen. Mallow regarding his plans to introduce CAT-related legislation when the General Assembly convenes next month and his comments about claims regarding his communications with other members local legislative delegation about his...