Shots fired on Tybee during event with ‘hundreds of people,’ police say
Gunfire was heard during a large event near the Tybee Island pier Saturday evening, the Tybee Island Police Department said in a social media post . The shots were reported during an “unpermitted, pop-up event involving hundreds of people around the pier and pavilion,” police said. The event began around 6:30 p.m.,...
Volunteers rescue box turtles on Tybee Island
TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WTOC) - A group of biologists, neighbors and volunteers gathered on Tybee Island Friday for a box turtle rescue mission. The terrestrial creatures have a habitat on North Beach near Polk Street. The land will be the site of an Eco Park. Construction on the project begins...
Tybee Island to modernize its surveillance system
Every summer, people head into Tybee Island’s waters, and some don’t come back. The city is spending more than $120,000 to make sure someone is watching.
Back-to-back shootings strike Ogeechee Road
CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - Witnesses along Ogeechee Road say they heard what sounded like fireworks — then they saw blood, and realized it was gunfire for the second time in less than 24 hours. The first shooting took place around 12:30 a.m. on Thursday at the Thunderbird Motel...
6 displaced in Saturday evening Savannah fire
The Savannah Fire Department (SFD) responded to a residential structure fire in the 100 block of Brady Street Saturday evening.
Mobile Grocery store brings affordable, healthy options to Savannah neighborhoods
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) -The Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia and Savannah College of Art & Design’s new mobile grocery store is already reaching Savannah neighborhoods in need. The “MoGro” is funded by a $700,000 SCAD SERVE Community Fund grant with support from Kroger. Morning Break got an...
CCFD responds to overnight vehicle fire
CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) — The Chatham County Fire Department (CCFD) responded to a vehicle fire overnight. Units responded to the 1400 block of King George Blvd. at approximately 2:46 a.m. Fire crews extinguished the fire and no injuries were reported during the incident. The images below are courtesy of CCFD.
One dead after shooting in Garden City
A shooting Wednesday evening in Garden City left one dead, according to law enforcement. According to Garden City Police Department, officers responded to the 300 block of Chatham Villa Drive at 6:46 p.m. after reports of a man with a gunshot wound. The man was transported to the hospital where he was later...
Georgia 12-year-old saves brothers from house fire
The 12-year-old Savannah girl had just gotten home from school when she realized her family's house was going up in flames.
SPD arrests man in Thursday shooting on Ogeechee Rd.
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — The Savannah Police Department arrested a 47-year-old man in connection with a Thursday shooting on Ogeechee Road that injured one. Devan Greene, Sr., was taken into custody Thursday, an SPD spokesperson said, after a shooting in the 3700 block of Ogeechee Road around 10:46 p.m. The...

















