Savannah GA

The man who allegedly stabbed his mother to death was formally accused of murder by a Chatham County grand jury on Wednesday. On Oct. 27, 59-year-old Vida Martinez was found stabbed to death inside an apartment on Wilmington Island. The Chatham County Police Department (CCPD), the lead agency on the case, asked for...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The major winter storm moving across the country is causing flight delays and cancelations at the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport Sunday. Airport officials posted on social media that “Airlines are issuing travel waivers and adjusting schedules as conditions evolve. We recommend...

The Chatham County Police Department says a situation where a man barricaded himself inside a home during a domestic-related incident in the Heron's Nest community, on Whitemarsh Island, has been resolved. According to their social media page, the incident occurred Friday, although it is unclear exactly what time...

On an average day, 40,000 vehicles travel over Pooler Parkway, according to Kimley-Horn Roadway Engineer Drew Talley. In the coming years with continued growth, that number could balloon to around 54,000 vehicles. An 18-month long construction project on the stretch from Benton Boulevard to the I-95 southbound ramps...

Beaufort, S.C. – Beaufort Memorial Hospital has taken a significant step in improving access to critical mental health care with the opening of a new $1.9 million Evaluation and Assessment Unit attached to its Pratt Emergency Center. The expansion is designed to provide patients experiencing psychiatric emergencies...

Wednesday, January 28 marks a historic anniversary for both the City of Savannah and the United States. Eighty-four years ago, on January 28, 1942, the charter for the Eighth Air Force was established in a former National Guard Armory at 1108 Bull Street in Savannah, Georgia. Formed at a critical moment in World War...

TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WTOC) - Tybee Fire District responded to a rescue call at 12:10 p.m. Saturday afternoon, Jan. 24. Harsh winds and a strong current left a kayaker stranded in the marsh near Lazeretto Creek boat ramp, Fire officials said. WTOC spoke with Lieutenant Fire Chief Brandon Kuapp on...

TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WTOC) -An artist on Tybee Island is blending art and fishing through the ancient Japanese technique of Gyotaku, or fish printing, while supporting marine education programs. Kaylee Hettenbaugh’s artwork begins on the open water rather than inside her studio along Highway 80. “I take real fish,...

GEORGIA — One person was killed and another was injured in an early morning crash Sunday on Highway 84 near Liberty County High School, according to the Georgia State Patrol. Troopers said the crash happened shortly before 6:30 a.m. and resulted in the closure of both directions of Highway 84 for a period of time...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — The Savannah City Council approved a Stormwater Utility fee and service delivery plan on Thursday, aiming to establish a solution to flooding issues around the city. “Our residents have consistently asked us to do something significant about our persistent flooding,” said Mayor Van R. Johnson,...