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A person involved in a shootout with Hardeeville police early Friday morning has died at a hospital, according to reports. An investigator with the Jasper County Coroner’s Office told WTOC 11 that the person had died, the station reported. An officer who was injured in the shooting was in stable condition as of...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Law enforcement agencies from across Georgia gathered at Savannah State University for specialized human trafficking training during the 11th annual Savannah Traffick Jam, hosted by the Savannah Interagency Diversity Council (SIDC). Last year’s Traffick Jam event helped locate a missing child...

GEORGIA — Police were working Friday to resolve a barricade situation at a home in Chatham County, prompting officials to ask residents to avoid the area. According to the Chatham County Police Department, officers responded to a domestic-related incident at a residence on Heron’s Nest in the gated Long Point...

WHITEMARSH ISLAND, Ga. (WTOC) - [Update as of 5:54p.m.] Chatham County Police Department says the situation involving a barricaded subject on Heron’s Nest has been resolved and everyone is safe. CCPD says their investigation into this incident is ongoing. Police are responding to a person who has barricaded himself...

POOLER, Ga. (WTOC) - A major milestone in World War II history is being marked in the Savannah area as the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force celebrates the 84th anniversary of the Eighth Air Force. To honor the occasion, the museum is offering $8 admission for one...

ELLABELL – Workers at Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America can now do their personal banking while at work as the metaplant oversaw the grand opening of its new on-site banking branch Thursday. HMGMA partnered with BankSouth, a Georgia-based bank that’s served the Savannah area since 2002, to provide a...

News Freight Passenger Mechanical M/W C&S/IT Finance Regulatory Conferences. The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) on Jan. 22 announced that the Blue Ridge Connector, the Georgis Ports’ latest addition to its inland rail network, is now 95% complete and will open for operation later this year. Among the next steps...

Just five days before the slaying, the defendant had bonded out of jail in another county on charges of aggravated assault and terroristic threats and acts. The post 'Heard screams': Man stabbed his mother to death at her home and then stole her car, police say first appeared on Law & Crime .

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A police-involved shooting that left a suspect dead in downtown Savannah Wednesday afternoon is being investigated by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, as required by Savannah Police Department procedure. SPD policy says deadly force is only authorized when an officer believes it’s necessary...

The Jasper County Sheriff's Office said Jan. 22 there is a current investigation concerning possible inappropriate conduct by a Polaris Tech Charter School teacher. The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a Polaris Tech Charter School teacher for possible inappropriate conduct, according to...