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JASPER COUNTY, S.C. (WSAV) — A Riddgeland man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for trafficking methamphetamine in Jasper County General Sessions Court on Thursday. Jan Louis Ortiz-Rolon, 26, pleaded guilty as indicted after he was arrested following a traffic stop on March 5, 2025. Ortiz-Rolon originally fell...

According to his bond denial order, he allegedly entered the bank, jumped over a desk and grabbed money.

One of the best meals we had in Savannah was at Cha Bella, a farm to table restaurant where we were able to get a reservation on Christmas Eve. There, they make everything, buying produce on a daily basis at the Forsyth Park market (the names of the farmers are even mentioned on the menu). We started our meal with...

PORT WENTWORTH, Ga. (WTOC) - Parker’s Kitchen celebrated its 50th anniversary Thursday by opening a new store in Port Wentworth and donating $100,000 to the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System. The company cut the ribbon on its 106th store location at the intersection of Highway 30 and Highway 21...

PORT ROYAL, S.C. (WTOC) -The future home of a Coast Guard training facility could be at the Beaufort Naval Hospital in Port Royal. Possibly bringing an economic boost and increasing the military footprint already in the county. For the last two years, the Beaufort Naval Hospital has been under the...

Savannah Police officers are investigating a shooting near Waters Avenue and Bolton Street that injured one person Friday.

CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - A man has been charged in the death of a motorcyclist in December 2025. According to court records, Johnathan Ferrell, 51, was taken into custody Friday after being charged with misdemeanor homicide by vehicle in the second degree. Officials with the Chatham County Police Department...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Savannah Police Department shared images of multiple individuals they are looking for in connection to a theft at the Best Buy on Abercorn Street. Police say $40,000 worth of electronics were stolen from the store back in December. See social media post of each picture...

The operator of the St. Helena Island bar where an October mass shooting killed four eventually chose to shut down the restaurant amid mounting pressure from local officials. Now, he says he’s been wrongfully locked out of the building. A lawsuit filed Monday by Willie Turral alleges his landlords, James and Bernice...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Doctors at Memorial Hospital in Savannah are helping patients ditch medication and live indigestion free. The NIH says 20 percent of Americans experience acid reflux. Doctors Chip Barnes and Jonathan Kandiah have been performing the C-TIF procedure for a year and are seeing massive success....