Savannah GA

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A Savannah couple is facing murder charges after an autopsy revealed their nine-month-old infant died from the toxic effects of fentanyl and methamphetamine, according to Chatham County police. Heather Toinnette Laborde, 36, and Paul Michael Rapkin, 41, were arrested Tuesday and each charged with murder in...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Medical professionals are closely monitoring the Andes strain of hantavirus after two people from Georgia were on a cruise ship where an outbreak started, with one confirmed to be in Brunswick. Dr. Timothy Connelly at Memorial Health said they’re closely monitoring the Andes strain, which has...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A Savannah woman has been sentenced to seven years in prison after admitting to setting fire to a home with four people inside. Tamekia Mumford, 50, was sentenced to 84 months in prison after pleading guilty to arson resulting in personal injury, according to Meg Heap, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.

A new extended-stay hotel is coming to Okatie Center Boulevard in Bluffton, the newest hotel along the busy and growing U.S. 278 corridor. A Beaufort County stormwater permit was issued March 10 for a new Home2Suites hotel at 100 Okatie Center Boulevard South on a lot of about five acres. Hannah Nichols, spokesperson for Beaufort County, said the project has its development and...

CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) — A single-vehicle crash killed a 48-year-old male after he was ejected from the driver’s seat on I-16 Tuesday afternoon. The Chatham County Coroner’s Office confirmed Thursday afternoon the driver killed was Germin Manuel, 48, who died as a result of blunt force trauma. According to a Georgia State Patrol spokesperson, […]

Beaufort County made the surprise announcement Thursday morning that restroom facilities at the popular Broad River Landing Boat Landing and Fishing Pier will be temporarily closed. The loss of restroom facilities will be no small inconvenience for anglers who lug fishing gear, chairs and coolers onto the 720-foot-long pier to fish for whiting, drum, sheepshead, shark, stingrays and cobia. While the fishing...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — The City of Savannah announced a water main break may have caused interruptions for roughly 100 customers in the area of Georgetown, as of 1:00 p.m. Wednesday. The break occurred on Wild Heron Road, near Trellis Way and King George Boulevard. Interruptions for customers in the area may last up to […]

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A registered nurse at St. Joseph’s Candler Hospital saved a patient’s life when she performed the Heimlich maneuver during her lunch break. Alicia McCullough, who works in the oncology department, was eating lunch when she noticed a patient choking. “You’re choking,” McCullough said....

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - New testimony and emotional family statements emerged this week in the preliminary hearing for Malik Frazier, who is accused in a March 1, 2026 shooting that left 26-year-old David Mutcherson Stewart dead on Savannah’s south side. A Savannah Police Department homicide detective laid out a...

Officials said Johnson didn't hesitate, instead she ran inside shouting, “Get out! The house is on fire!”