Man indicted in fatal shooting of 61-year-old
The man accused of shooting and killing another man on Oct. 31, 2025, was indicted by a Chatham County jury Wednesday.
Accumulating Snowfall Saturday, Artic Air Sunday Morning
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Highs will be in the lower 60s this afternoon, great weather to prep your home for the frigid weekend ahead!. A few isolated showers are trying to move in from the southwest, but they will be brief and most of us will remain dry today. It...
Ex-SC Fire Chief Faces State Hearing for Alleged Nepotism, Financial Gain
Chloe Apple – The Island Packet (Hilton Head Island, S.C.) A former Bluffton fire chief will face a state hearing this spring to determine if he improperly benefited financially from his position and failed to provide written recusal in a promotion decision involving his son. According to a hearing...
Closures around the Coastal Empire, Lowcountry due to weather
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WEATHER ALERT: Snowfall is likely on Saturday, bitterly cold temps for Sunday
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Wintry weather is likely in the Coastal Empire and Lowcountry on Saturday with bitterly cold conditions setting up for Sunday. Both days will be Storm Team 3 Weather Alert Days as a result. WEATHER ALERTS A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for areas along and North of I-16 Saturday...
WB Largo Dr. and Abercorn is shut down due to crash involving car and...
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Westbound of Largo Drive and Abercorn Street is shut down due to a crash Thursday afternoon. Savannah Police said the crash happened at around 12:15 p.m. and involved a car and a motorcycle. Police said the rider is injured, but the injury does not appear to be life threatening.
Residents oppose volunteer fire department takeover plan
CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - Chatham County residents pushed back against county plans to shut down the Isle of Hope Volunteer Fire Department during a community meeting Thursday. Tensions were high as residents told the Board of Commissioners the takeover is not what they want for their community. “We don’t...
National general strike planned, with events in Savannah
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Organizers across the country are calling for a national general strike on Friday, including planned actions in Savannah. The effort is tied to protests over recent federal immigration enforcement actions, which include two fatal shootings in Minnesota that have drawn national attention. A...
Nurse aide charged with slapping patient at Bluffton assisted living facility
BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WTOC) - A certified nurse aide has been charged with assaulting a vulnerable adult patient at an assisted living facility in Beaufort County, officials say. In an announcement, Attorney General Alan Wilson said his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit arrested Latoya L....
Bluffton man sentenced to 12 years for fentanyl distribution after selling drugs to informant...
BLUFFTON, S.C. (WTOC) - A 46-year-old Bluffton man with a long history of drug offenses has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for distributing fentanyl on Hilton Head Island, officials say. In a press release, the 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office announced that a Beaufort County General Sessions Court jury...

















