State Supreme Court to hear suit between Chatham County, Clerk of Superior Court
The Supreme Court of Georgia is set to hear arguments this week in a civil case between the Clerk of Superior Court in Chatham County and the board that issues his paychecks.The Chatham County...
View ArticleState, local officials add fixes to Savannah area roads
State transportation officials are putting the final touches on the “Last Mile” of the Jimmy DeLoach Parkway and say they anticipate getting this stretch of road open to traffic by June.Jill Nagel, a...
View ArticleSavannahnow.com to get new look, feel
Later today, the Savannah Morning News will unveil its latest digital effort by releasing a brand new savannahnow.com. Our team has been working for months to improve the user experience on...
View ArticleFlannery O'Connor's birth observed with parade of odd characters, street fair
This year, prolific author and Savannah native Flannery O’Connor’s brand of Southern eccentricity was marked by dancing O’Connor doppelgangers, “Chicken Bingo” and a very excited individual in a...
View ArticleWant to graduate college debt free? Teach in a rural area
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The teacher shortage in poor, rural districts in South Carolina is so bad, the state is considering offering would-be instructors a way to graduate from college debt free.The catch?...
View ArticleReports: Panama firm usurped name of Red Cross to hide money
PARIS — The law firm at the center of the Panama offshore accounts scandal routinely usurped the name of the Red Cross and other charities to help obscure the origin of millions of dollars in...
View ArticleSyrians struggle to find place to bury their kin in Lebanon
BAR ELIAS, Lebanon — When Saada Khalaf, a Syrian refugee in Lebanon, lost her husband to a long illness earlier this year, she could not find a place to bury him in the eastern Lebanese town where the...
View ArticleTRAFFIC ALERT: Ga. 204 exit of I-95 closed after accident
Police officials say that the Ga. 204 exit ramp of northbound I-95 is closed after a driver fled Richmond Hill police, clipped an 18-wheeler and rolled over.Georgia State Patrol is investigating the...
View Article1 year after Freddie Gray, police work to heal city's wounds
BALTIMORE — A year after the death of Freddie Gray, a small part of his legacy can be seen at a southwest Baltimore recreation center, where the pounding of basketballs and squeak of sneakers echo off...
View ArticleVoters stand by Trump as champion of political incorrectness
Donald Trump’s inflammatory statements about Mexican immigrants, Muslim refugees and women who get abortions may eventually be his campaign’s undoing, some analysts say. But don’t tell that to the many...
View ArticleCandidates - even Trump - shift to delegate hunt
WASHINGTON — The Democratic and Republican presidential candidates are coming to terms with the cold mathematical reality of chasing delegates ahead of their nominating conventions, with front-runners...
View ArticleHow stealthy is Navy's new destroyer? It needs reflectors
BATH, Maine — The future USS Zumwalt is so stealthy that it’ll go to sea with reflective material that can be hoisted to make it more visible to other ships.The Navy destroyer is designed to look like...
View ArticleAuthor Beverly Cleary turns 100 with wit, candor
SAN FRANCISCO — As she turns 100, the feisty and witty author Beverly Cleary remembers the Oregon childhood that inspired the likes of characters Ramona and Beezus Quimby and Henry Huggins in the...
View ArticleFireworks accident at temple in India kills more than 100
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India — The Hindu temple in southern India was packed with thousands for a religious festival early Sunday when the fireworks began — an unauthorized pyrotechnic display that went...
View ArticleProminent Atlanta man fatally shot in his front yard
Prominent Atlanta man shot, killed ATLANTA — Police are searching for a suspect after a well-known community member was shot to death in his southwest Atlanta front yard.Multiple news media reports...
View ArticleTybee Island police: Repeat offender stabs bartender with beer bottle
Police say a 40-year-old man with a history of run-ins with local law enforcement is behind bars again this weekend after stabbing and seriously wounding a bartender at a Tybee Island pizza restaurant....
View ArticleJury acquits white Florida ex-deputy in black suspect's 2014 beating
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — An all-white federal jury has found a white Florida ex-sheriff's deputy not guilty in the beating of an unarmed black man who was being arrested.Jesse Alan Terrell was one of five...
View ArticleSteve Miller, after induction, slams Rock Hall of Fame
Steve Miller had just performed at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony, but he wasn't finished.In fact, he was just getting started. The new inductee ripped the rock hall in a backstage interview,...
View ArticleKerry presses Afghan leaders on unity; no US troop changes
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday committed to pushing reforms after his picks for attorney general and interior minister won long-sought Cabinet confirmation, while...
View ArticleBelgium charges 4 with participating in terrorism; frees 2
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian authorities have charged four more suspects with "participating in terrorist acts" linked to the deadly suicide bombings in Brussels, the federal prosecution office said...
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