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Warm, muggy and unsettled this weekend
COLUMBUS, Ga (WRBL)- Staying unsettled for Saturday with another round of showers and storms. Overnight storms have moved out which will allow us a brief break, showers and storms will likely build once again before midday and continue into the afternoon. A front will stall out over the southeast and...
‘Crying out, banging on doors’ | Psychologist recalls visit to 'harshest' prison in Georgia: the Special Management Unit
MACON, Ga. — A federal judge held the Georgia Department of Corrections in contempt of court in April after failing to correct “draconian” conditions at the system’s highest-level – and "harshest" – prison: the Special Management Unit in Jackson. But nearly seven years earlier,...
List | Impacts around Central Georgia from Crowdstrike tech disruptions
MACON, Ga. — People and businesses from around the world suffered setbacks Friday morning, as computer systems using Microsoft went offline following a defect in an update with the IT security company CrowdStrike. Many of these disruptions have continued throughout the day, as many businesses are affected. CrowdStrike President...
Street Racing Crackdown: New Georgia Law Puts The Brakes on Stunt Driving
Georgia has taken a hard stance against reckless stunt driving. As of July 1, the state has introduced severe penalties for those caught drag racing or performing similar dangerous stunts on public roads. First-time offenders will face fines ranging from $300 to $750 and a possible jail sentence of 10...
Scattered thunderstorms, potential heavy rain may impact outdoor plans this weekend
If you have outdoor plans this weekend you may have to dodge thunderstorms and potentially heavy rain. Both days this weekend will include many dry hours, but those hours will favor the morning and midday hours. Thunderstorms will be most numerous by mid to late afternoon and may extend into...
Ice Cream Day is July 21. Celebrate at Savannah's new custom ice cream sandwich shop
National Ice Cream Day returns on July 21. There are plenty of options for celebrating around Savannah, but residents can try out a brand new business in the area. The Baked Bear, a national chain specializing in custom ice cream sandwiches, will open its Savannah shop at noon on Saturday, July 20. According to its Instagram, the first 50 people in line will get a free sandwich.
Woman’s death in Flagler Beach leads to man’s arrest in Georgia, police say
FLAGLER BEACH, Fla. – A person of interest has been arrested in Georgia following the suspicious death of a woman in Flagler Beach, according to police. The investigation began Thursday, the Flagler Beach Police Department said in a news release dated Saturday. The woman who died was identified as Sally J. Byrd, 66, who resided in the Pebble Beach Village community, the release states. Byrd’s cause of death had not yet been determined at the time of this report, police said.
Bluffton Fire responded to 4 structure fires as severe storms passed the area Friday
BLUFFTON, S.C. (WTOC) - Fire crews in Bluffton responded to four calls for structure fires Friday as severe thunderstorms passed through the area. According to a post on thier social media page, Bluffton Fire says three homes were damaged by fire with varying degrees of severity. No injuries were reported.
Group not satisfied with feds’ response to threatened lawsuit over Hyundai permits
Editor's note: This story has been updated to include language from a letter from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to the Ogeechee Riverkeeper. More than 30 days after threatening legal action to halt the largest economic development project in Georgia’s history, a lawyer on Thursday expressed impatience with federal officials for...
Israeli company illegally imported herbicide to Port of Savannah, feds say
An Israeli company faces thousands of dollars in federal fines for importing an unauthorized herbicide to the Port of Savannah, even though the product was subsequently cleared for use in the states where it was headed, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Two nearly 95,000-pound shipments of metamitron, a...
Fatal head-on collision in Beaufort County
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal collision in Beaufort County. It happened Friday night just before 10:30 p.m. on SC-170 near old Bailey Road. We’re told two vehicles, a Ford sedan and a BMW SUV were involved in a head-on collision. The driver of the Ford passed away, and the BMW driver […]
Marine sentenced to nearly 5 years for Nazi salute display during Capitol riot
Tyler Bradley Dykes, of South Carolina, was an active-duty Marine when he grabbed a police riot shield from the hands of two police officers and used it to push his way through police lines during the attack by a mob of then-President Donald Trump's supporters
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