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Former Georgia public safety commissioner dies at 73
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Georgia is saying goodbye to a respected former state official. Col. Sid Miles previously served as the state’s public safety commissioner. He died today while in hospice in Brunswick. Gov. Kemp issued a statement on social media calling Miles a true public servant,...
Quinton Simon’s mom gets trial date in Ga. toddler’s death
SAVANNAH, Ga. - The former Burke County resident who’s accused of killing her son, Quinton Simon, has been given a date for a jury trial. According to the Superior Court of Chatham County, jury selection for Leilani Simon’s trial will begin on Oct. 9. We are now learning...
Four Emory hospitals ranked best in Georgia and Atlanta by U.S. News and World Report
ATLANTA – Four Emory Healthcare hospitals have ranked notably in this year’s regional rankings of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals issue. For the thirteenth year in a row, Emory University Hospital ranked as the No. 1 hospital in Georgia and metro Atlanta in the 2024-25 Best Regional Hospitals rankings. (Emory University Hospital includes Emory University Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital and Emory University Hospital at Wesley Woods.)
Gulfstream Aerospace opens expanded customer support centre in Savannah
Gulfstream Aerospace has officially opened its expanded customer support service centre at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport. The Savannah Service Centre East has added more than 200 new jobs and significantly enhances Gulfstream's maintenance, repair and overhaul facility capabilities in the region. To mark the occasion, state and local dignitaries, community...
Fire crews respond to business blaze on Edgefield Road
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Crews responded to a business fire at Saint Joseph Hospice on Edgefield Road on Monday night. According to officials, North Augusta Department of Public Safety was requested to provide mutual aid to a structure fire by Belvedere Volunteer Fire Department. One person has died after...
Mullins pastor nominated for Stellar Award
MULLINS, S.C. (WBTW) — A Mullins pastor has been nominated for a Stellar Gospel Award in the category for Traditional Female Gospel Artist of the year along with other award-winning artists. Eartha Edwards said at an early age she knew her voice would be a tool used to uplift people around the world. She sang her […]
Storms take down trees, knock out power across CSRA
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - An overnight thunderstorm knocked down trees and brought power outages early Tuesday across the CSRA. The National Weather Service said the storm was a microburst. A microburst is column of fast-moving sinking air that can cause destruction as the wind hits the ground and spreads in all directions.
New hunting opportunities for mobility-challenged hunters in Georgia
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced new events being planned for mobility-challenged hunters this upcoming season. Starting July 15, adaptive hunters will have the opportunity to apply for one of seven New Adaptive Wildlife Management Area (WMA) hunting events on public properties across the state through their Outdoors Beyond […]
Delegate Diary: '... the best day ever.'
For the first day of the convention, we began with a wonderful breakfast at the resort and a very enlightening and passionate speech by Dr. Ralph Reed. Dr. Reed went over some of the platform topics and stressed the importance of voting for President Trump. We boarded the bus at 11 a.m. with delegates first. I am a whip, and so we needed to be in the arena and ready to go early. As we boarded the bus, a Homeland Security agent checked bags and...
Missing Tennessee woman's phone pings in Georgia cities, police say
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Have you seen Valerie? Tennessee police have requested Georgia's help locating a missing woman after her phone pinged in two of our cities. Valerie Elder Smiley, 41, was last seen on June 28 at 2 p.m., leaving her home in Chattanooga. Local police said she was driving...
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