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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...
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...
Tatumville welcomes new playground with ribbon cutting event
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Saturday morning, there was a ribbon cutting at Staley Heights Park in Tatumville. At the event, city leaders credited their Recreation Re-imagined initiative. The new playground area cost more than $50,000 to complete and kids in the neighborhood are already enjoying it. Tatumville leaders say they...
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
Off the Beaten Path: Former Liberty County Jail holds 'melting pot' of art
One of the best places to see art in Hinesville, Georgia, is in the drunk tank. And no, you don’t need to get thrown into the back of a police cruiser to take a look. That’s because the Liberty Melting Pot of Art, the preeminent art organization in the region, has turned the old Liberty County Jail into an art gallery.
Demoted Savannah BC Alleges Race Discrimination and Retaliation
A Savannah battalion chief who was demoted to captain after he complained about race discrimination, has filed suit alleging discrimination and retaliation. Jeffrey Croslen filed suit in US District Court for the Southern District of Georgia against City of Savannah and Fire Chief Elzie Kitchen. Chief Croslen claims that despite...
Playing Forrest Gump's 'Lt. Dan' was more than just a role for Gary Sinise
RICHMOND HILL, Ga. — Playing the character of Lt. Dan in 'Forrest Gump' was more than just a role for Gary Sinise. "That had a profound impact on me," Sinise said. "Just seeing all these wounded veterans who had really gone through what I kind of did, got paid to do pretending."
Bryan County officials address concerns of ‘toxic workplace’ from former employee
BRYAN COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) – The work environment within the Bryan County Fire and Emergency Services is being called into question after several claims on social media made by a former employee. “Bryan County has had a long history of discriminatory and unfair practices,” Joel Paskauskas III said. Paskauskas, with the county since January 2022, was […]
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