Sean Evans
Reporter
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Sean Evans joins WTOC as a multi-media journalist coming all the way from the Bluegrass State. He previously worked for the CBS affiliate in Lexington, Kentucky, and got his start in the business in the mountains of eastern Kentucky for a CBS station in Hazard.
Sean is a proud graduate of the University of Kentucky, and will always be a die-hard fan in the Big Blue Nation!
Sean and his wife are excited to call the Coastal Empire home, and are looking forward to all of the adventures the area offers.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2022 at 4:39 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans and Lyndsey Gough
The City of Tybee closed the water to swimmers Thursday ahead of Ian.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 6:00 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
Out on Tybee Island, residents have been preparing for any potential flooding, filling sandbags today at the volleyball court behind City Hall.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2022 at 6:24 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
Preparations are underway in the Hostess City ahead of any impact Ian might have.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 5:57 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
The SeaPoint Industrial Terminal Complex, which sits just east of downtown Savannah off President Street, has more than 600 acres of land for development.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 5:00 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
Debate continues over how 100-million dollars in tax revenue will be spread across Chatham County.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 7:44 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
Following the arrest of a Savannah Police officer this week on domestic violence-related charges WTOC spoke with victims advocates about cases that involve military and law enforcement members and what makes them more dangerous in some instances.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 5:25 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
The case involving the estates of Mary and Elywn Crocker, Junior went before a judge in Effingham County.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 5:32 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
Efforts to get the Hyundai plant up and running at the Bryan County mega site continue to move along.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 4:39 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
Major credit card companies are changing up how purchases from gun and ammo stores are categorized.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 6:08 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
Election Day 2022 is now just less than two months away and elections officials in Chatham County are getting the latest updates on preparations underway.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 5:21 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
During his weekly news conference Monday, Savannah Mayor Van Johnson took a moment to share publicly how he has personally been affected by prostate cancer.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2022 at 6:36 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
Illegal switches that make a semi-automatic gun into an automatic are being found right here in Chatham County.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2022 at 5:17 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
Federal agents are increasing their local presence due to an uptick in violent crime involving guns and a growing population in Chatham County.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2022 at 6:20 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
It’s a record enrollment year for Savannah College of Art and Design, which will see 16,000 students returning to class this fall between their Savannah and Atlanta campuses.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2022 at 3:45 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
Impact fees are a one-time fee charged to land developers to offset the costs of expanding resources to support the new growth.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2022 at 6:33 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
In a WTOC exclusive, a Savannah man appeared in U.S. District Court today, accused of detonating an explosive device he built and put in his ex-wife’s car while she was driving in Savannah.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2022 at 6:09 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
The high costs of goods and housing continues to put pressure on family spending nation wide and right here in the Coastal Empire.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2022 at 4:37 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
Thursday is the first day of National Preparedness Month.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 5:50 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
Leaders in the Coastal Empire are celebrating the money they expect to receive from the Inflation Reduction Act.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 4:10 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
A ribbon cutting marked the opening of the Parker’s House, Home for Women, which sits where the former J.C. Lewis Healthcare building was on Fahm Street.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2022 at 6:14 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
The Savannah Police Department is investigating a shooting that killed a toddler.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 6:25 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
Former Statesboro City Councilman, Will Britt, was sentenced to two years and nine months in federal prison Monday, after pleading guilty back in April to tax evasion.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 5:53 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
As we approach the peak of Atlantic hurricane season, and the tropics begin to get more and more active, it’s important to make sure that your insurance policy fits your needs.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2022 at 5:24 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
Viewer video from the Hunters Chase neighborhood, just outside of Guyton, shows a flooded yard.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2022 at 6:17 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
Happening Thursday, Savannah City Council is considering several agenda items that aim to help those without shelter in the City during their regular meeting.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2022 at 5:01 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
A multi-million dollar highway expansion project is complete. It’s one that now officially links the Port of Savannah to Interstate 16 via the Jimmy DeLoach Parkway.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2022 at 5:18 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
A call to make voting more accessible to residents of Chatham County. Savannah Mayor Van Johnson says he’s going to take a list of requests to the Chatham County Board of Registrars meeting Wednesday, asking for them to consider offering things like Sunday early voting opportunities and more early voting locations.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 at 3:58 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
Police say they are looking into a Saturday night shooting in Savannah that sent three people to the hospital.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2022 at 5:01 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans and Alyssa Jackson
A jury has found the defendant guilty in a murder trial surrounding the 2020 shooting death of Kareem Smalls.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 5:42 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
Jury deliberation begins in Kareem Smalls’ murder trial
Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 6:17 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
The first full bit of testimony jurors heard in the courtroom Wednesday came from the lead detective at the time when Kareem Smalls was shot to death.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 3:30 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
January’s excitement over developing the old Coastal Empire Fairgrounds has turned to concern from people living in the area.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2022 at 12:34 PM EDT
|By WTOC Staff and Sean Evans
The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deadly alligator attack.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 5:43 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans and Paige Phillips
Elwyn Crocker, Sr. will be in an Effingham County courtroom Friday morning for a status hearing.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 6:08 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
The City of Savannah is bringing more of their water meter reading technology up to speed.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 5:37 AM EDT
|By Nick Reagan and Sean Evans
Attorneys representing former Lowcountry attorney Alex Murdaugh are asking a Hampton County judge to delay a lawsuit filed by the family of a teen killed in a boating crash.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 5:17 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
Savannah State University’s Week of Welcome is underway. Over the course of the week, hundreds of new and transfer students come to campus for orientation, and to get their first taste of student life on campus.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 6:17 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
A program that aims to help at-risk youth and adults has new life in Savannah.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 4:35 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
Savannah Mayor Van Johnson outlined the proposed partnership during his weekly news conference today saying it would create a role within the U.S. Attorney’s office that would focus solely on prosecuting gun crimes in the city.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 6:34 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans and Paige Phillips
The three men convicted of hate crimes in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery were sentenced Monday by a federal judge.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 4:59 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
Savannah City Manager Jay Melder sent city council members a memo outlining how the selection of a new police chief will work.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 3:48 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
Near the intersection of East 37th and Habersham as a train was coming through today, it appeared that one of the train’s crew actually got off the train, walked out ahead of it to stop traffic at the intersections where the lights and gates aren’t working.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 4:12 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
Two robberies happened just a quarter-mile and a few hours apart Thursday morning in Thunderbolt.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 6:44 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
Some of Savannah’s downtown business owners have expressed concerns surrounding the unsheltered, or homeless population, and what business owners say they’re doing around their property.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 6:12 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
It’s the interim Chief’s first week on the job, while the city manager gets the search for a permanent chief underway.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 6:39 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
An economic record for Georgia Film and Television. The state’s film office says the industry brought in $4.4 billion dollars over the last year.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 4:27 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
More veterans in Chatham County now have a roof over their heads.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 5:23 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
It’s the last week on the job for the chief of police in Savannah.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2022 at 6:55 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
A nonprofit that focuses on finding homeless families safe and stable housing .. is having to rethink how they help those in need in one Coastal Empire County.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2022 at 4:18 PM EDT
|By Sean Evans
Design for Good - that’s the name of a SCAD program that pairs students with community organizations looking to bring some life to certain parts of the city.
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