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Updated: 8 hours ago
|By Max Diekneite
The trial for two people accused of murdering a British tourist in Savannah last year has been put on-hold.
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Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 5:32 PM EDT
|By Max Diekneite
They’re different people, with different cars, damaged at different times. But they all told us the same story: they took their car to Hernandez Collision Center, where it sat for months unfixed, racking-up charges in what they now call, “car jail.”
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Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 6:15 PM EDT
|By Max Diekneite
Lawmakers in Washington are urging Federal regulators to take a closer look at a Savannah-based business.
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Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 6:32 PM EDT
|By Max Diekneite
New developments in the controversy surrounding the Chatham County District Attorney’s Office.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 5:17 PM EST
|By Hayley Boland
Three killings are now being connected to a gang that operates inside Smith State Prison.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 11:21 AM EST
|By Jessica Savage
A slew of resignations at the Chatham County District Attorney’s Office is raising concerns.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 12:50 PM EST
|By Jessica Savage
Many remember him as the man wanted for murder, but now 24-year-old Kelvin Waye is a free man, acquitted by a jury this month on all charges.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 5:10 PM EST
|By Dal Cannady
As claims and concerns continue to surround Smith State Prison, we took our questions to the commissioner of the Georgia Department of Corrections.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 6:29 PM EST
|By Dal Cannady
A Smith State Prison employee said contraband is just one part of a bigger criminal operation inside the walls.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 4:26 PM EST
|By WTOC Staff
A sitting Savannah alderwoman will have to pay her former employer thousands of dollars for violating a confidentiality settlement.
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Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 3:49 PM EST
|By Shea Schrader
Local rental property leaders say scams are becoming more common and sophisticated in the Savannah area.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 4:24 PM EST
|By Jessica Savage
It’s been 10 years since Rebecca Foley was killed outside her apartment in Savannah.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 9:30 PM EST
|By WTOC Staff
Chatham County’s district attorney is responding to a call for oversight on people in her position.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 5:55 PM EST
|By Jessica Savage
Georgia lawmakers want to create a state commission to investigate district attorneys and make it easier for voters to remove them from office.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 6:19 PM EST
|By Max Diekneite
While Murdaugh may be in a Colleton County courtroom this week, signs of his impact can be seen here in Hampton.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 5:28 PM EST
|By Max Diekneite
A judge has approved a settlement between the family of Mallory Beach, the young woman killed in a boat crash in 2019, and two of Alex Murdaugh’s family members, according to Beach family attorney Mark Tinsely.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 6:24 PM EST
|By Max Diekneite
Alex Murdaugh made the 911 call the night his wife and son were killed.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 3:39 PM EST
|By Max Diekneite
Alex Murdaugh’s family ties run deep in the Lowcountry.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 6:16 PM EST
|By Max Diekneite
This month marks the start of the first full semester the Savannah Police Department will enforce speed cameras across ten school zones within the city. But some drivers claim the cameras are issuing inaccurate tickets. Our Investigates team looked into it.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 3:00 PM EST
|By Max Diekneite
A complaint over a solar company based out of Arizona prompts a WTOC Investigation. Our team found it is not the first time the company has faced public backlash.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 2:46 PM EST
|By Jessica Savage
A man charged with murder in connection to a shooting at a Savannah youth sports complex has been on house arrest for more than a year.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 6:14 PM EST
|By Jessica Savage
The search efforts began this summer when the City of Savannah hired a consultant based in Washington D.C. to look for Savannah’s next police chief.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 9:54 AM EST
|By Max Diekneite
Three Effingham County students are suing the school district, its board members and superintendent Dr. Yancy Ford.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 6:07 PM EST
|By Shea Schrader and Jessica Savage
Four men accused of kidnapping and murdering a 24-year-old woman appeared in Chatham County Superior Court on Tuesday for a jury trial. However, that trial didn’t end up happening.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2022 at 4:01 PM EST
|By Jessica Savage
Savannah Mayor Van Johnson said he’s not interested in Jones’ excuses because she has the resources and support of the city. He also said it’s a topic he has already addressed with her.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 6:27 PM EST
|By Max Diekneite
A lawsuit was filed against the City of Savannah, the housing authority, and the salvation army, by a group called ‘The Weeping Time Coalition.’
Updated: Dec. 19, 2022 at 7:57 PM EST
|By Jessica Savage
The Chatham County District Attorney’s Office has negotiated more deals in murder cases in 2022 than the last five years combined.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 4:45 PM EST
|By Max Diekneite
Leilani Simon was indicted on felony charges on Wednesday by a Chatham County grand jury.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 12:47 PM EST
|By Max Diekneite
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been requested to conduct a use of force investigation after a man died following a standoff in Chatham County.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 7:01 PM EST
|By Max Diekneite and Alyssa Jackson
Leilani Simon was indicted on felony charges on Wednesday by a Chatham County grand jury.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 2:13 PM EST
|By Jessica Savage
It’s been two months since a fire under a highway overpass forced the people who lived there to move out.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 4:21 PM EST
|By Jessica Savage
A Savannah man is free after he shot and killed another man during an argument in a Savannah neighborhood.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 10:26 PM EDT
|By Alyssa Jackson
A Port Wentworth council member’s ethics is being called into question.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2022 at 6:15 PM EDT
|By Camille Syed
A now fired Savannah Police Department officer was arrested for driving under the influence in September.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2022 at 5:40 PM EDT
|By Camille Syed
During the roughly two years Ernest Ferguson was an officer with the Savannah Police Department, he has several incidents listed on his disciplinary history like three use of force complaints.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2022 at 6:34 PM EDT
|By Jessica Savage
Pharmacist and U.S. Congressman Buddy Carter has been named in an ongoing lawsuit against the opioid industry.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2022 at 5:42 PM EDT
|By Max Diekneite
A Savannah Police Department officer that was at the center of an officer-involved shooting investigation was fired for an unrelated reason, according to the police department.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2022 at 5:29 PM EDT
|By Max Diekneite
Court documents are giving us a closer look into the details behind Leilani Simon's 2021 felony arrest. Simon is the lone suspect in the investigation into her toddler's death. 1-year-old Quinton Simon was reported missing in Chatham County on October 5.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2022 at 5:49 PM EDT
|By Jessica Savage
Police say they believe they will find the remains of a missing Chatham County toddler in a landfill.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 6:16 PM EDT
|By Max Diekneite
The one-year-old’s mother Leilani Simon is also now the prime suspect.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 12:20 PM EDT
|By Jessica Savage
Gunshots fired in downtown Savannah yesterday during the lunch hour had residents concerned about the increasing gun violence across the city.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2022 at 2:54 PM EDT
|By Shea Schrader and Max Diekneite
It’s been one week to the day since 20-month-old Quinton Simon disappeared from his Chatham County home.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2022 at 6:15 PM EDT
|By Max Diekneite
Georgia toddler Quinton Simon went missing nearly a week ago. WTOC Investigates obtained documents that shed light on missing toddler’s family.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2022 at 5:44 PM EDT
|By Max Diekneite
The Jenkins Alumni Association collected thousands of dollars for a commemorative brick wall display more than a year ago. But the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System said they collected the money without getting the project approved by the district first. Many grads are upset, because they collectively donated tens of thousands of dollars for a project, that might not even happen.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 4:56 PM EDT
|By Jessica Savage
A Chatham County grand jury has indicted a man on murder charges after police say he shot two people in downtown Savannah.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 3:49 PM EDT
|By Jessica Savage
A new federal law does away with any time limits for victims of child sex abuse who sue their abusers.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 2:47 PM EDT
|By Jessica Savage
Four accused gang members indicted for murder no longer face the death penalty as the case moves toward trial.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2022 at 3:58 PM EDT
|By Max Diekneite
It’s a topic that gets people in our area talking: apparent big cat sightings, like panthers and mountain lions, in rural Georgia.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 1:21 PM EDT
|By Jessica Savage
It’s been nearly four years since law enforcement found the bodies of Mary and Elwyn Jr. Crocker buried in their own backyard.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 6:23 PM EDT
|By Jessica Savage
A high water bill is something we’ve all had. But what do you do if yours is unusually high and there is no explanation for it?