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Lane closures on I-16 tonight

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Highway crews will be temporarily shutting down lanes on Interstate 16 in Chatham County to allow for roadwork.

September 26, 2012 | Associated Press | Public Safety

Shields for Fallen Heroes campaign now under way

The 200 Club of the Coastal Empire, a nonprofit that provides immediate financial assistance to families of first responders who lost their lives in the line of duty, is putting on its sixth annual Shields for Fallen Heroes campaign.

September 21, 2012 | Special to the News | Public Safety

Collins indicted on vehicular homicide charges

Charges have been filed against the Richmond Hill woman who caused the fatal head-on collision in that killed Bryan County Sheriff's Deputy Sgt. Robert "Bobby" Crapse.

September 20, 2012 | Bryan County News | Public Safety

Reward offered for tips on I-95 slaying

BRUNSWICK - Police in coastal Georgia are offering a $10,000 reward for tips that lead to the killer of a Florida man who was shot while changing a flat tire near Interstate 95.

September 18, 2012 | Associated Press | Public Safety

Governor asks teen drivers for help

ATLANTA - Gov. Nathan Deal is asking Georgia teenagers for advice on how to reduce crashes among the state's youngest drivers.

September 11, 2012 | Associated Press | Public Safety

Teen’s family reacts to double-murder case

As the prosecution mounts allegations against five suspects in a December 2011 double slaying in Long County, wounds deepen for relatives of victim Tiffany York, who was killed in Long County on Dec. 4 alongside her boyfriend, Michael Roark.

September 07, 2012 | Danielle Hipps Special to the News | Public Safety

Crime reports

The following reports are from the Bryan County Sheriff's Department: Entering auto Aug. 17 - Around 12:30 p.m., deputies responded to Black Creek Church Road in Ellabell after a woman reported a catalytic converter missing from her car. She said she was inside her friend's house and believes her ex-boyfriend stole the item. Aug. 21 - Deputies responded just before 2 p.m. to Mack English Road in Ellabell after a man said his wallet was ...

September 03, 2012 | Staff report | Public Safety

Search for soldier at sea suspended

A sea and air search has been suspended for a Fort Stewart soldier who jumped from a Carnival cruise ship around 2 a.m. Tuesday, according to a Coast Guard press release.

August 31, 2012 | By Randy C. Murray Correspondent | Public Safety

DA to seek death penalty

LUDOWICI - A prosecutor says he will seek the death penalty against one of the three Georgia-based Army soldiers accused of killing two people to protect an anti-government militia..

August 30, 2012 | Associated Press | Public Safety

Anarchist group leader's power over others questioned

SAVANNAH - Army Pvt. Isaac Aguigui held the Army's lowest rank, served in the military less than two years and never saw combat. Yet Georgia prosecutors say the 21-year-old soldier from Cashmere, Wash., commanded enough authority to form an anti-government militia within the U.S. military with soldiers of greater rank and experience following his orders - including an order to commit murder.

August 30, 2012 | By Russ Bynum Associated Press writer | Public Safety

Ga. DNR urges safety on water for holiday

SOCIAL CIRCLE -The Georgia Department of Natural Resources' wildlife resources division is stressing the importance of safety for all boat drivers and passengers as the Labor Day holiday approaches.

August 30, 2012 | Special to the News | Public Safety

RH purchases lead to meth busts

The Liberty County Sheriff's Office, acting on a tip, made two meth busts Thursday on Mount Olivet Church Road in Fleming. Five suspects were arrested, according to a news release from the sheriff's office.

August 29, 2012 | Special to the News | Public Safety

Police: Relative reported worries about alleged anarchist

SEATTLE (AP) - A relative of one of four soldiers accused by Georgia authorities of killing a fellow soldier and plotting anti-government acts came to police with concerns about the man almost a year ago, authorities in central Washington said Tuesday.

August 29, 2012 | By Phoung Le Associated Press writer | Public Safety

Isaac makes land fall, floods rural Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Hurricane Isaac pushed water over a rural levee, knocked out power and flooded beach-front roads before dawn in Louisiana and Mississippi as it began a slow, drenching slog inland from the Gulf of Mexico with a newly fortified New Orleans in its path. Wind gusts and sheets of rain pelted the nearly empty streets of New Orleans, where people watched the incoming Isaac from behind levees that were strengthened after the ...

August 29, 2012 | By Michael Kunzelman and Stacey Plaisance Assocated Press writers | Public Safety

Isaac becomes category 1 hurricane

CHAUVIN, La. (AP) - Isaac became a hurricane Tuesday that could flood the coasts of four states with storm surge and heavy rains on its way to New Orleans, where residents hunkered down behind levees fortified after Katrina struck seven years ago this week.

August 28, 2012 | By Cain Burdeau and Kevin McGill Associated Press writers | Public Safety

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