Savannah Local News

Savannah, GA - Asheville had a 3-1 lead slip away on Thursday against Savannah as the Sand Gnats won 3-4 handing Asheville its first three game skid of the season.

The following pets are available from The Humane Society Chatham-Savannah. Applications are available at The Humane Society, 7215 Sallie Mood Drive. For a complete list of available pets, go to www.HumaneSocietySAV.org . To learn about The Humane Society Volunteer & Foster programs, call Nancy Richards at 354-9515 or e-mail nrichards@ HumaneSocietySAV.org .

SAVANNAH, Ga. - Jordan Abruzzo went 4-for-4 and the Sand Gnats rallied in the sixth for a 4-3 victory and a series win over the first-place Asheville Tourists in front of 1,944 on Thursday night at Historic Grayson Stadium.

Lois Fisher and Eloise Rogers celebrated their birthdays with the Huntingdon Club this afternoon at the Savannah Golf Club.

A new gun law gives gun owners new freedom and law enforcement officials say it is making their job even more dangerous.

PROVIDENCE — A week ago yesterday, Police Chief Dean M. Esserman was about to fly to Savannah, Ga., to lecture about leadership and community policing.

SAVANNAH, Ga. - Elvin Ramirez (4-2) pitched 6.0 scoreless innings and Michael Parker smacked a two-run triple in the fifth as the Gnats defeated the first-place Asheville Tourists, 4-2, in front of 2,012 on Education Day at Historic Grayson Stadium.

Buster Posey was all over the field for Florida State. The Seminoles catcher played all nine defensive positions — and hit a grand slam — in a 10-0 seven-inning victory over Savannah (Ga.) State on Monday. Posey, a junior, started the game at his usual spot behind the plate, moved to first base in the second, second base in the third, shortstop in the fourth and third base in the fifth. He went ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Savannah police say a homeless man was electrocuted after apparently trying to steal copper from wires on a utility pole. The Savannah-Chatham Metro Police say the man, whose identity was withheld until notification of relatives, fell from the pole near the Amtrak station Sunday night after he tried to cut live wires at the top. More than 100 cases of copper theft were ...

Associated Press - May 9, 2008 7:05 PM ET SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - The vice president of newspapers for Morris Communications today was named publisher of the Savannah (Georgia) Morning...