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🗞️Savannah police investigating overnight altercation near Ellis Square
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) - The Savannah Police Department (SPD) is investigating an altercation that was caught on video late Thursday night near Ellis Square. SPD is asking …
🗞️Ex-Hinesville Housing Authority director, contractor indicted in $2.5 million wire fraud scheme
Former Hinesville Housing Authority executive director Melanie S. Thompson and unlicensed contractor Toriono L. Byrd have been indicted in federal court for allegedly def…
🗞️Tipster charged with killing man who vanished over 30 years ago after giving anonymous tip to police
A Michigan man has been arrested and charged with murder in Alaska.…
🗞️Police shoot, kill dog after attack at housing complex
A family is mourning the loss of one of its dogs after a violent altercation in a southeast Topeka housing complex parking lot left a pregnant woman hospitalized with ser…
🗞️Police say ICE agents walked away from attempted arrest, leaving man handcuffed at airport
Officers say Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents tried to arrest a man at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, but left before taking him into custody.…
🗞️Officials give Coligny Beach shooting update, 7 indicted
WATCH NOW: Sheriff and solicitor give Coligny Beach shooting update…
🗞️'That's a first': Runaway pig wrangled by Florida deputies after escaping trailer
A runaway pig turned a routine Tuesday afternoon into a high-stakes barnyard hustle, prompting a team of Florida deputies to wrangle the rogue pig.…
🗞️Bee-wildering scene: Millions of honeybees swarm Texas neighborhood after crash
Officials reported no serious injuries, though one volunteer said some dogs were stung during the incident.…
🗞️Former Abba’s House deacon pleads not guilty for taking explicit videos of babysitter
A former Abba's House deacon pleaded not guilty to more than a dozen unlawful photography charges during a court appearance Friday.Christopher Collins appeared…