Bronte Sorotsky

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Anchor and Reporter at WTOC-TV (Savannah, GA)

📍 Tybee Island, GA 🍑 🏝️ WTOC Anchor/Reporter // SFSU Alum 🐊 // Cat mom🐈‍⬛

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Kessler Collection breaks ground on new Richmond Hill hotel

1 week ago | wtoc.com | Bronte Sorotsky

BRYAN COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - Wednesday, the Kessler Collection broke ground on its new Richmond Hill hotel. The brand-new dual branded Courtyard and Residence Inn will have enough room to welcome up to 200 guests. The development will also bring in a brand new Starbucks later this year. As Bryan County stays on track to be one of Georgia’s fastest growing counties, Kessler Management say this new hotel is meant to help keep up. “This hotel will create about 100 jobs when we finish our community.
Sea turtle nesting season is underway, here’s how you can keep hatchlings safe

1 week ago | wtoc.com | Bronte Sorotsky

TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WTOC) - It’s May which means the start of sea turtle nesting season here in the southeast. It’s the time of year where sea turtles make their way to our beaches to lay their nests. Anyone living near or heading to the beach needs to take extra precautions to keep these precious sea creatures safe. According to a Tybee Island city ordinance, everyone living or staying near the beach needs to have their lights out from sunset to sunrise from May 1 through October 31.
Petition to suspend Commissioner Parker on Long Co. Commission meeting agenda

1 week ago | wtoc.com | Bronte Sorotsky

LONG COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - A petition to get Governor Brian Kemp to suspend Long County Commissioner Robert Parker could move forward on Tuesday. That’s the big ticket item on the agenda for Tuesday night’s Long County Commission meeting. This all comes after the Georgie Bureau of Investigation raided the Long County Board of Commissioners office in September for the alleged misappropriation of county funds. The item is number nine on Tuesday night’s meeting agenda.
Long Co. Commission to discuss petition to Gov. Kemp to suspend Commissioner Parker

1 week ago | wtoc.com | Bronte Sorotsky

LONG COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - A petition to get Governor Brian Kemp to suspend Long County Commissioner Robert Parker could move forward on Tuesday. That’s the big ticket item on the agenda for Tuesday night’s Long County Commission meeting. This all comes after the Georgie Bureau of Investigation raided the Long County Board of Commissioners office in September for the alleged misappropriation of county funds. The item is number nine on Tuesday night’s meeting agenda.
Beached sperm whale euthanized on Hilton Head Island

1 week ago | wrdw.com | Bronte Sorotsky

HILTON HEAD, S.C. - A sperm whale that washed ashore on Hilton Head Island on Sunday has been euthanized. According to Hilton Head Island’s Facebook page, experienced marine mammal teams sedated and euthanized the whale late Sunday night. The equipment that was used was sourced from Florida and administered by a veterinarian from the University of Florida. The whale was believed to be a juvenile and severely emaciated.
Beached sperm whale spotted on Hilton Head Island

1 week ago | live5news.com | Bronte Sorotsky

HILTON HEAD, S.C. (WTOC) - A sperm whale washed ashore on Hilton Head Saturday. According to the Island’s social media, the whale is still alive. They say trained professionals, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and marine mammal experts are on the beach keeping the whale comfortable. Whales typically beach themselves when they are seriously sick or hurt.
“Our guiding light”: Hilton Head Island Irishfest founder passes away

1 week ago | wtoc.com | Bronte Sorotsky

We are deeply saddened to inform our friends, fans, and supporters that our parade founder, Tom Reilley, has passed. He has been our guiding light, our motivator, our biggest cheerleader, and our dearest friend over the past 40-plus years and our hearts are broken that he has left us. We pledge to keep his vision as ours, and to always remember Tom’s intentions in our plans every year.
Tybee Island turns 500!

1 week ago | wtoc.com | Bronte Sorotsky

TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WTOC) -500 Years Ago, Tybee Island was officially discovered!On May 3, 1525, Spanish explorer Pedro de Quejos and his crew likely landed on Tybee Island. This historic moment marked one of the earliest recorded European arrivals in what is now the United States. This was almost 200 years prior to Savannah being founded. On April 24, 2025, Tybee City Council signed a proclamation naming May 3, 2025, as the 500th Anniversary of the European Discovery of Tybee Island.
Proposed budget cut for LGBTQ+ hotline, Savannah Pride reacts

1 week ago | wtoc.com | Bronte Sorotsky

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A leaked budget draft just revealed the federal government is proposing to gut all funding for a hotline giving emergency crisis support to LGBTQ+ youth contemplating suicide. It’s part of a proposed $40 billion budget cut to the Department of Health and Human Services. People in the LGBTQ+ community now say they’re scared that the millions who have reached out to the hotline in the past, will have nowhere else to go for help.
Tybee Island racing against the clock to save its only school

2 weeks ago | wtoc.com | Bronte Sorotsky

TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. (WTOC) - Tybee Island is at risk of losing its only school when its lease runs out in 2028, that’s if the community can’t find it a new home. Staff and board members at Tybee Island Maritime Academy have tried to find a new home for the school for years, with no success. A big issue- the island doesn’t have enough vacant land for a brand-new building.