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1 week ago | 
wsav.com | Genevieve Lund |Kris Hummer
POOLER, Ga. (WSAV) – In just a week WSAV will give away the 2025 St. Jude Dream Home!As of Tuesday morning, there are only about 500 tickets left for your chance to win the home. WSAV is giving the house away on June 4th. Hundreds of people have purchased tickets in the last few days so they could be eligible for the last bonus prize – tickets to a Savannah Bananas game.
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2 weeks ago | 
wsav.com | Genevieve Lund |Kris Hummer
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — The class of 2025 is graduating into a job market that’s not quite the welcome mat it was a few years ago. Hiring projections have cooled significantly, dropping from 7.3 percent in the fall to just 0.6 percent in the spring. According to Fuller E Calloway Professor of Economics, Parker College of Business at Georgia Southern University, much of that slowdown has to do with the uncertainty at the national level.
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2 weeks ago | 
wsav.com | Kaley Fedko |Kris Hummer
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – Leah Spann, 17, is graduating from Savannah Early College High School as a junior, and her bevy of accomplishments and natural abilities in the classroom have earned her a free ride to college. “I’ve always been told I’m pretty smart,” said Leah. Pretty smart to the tune of 24 college acceptance letters and $572,322 awarded in scholarship money. Leah knew she wanted to graduate early and receive a high-level college education as far back as middle school.
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2 weeks ago | 
wsav.com | Eden Hodges |Kris Hummer
STATESBORO, Ga. (WSAV) — The Statesboro Police Department will revive a program that’ll give teens a chance to see what it’s like to wear a badge. This July, Statesboro Police will have 15 to 20 fresh new faces join them on the force. “After a summer’s worth of adventures, I hope that kids can look back and say that was the funnest week that I had,” said Police Chief Mike Broadhead. The department is reviving their Teen Police Academy.
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2 weeks ago | 
wsav.com | Eric Dorsch |Kris Hummer |Natasha Young
JASPER COUNTY, S.C. (WSAV) – A mother and son have been arrested after “several hours of unsuccessful negotiation and non-compliance,” officials said Monday. The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) said they responded to the home in the River Hill area to serve an arrest warrant on Trent Warren.
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2 weeks ago | 
wsav.com | Eden Hodges |Kris Hummer
STATESBORO, Ga. — A Statesboro nonprofit hit a major milestone Saturday morning, distributing its 3 millionth meal to those in need. Feed the Boro, which hosts monthly food giveaways, celebrated the occasion during its latest distribution event. “We started coming out because we were hungry,” said Roy Myrick, who received the milestone meal box. Myrick has been attending the events for several months and often shares his extra food with neighbors. “It was kind of a shock when they told me,” he said.
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2 weeks ago | 
wsav.com | Nakya Harris |Kris Hummer
SAVANNAH, Ga (WSAV) — A hot weekend is ahead of us, a scorcher some may say. Dr. Jay Goldstein with Memorial Health said one of the top medical concerns is heat stroke, with heat exhaustion being the most common. “When we start seeing the heat waves, the first and second heat waves into our communities is when we see the most effect,” he said.
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3 weeks ago | 
wsav.com | Lewis Levine |Natasha Young |Kris Hummer
LIBERTY COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) — UPDATE: Liberty County Sheriff William Bowman has confirmed on of the victims in Friday’s shooting on Paulaski Street has died. Liberty County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) Major Bill Kirkendall tells News 3 Terrandall Williams Jr, who was transported to Liberty Regional Medical Center in Hinesville, died from his injuries. The other person involved in the shooting was transported to Memorial Health University Medical Center where he is currently being treated.
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4 weeks ago | 
wsav.com | Genevieve Lund |Kris Hummer
CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) – Saturday your mailbox could be more than just a stop for letters – it can be a powerful way to fight hunger in the Coastal Empire. The Stamp Out Hunger food drive, now in its 33rd year, is led by the National Association of Letter Carriers. This one-day event couldn’t come at a more crucial time for families in Coastal Georgia. The shelves at Second Harvest Food Bank are in urgent need of restocking as summer nears.
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1 month ago | 
wsav.com | Andy Davis |Kris Hummer
RIDGELAND, S.C. (WSAV) — Fighting the battle off the battlefield. A Lowcountry charitable organization is doing just that every day, helping veterans deal with life away from combat. OPFOB hopes they can bring light to a critical issue by keeping the fire burning. “It’s their way of giving back and raising awareness and spreading the word about, on average, the 22 to 44 veterans a day that we’re losing to suicide,” said JR Brown, Founder of OPFOB.
