Madeline Hunt

1 week ago | wtoc.com | Madeline Hunt

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) -Brutal, vicious, relentless—people have some choice words when talking about sand gnats!Savannahians are buzzing online lately over how bad the sand gnats seem to be this year—many folks saying they are getting eaten alive by the pesky little insects. Savannah natives even commiserating online that this year is some of the worst they’ve ever seen it. Why are the sand gnats so bad this year?

2 weeks ago | wtoc.com | Madeline Hunt

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) -“Not just one owl, but two owls, and then three owls!” said Savannah resident and bird enthusiast, Mathieu Sanders. “The two parents and the baby owl,” said Jenna Bazil. People have had their eyes to the skies in Forsyth Park lately, trying to catch a glimpse of an owl family that has made one of the park’s many trees their home. You may have noticed green fencing blocking off a southern red oak tree southwest of the Forsyth fountain.

3 weeks ago | wtoc.com | Madeline Hunt

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) -“The big concern really right now is kind of the unknown,” said Scott Cooke, Communications Director for the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs. South Carolina’s Department of Consumer Affairs now joining other consumer advocates around the nation in raising concerns about what will happen to the DNA data of 23andMe’s 15 million customers when the genetic testing company sells to a third party. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week.

3 weeks ago | wtoc.com | Madeline Hunt

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) -A mother is the only surviving member left in her family after her husband and two young children were killed in a fiery crash in Jeff Davis County Thursday night. Nicholas Coleman, 27, and his two children Tinsley, 3, and Stetson, 2, died when the Chevy Avalanche they were riding in crossed over the line and crashed head-on with a semi-truck going the opposite way. Jeff Davis County Fire Rescue says both vehicles to burst into flames upon impact.

4 weeks ago | wtoc.com | Madeline Hunt

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) -Why are some addresses on Tybee Island not recognized by the Post Office? Some residents on the island say they don’t understand why FedEx and UPS will deliver packages to their home, but the United States Post Office won’t deliver mail--they are forced to have a P.O. Box. We reached out to the United States Postal Service on this. They sent us a statement saying:The Postal Service is committed to providing quality service, as long as we can do so safely and efficiently.