The covid pandemic has coincided with more death from one of the nation’s chronic health issues: gun homicide. Cities across the country, but more often in the South, have seen a spike in the number of gun homicides in the last year and a half. What isn’t easy to understand is why this is happening or what to do about it.
Entering the final month of what has already been a record-breaking year for violent deaths in Macon, county officials on Monday denounced “senseless, crazy conduct” that included a Thanksgiving-weekend slaying in the heart of downtown that left a young woman dead, five people shot and wounded and two others stabbed.
The scene in the small courtroom inside the Bibb County Law Enforcement center was a familiar one. On a day scheduled for first court appearance, there...
Symbols of peace will soon go up in an Eastside Savannah neighborhood, amid a recent spike in area homicides. The Savannah Peace Initiative is a local...
For the first time in 16 years the Savannah Chatham Metropolitan Police Dept. is now at full staff. Police Chief Joseph Lumpkin made the announcement...
More than 140 people are in custody after a multi-agency crackdown on violent crime in Savannah. Savannah was among a dozen cities targeted. The U.S....
Savannah has one of the highest murder rates in Georgia. And last year that number went up by nearly 70 percent. But a spike in crime doesn't happen...
When it comes to guns, Marciarea Torney-Daramanu is sure of one thing. “With my kids now? When they get of age to own a gun I will make sure they are...
Savannah has a lot to boast about. Georgia’s first city attracts millions of tourists each year. But those who live in Savannah know it has a darker...
