Savannah State University student-athlete Johan Sandoval is free from federal immigration custody, thanks in part to money raised from worried supporters in Coastal Georgia who donated toward his legal fund.

Administrative errors between a New York college and Savannah State University were the cause of the Dominican baseball player’s detention by federal immigration officials last week, according to a lawyer representing 22-year-old Johan Sandoval.

On the July 8th edition: For its two final days, hours are being extended for Atlanta's FIFA World Cup fan festival; A Savannah State baseball player is currently being detained by ICE; And the city of Albany faces questions about data centers. 

A Savannah State University baseball player was taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday, apparently over questions about his student visa, according to friends and family.

Oct. 7 is the last day Georgians can register to vote in the presidential election.

Savannah State and Morehouse are among 10 HBCU newsrooms in the U.S. to receive funds.

With a heavier police presence than in 2023, the Tybee Island Police Department made more arrests at this year's Orange Crush gathering.

Senate Bill 443 empowers local governments to seek financial damages from unpermitted event organizers.

Thousands of Black college students expected this weekend for an annual spring bash at Georgia's largest public beach shouldn't expect a warm welcome. Tybee Island's city leaders are bringing in dozens of extra police officers and using barricades to block parking lots and residential streets during Orange Crush, a sprawling beach party begun three decades ago.

Pinpointing sources of light pollution could help conservationists save sea turtle hatchlings.

The president of Georgia's oldest historically Black public university is resigning amid financial challenges that sparked employee layoffs and a faculty revolt against one of the top administrators. Savannah State University President announced Thursday that she would step down on June 30.

Georgia's oldest public HBCU has opened an enrollment “pipeline” with Michigan's Grand Valley State University.

Savannah State journalism professor Jason Miccolo Johnson and his students documented the demonstration outside the Glynn County Courthouse last November.

A new collaboration between Georgia's oldest public HBCU and a network of volunteer business mentors will lend real-world expertise to aspiring entrepreneurs.

Savannah State University Interim President Kimberly Ballard-Washington is about to take on the job on a permanent basis. Ballard-Washington has been selected sole finalist for the post, system Chancellor Steve Wrigley and Sachin Shailendra, chairman of the Board of Regents, announced Thursday.