WTOC Staff

A transgender woman is suing the Georgia Department of Corrections, accusing them of failing to protect her from sexual assaults and failing to provide her with “adequate healthcare” while behind bars.

Crews continue to cut away at the 70,000 ton vessel overturned off the coast of Glynn county. With each cut, more debris and pollutants could possibly be released into the water.

Roughly 2,500 ballots that were not counted in one Georgia county have been found during the statewide hand-count audit.

The judge has denied bond for Travis and Gregory McMichael.

The father and son charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery appeared via video before a judge for a bond hearing Thursday.

A Vidalia man is facing charges after investigators say he called in a bomb threat to a building at the Port of Savannah.

Investigators with the Effingham County Sheriff’s Office are asking for help as they investigate the events surrounding a 13-year-old’s death.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger released a statement announcing that Fulton County has discovered an issue involving reporting from their work on Friday.

Georgia’s First Congressional District Republican incumbent Buddy Carter was re-elected to his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The Georgia Department of Public Health reported 1,016 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state on Monday, Nov. 2.

A reminder that Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday, Nov. 1.

The Libertarian presidential candidate will be making a stop in Savannah on Wednesday.

Farmers from across the Southeast had a keen eye on a big announcement Tuesday afternoon in Bulloch County. National environmental leaders gave them the green light to use one chemical that courts had tried to ban earlier this year.

Tailgating will not be allowed at this year’s Georgia-Florida football game in Jacksonville, Fla.

An open container ban could soon be enforced for a portion of Tybee Island.

The Supreme Court of Georgia will decide whether a decision by a judge in a 2013 mass murder trial was made in error.

The Humane Society is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for any information of those responsible for abandoning a dog on Pecan Point Drive in Brunswick.

A new processing facility promises sales for local farmers and 250 jobs in Bacon County.

The Teal Pumpkin Project alerts families that certain homes are allergy friendly for trick-or-treaters.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigations and Bacon County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a suspect on murder charges and is searching for another suspect.

Human remains found in a wooded area of Chatham County have been identified as a teenager reported missing from Savannah.

New numbers from the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office show people have requested more than five times the number of absentee ballots this year compared to the last presidential election.

There is a new statewide resource to report information related to human trafficking cases.

Georgia Southern University issued a warning to students Friday about a possible phishing scam.

The GBI is investigating an officer-involved shooting at the request of the Brunswick Police Department.

Sheriff John Wilcher issued a statement on Monday saying the inmate was found unresponsive in their cell during a routine check.

The Georgia Department of Public Health reported 1,901 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state on Thursday, Sep. 17.

One of the former officers fired after a use of force investigation will face criminal charges, according to a representative from the District Attorney’s Office.

Absentee ballots go out to Georgia voters this week.

Sheriff John Wilcher issued a statement on Monday saying the inmate was found unresponsive in their cell during a routine check.