Complete coverage on

Savannah

Video and audio baby monitors are intended to give parents peace of mind, but the federal government is warning parents that the devices can be deadly if not placed out of reach of small children.

Latest Stories

Weakened Beryl still dumping rain on Southeastupdated: Tue May 29 2012 09:29:00

After ruining Memorial Day plans along the Florida and Georgia coasts, the remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl are forecast to bring more rain to the Carolinas.

Troy Davis' sister keeps promise to continue fightingupdated: Sat Apr 07 2012 11:10:00

Kim Davis buried three members of her family at Savannah's Magnolia Memorial Gardens last year. She visits them three or four times a week.

Grandmother faces capital charge in death of Alabama third-graderupdated: Wed Mar 14 2012 09:36:00

Alabama prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a grandmother who authorities say forced her granddaughter to run as punishment for eating chocolate, an official said Tuesday.

Attorney: Grandma did not kill Savannahupdated: Wed Mar 14 2012 09:36:00

Prosecutors will seek death for the grandmother of a girl who died after allegedly running for three hours as punishment.

Alabama stepmom charged with girl's murder gives birthupdated: Sat Feb 25 2012 01:46:00

A northeast Alabama woman gave birth days after being charged with murder in the death of her 9-year-old stepdaughter, who authorities say was run to death as punishment for eating chocolate, officials said Thursday.

Arrests made in death of Alabama third-graderupdated: Wed Feb 22 2012 19:27:00

The grandmother and stepmother of a 9-year-old Alabama girl who died Monday after allegedly being ordered to run around her family's house -- for hours -- as punishment for lying about taking a candy bar have been charged with murder, police said Wednesday.

Georgia police: Woman dies after exposure to odor at McDonald'supdated: Thu Sep 08 2011 17:16:00

One woman died and at least eight other people were hospitalized after being exposed to an odor at a McDonald's restaurant in eastern Georgia, a police chief said Thursday.

Lightning strike sends 23 Fort Stewart soldiers to hospitalupdated: Mon Sep 05 2011 21:03:00

Twenty-three soldiers were treated at a hospital Monday after lightning struck near their training site at the Army's Fort Stewart in Georgia.

Savannah dining, from dawn to darkupdated: Mon Aug 22 2011 10:18:00

Our culinary tour of Savannah's restaurants will keep you full and satisfied from breakfast to dessert. You'll get to experience Southern food at its best at restaurants like Olde Pink House, Elizabeth on 37th and Gryphon Tea Room. So, plot out your restaurant attack on Savannah with these suggestions and be sure to bring your appetite.

One-tank trip: Coastal Georgiaupdated: Fri Jul 01 2011 08:43:00

CNN's Reynolds Wolf explores Georgia's coast on the way to historic Savannah

One-tank trips in five statesupdated: Fri Jul 01 2011 08:43:00

Money's tight and gas prices are high, but a change of scenery is good for the soul.

Why you should visit a new destinationupdated: Tue May 24 2011 12:30:00

Time flies when you're having fun on holiday, right? Well, maybe it shouldn't.

SI.com: Jon Wertheim: Best of Five: Best of Five: Djokovic's streak survives another test from Nadalupdated: Mon May 09 2011 12:02:00

1. 34 straight ... and counting: If you didn't quite believe the Novak Djokovic hype before, there's no denying now. Djokovic did not merely maintain his 2011 undefeated streak, winning the Mutua Madrid title, he did so in the most legit way possible, beating Rafael Nadal -- In Spain! On clay! -- in a gripping final.

Travel for the curious and resourcefulupdated: Tue Apr 12 2011 16:28:00

Whenever I stumble across a new travel columnist, I think one thing: "Who the hell are you?"

Money Magazine: It's a good idea to buy a foreclosure. Here's howupdated: Thu Apr 07 2011 14:19:00

Shopping for a new home on Long Island after the birth of their daughter, Chris and Diane Moore fell in love with a 1920s Mediterranean-style home with a storied history.

People.com: John Mellencamp Files for Divorceupdated: Wed Jan 19 2011 17:29:00

The rocker and wife Elaine officially end their 19-year marriage

European cheetahs spearhead drive back into wildupdated: Fri Dec 10 2010 05:41:00

Two European-bred cheetahs are set to take part in a pioneering program to release their young back into the wild in an attempt boost their declining numbers.

Past inspires modern solutions for historic black churchupdated: Fri Oct 22 2010 12:19:00

This old Southern city is still waking up when the first members drift into the church basement. They turn on the lights, pull metal chairs across the wooden floor and settle in with paper cups of coffee and the weight of the week.

People.com: Marcia Cross: I Never Told My Daughters Their Dad Had Cancerupdated: Sun Sep 12 2010 10:32:00

"There's no point telling our kids - it's in the past," Marcia Cross tells PEOPLE about her husband's cancer battle

FBI: Gunman at Army post accused of threatening to kill Obamaupdated: Tue Sep 07 2010 21:14:00

A former soldier arrested after a hostage incident at a military base in Georgia faces multiple charges that include threatening to kill President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton, according to federal court documents filed Tuesday.

Review: John Mellencamp's 'No Better Than This'updated: Tue Aug 31 2010 09:19:00

John Mellencamp's 25th album, "No Better Than This," continues the thread of American archaeology that he began on "Trouble No More," a self-produced 2003 set of traditional songs and covers. But where "Trouble" was a first brush with history -- Mellencamp trying to make it come to him -- here he meets that history on its home ground.

CNNMoney: 142 years old and still hotupdated: Mon Jul 19 2010 14:41:00

Dozens of entrepreneurial hot sauce bottles line up on a typical grocery store shelf, but only two or three boast significant market share. Tops among them is Tabasco, which has been made by the McIlhenny Company out of Avery Island, La., since 1868. The company, still family-run and privately held, won't disclose its financials, but analysts estimate that the iconic brand -- which supplies countless bars, first-class airline cabins and the U.S. military with bottles of its red sauce -- owns about 20%-25% of the market.

A father's 10 lessons for his daughtersupdated: Fri Jun 18 2010 16:41:00

When Sanjay Gupta came to our home in Brooklyn, New York, recently to begin work on a documentary about "The Council of Dads," I was instantly struck that we had a number of things in common. We've both spent a lot of time on the road, including Iraq. We both have strong connections to Georgia. I was raised in Savannah; he lives in Atlanta.

People.com: Marcia Cross Is One 'Sneaky' Momupdated: Wed Feb 17 2010 12:32:00

The TV star has found a way to steer her 3-year-old twins to healthier diets

Nancy Grace Cold Caseupdated: Wed Nov 04 2009 10:17:00

Producer Rupa Mikkilineni talks to Nicole Lapin about a 33-year-old Air Force nurse who disappeared two years ago in Denver.

Nurse didn't show up for smoothie with friendsupdated: Wed Nov 04 2009 10:17:00

Nonnie Dotson, a nurse in the U.S. Air Force, was decompressing from a hard-fought child support battle when she disappeared hundreds of miles from her home base.

Mobile Home Murdersupdated: Sat Sep 05 2009 21:34:00

Sean Callebs has more on the arrest and funerals in a shocking murder case in South Georgia.

GA murders family reaxupdated: Sat Sep 05 2009 08:43:00

A family member talks about the mass murder that killed 8 people in a Georgia mobile home park.

911 caller arrested in Georgia mobile home slayingsupdated: Sat Sep 05 2009 08:43:00

Guy Heinze Jr., the son of one of the victims of last week's killings of eight people in a southeast Georgia mobile home, has been arrested on eight counts of first degree murder, police said Friday.

People.com: PHOTO: A Nose Piercing for Miley Cyrusupdated: Fri Jun 12 2009 18:11:00

The tween star debuts her new nasal accessory via Twitter

Small-town car dealer bluesupdated: Tue May 19 2009 09:40:00

The owner of a Chrysler dealership in rural Georgia slated to be closed warns the loss will be devastating to his town.

Chrysler's business decision is personal to small townupdated: Tue May 19 2009 09:40:00

Chrysler LLC's decision last week to close nearly 800 dealerships may just be business, but for the people who work and trade in those showrooms and service bays, it's personal.

After relapse come terror, hopeupdated: Thu Apr 16 2009 13:17:00

My head is all static like a TV not turned to any working channel. There is a sadness in me that crawls up from my stomach and out my throat and screams so loud my ears bleed from it. I feel emptiness. I feel a great swallowing hole at my center. I feel pain twisting in like glass spirals. I feel leeches sucking at my spine -- around my rib cage -- at the backs of my eyes. I feel it come on me for no reason -- for no reason at all. I'll be at the beach with my dog and my girlfriend and we'll be walking there as the sun is setting and the sky is smudged with toxic colors. The wind will be blowing and there'll be nothing I have to do but go get something to eat and maybe watch a movie, or something but, still, out of nowhere, the darkness will come up on me, grab me by the throat, tighten, pull me down, down, f---ing down. It's this grave opened up for me -- this tomb that closes around me and is cemented solid shut. My voice is silenced. I curl into myself, fetus style, shrinking

People.com: Marcia Cross: My Daughters Are Big Talkersupdated: Tue Mar 10 2009 16:39:00

"They happen to be very verbal girls – and I think that comes from me," says the star

People.com: Marcia Cross's Husband Is Battling Cancerupdated: Wed Jan 21 2009 08:46:00

The Desperate Housewives star's husband Tom Mahoney is responding "very well" to treatment, says rep

Nashville's Opryland brimming with holiday spiritupdated: Thu Dec 18 2008 12:23:00

For a heady dose of holiday spirit, dive into Opryland.

An autumn weekend in Savannahupdated: Fri Oct 17 2008 10:35:00

Of course there's all that great food and the stately buildings, but it's the open-air spaces that make me love Savannah.

People.com: Sienna Miller Talks Babies (She Wants Them!) During Sis's Showerupdated: Wed Apr 30 2008 16:28:00

The actress opens up about motherhood while celebrating elder sister Savannah

Death toll rises to 11 in sugar refinery blastupdated: Sun Feb 24 2008 14:00:00

A worker wounded in an explosion early this month at a Georgia sugar refinery died Saturday night at a burn center, bringing the death toll to 11, hospital officials announced Sunday.

People.com: Marcia Cross: I Considered Adoption & Sperm Donorupdated: Wed Feb 13 2008 22:03:00

With her fraternal twin daughters Eden and Savannah turning 1 on Feb. 20, Marcia Cross is recalling all the ways she struggled to have children.

People.com: Marcia Cross: My Baby Girls Could Be Presidentupdated: Fri Jan 25 2008 13:03:00

With no work on Wisteria Lane these days (thanks to the Hollywood writers' strike), Desperate Housewives's Marcia Cross put her free time to use this week, lobbying Congress to pass 12-year-old legislation for breast cancer patients.

SI.com: The story behind the coverupdated: Wed Dec 19 2007 15:34:00

In the euphoric aftermath following Carroll (Mont.) College's 17-9 win over the University of Sioux Falls last Saturday in the NAIA football championship, AP photographer John Russell snapped a photo of Carroll junior linebacker Brandon Day celebrating on mud-caked Jim Carroll Stadium in Savannah, Tenn. That image appears on the cover of this week's Sports Illustrated as part of our PICTURES OF THE YEAR issue. Day, 21, tells SI.com's Richard Deitsch what it means to be a Carroll football player and what he was feeling when Russell took his photograph. Russell also gives us the story behind the picture from his perspective.

People.com: Marcia Cross's Holiday Joy: Her 10-Month-Old Twinsupdated: Mon Dec 17 2007 19:23:00

Christmas came early for Marcia Cross.

CNNMoney: How much is the kitty in the window? $22,000updated: Fri Nov 02 2007 15:07:00

Goodbye Goldendoodle. Designer dogs are so last season. Now animal lovers are clamoring for cat crossbreeds -- and they are sparing no expense on the latest "it" pet.

Money Magazine: Diversification: Bonds vs. cashupdated: Fri Oct 26 2007 08:39:00

Question: Why are bonds always recommended to diversify stocks? Since bond funds are yielding no better than FDIC-insured money-market accounts, why not hold cash instead? - Ervin Mubarekyan, San Diego

Two times luckyupdated: Sat Sep 01 2007 04:13:00

Two times lucky

Four tickets hit $330M jackpotupdated: Sat Sep 01 2007 04:13:00

Four winning tickets were sold -- one in each of four states -- for a Mega Millions jackpot worth an estimated $330 million, lottery officials said early Saturday.

People.com: Marcia Cross: Desperate for Her Daughtersupdated: Wed Aug 01 2007 14:05:00

Working mom Marcia Cross has turned from Desperate Housewife to Desperate Mother now that she has to leave her twins at home - some days.

Time.com: Will Georgia Kill an Innocent Man?updated: Mon Jul 16 2007 21:00:00

What Troy Davis' case tells us about the dangers of trying to speed up the wheels of justice

People.com: Marcia Cross: Baby Weight Is Almost Goneupdated: Fri Jun 01 2007 22:12:00

Three months after having twins, Marcia Cross has almost hit her post-birth target weight, she says.

Debutante's killer curses, flips off judge at sentencingupdated: Mon Dec 18 2006 08:00:00

A Georgia man gave the middle finger to a judge who sentenced him to life in prison plus 40 years for the shooting death of a Savannah debutante during a botched robbery.

N.C. mountain town blends rustic charm, rich historyupdated: Fri Jul 14 2006 11:32:00

Since this North Carolina town arranges itself on a ridge 4,000 feet above sea level, the "high" in Highlands is entirely justified.

Money Magazine: 3 Tipsupdated: Sat Jul 01 2006 00:01:00

TIP 1 Get set for the new kiddie tax

CNNMoney: Green building goes bigupdated: Wed May 31 2006 13:50:00

With oil piercing the $70-a-barrel barrier and natural-gas prices quadrupling since the late 1990s, the use of green construction in large-scale, multi-home developments is taking off.

Couple holding attorney hostageupdated: Mon Jan 16 2006 18:05:00

A couple claiming to have a bomb held a lawyer hostage in his Georgia office Monday while negotiators tried to persuade them to surrender, authorities said.

Amtrak passengers moving again after day's delayupdated: Fri Dec 30 2005 16:43:00

About 800 Amtrak passengers were stuck on three northbound trains that didn't move for about 29 hours after a freight train derailed in Georgia.

CNNMoney: 7 'retro' towns in fashion nowupdated: Mon Sep 19 2005 10:15:00

Across America new towns are being built that owe little to the mid-century design that produced thousands of cul-de-sac suburbs and crushing "housing-bloc" urban developments.

Money Magazine: Starting Overupdated: Fri Apr 01 2005 00:01:00

Less than two months after moving to Savannah, Angela Ashley got the kind of call every parent dreads. As she was leaving work to pick up her son Kyle, 10, after school, her 13-year-old daughter Av...

Beauty queen acquitted of murdering boyfriendupdated: Wed Mar 16 2005 11:42:00

A Georgia jury acquitted a former beauty queen of murder in the fatal shooting of her boyfriend outside the home of another woman.

Burns loses seat to Democrat challengerupdated: Tue Nov 02 2004 23:59:00

Democratic challenger John Barrow beat Republican Rep. Max Burns in the race for Georgia's 12th District seat, according to CNN projections.

Nine tricks if you're bad with namesupdated: Wed Oct 13 2004 09:17:00

Two strangers meet at a networking function. One person speaks up first. "Hi, I'm Laura Mulford," she says, offering her hand to her partner.

Lost nuclear bomb possibly foundupdated: Mon Sep 13 2004 21:06:00

Government experts are investigating a claim that an unarmed nuclear bomb, lost off the Georgia coast at the height of the Cold War, might have been found, an Air Force spokesman said Monday.

G8 protest draws small crowdupdated: Tue Jun 08 2004 12:49:00

Marking the start of the Group of Eight Summit, several dozen protesters gathered Tuesday in Savannah's Forsyth Park, flanked by almost as many members of the media.

Money Magazine: Why Don't We Do it on the Road? Six great romantic getawaysupdated: Sun Feb 01 2004 00:01:00

Funny, isn't it, how some places seem to be meant for two? Certainly that's often thanks to the associations that we bring to our travels. Sometimes, though, it's the place itself--you'll catch a g...

CNNMoney: Romantic getaways: Savannahupdated: Wed Jan 28 2004 17:07:00

At twilight in Savannah, the stately antebellum mansions bathe in the glow of street lamps and lawn lights. The squares, under a canopy of expansive live oak and Spanish moss, turn ghostly.

Fortune: [Rich Boys And Their Big Toys]updated: Mon Dec 22 2003 00:01:00

Why buy a mere yacht when you can buy an entire yacht company? That was the question Monster CEO Andrew McKelvey asked himself in 2000--and answered by buying a storied boat builder called Palmer J...

FSB: A Small Airline Flies Solo What to do when your biggest client tries to renegotiate? Get rid of it.updated: Wed Oct 01 2003 00:01:00

This Spring, small-plane operator Atlantic Coast Airlines learned that its biggest customer, United Airlines, wanted to renegotiate its contract. That's a situation that many small businesses might...

Money Magazine: Best Places To Retire THE REWARD FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND CAREFUL PLANNING: RETIREMENT IN A PLACE LIKE THIS. WE FIND EIGHT GREupdated: Tue Jul 01 2003 00:01:00

The best sign that you've really, truly grown up may be having fantasies of retirement. Perhaps it's days in the garden or on the links; perhaps it's volunteering at a local soup kitchen, taking th...

Money Magazine: The Web Less Traveled From classic diners to ghost towns, offbeat travel destinations you can find onlineupdated: Tue Jan 01 2002 00:01:00

The internet is full of useful sites like Travelocity and Cheap Tickets, where you can find cut-rate air fares, but for the most part they're useful only if you already know where you want to go. I...

FSB: Crackerjack Parksupdated: Mon May 01 2000 00:01:00

Enjoy a bag of peanuts and a slice of Americana: Head out this summer to one of our 13 favorite minor league parks. And check out www.fsb.com for more choices, phone numbers, and online resources t...

Fortune: Country Life: What $1 Million Buys In...updated: Mon Apr 17 2000 00:01:00

Virginia Hunt Country

FSB: Movable Feast Vintage diners please the eye, the palate, and the pocketbook.updated: Tue Feb 01 2000 00:01:00

If there's wasabi on the menu, beware. As any highway driver knows, the true diner offers true comfort food--and aesthetic pleasure. But the land is now awash in "diners" with no real claim to hist...

Fortune: Jobs, Pregnancy, And Drinks with the Boss' Wifeupdated: Mon Mar 15 1999 00:01:00

DEAR ANNIE: When is it appropriate to reveal to a prospective employer that I am three months pregnant? This will be my second child, so I have highly reliable day-care arrangements in place, and a...

Fortune: Chuck Your VCR! New DVD Players Have Better Picture, Sound--and Explosionsupdated: Mon Feb 15 1999 00:01:00

If you like to watch movies at home, forget your VCR. In fact, clear out some room next to it, buy a DVD player, and pop a disk in the drive. You'll be amazed by the performance.

Fortune: A NEW EXECUTIVE JET DOGFIGHT LOOMS updated: Mon May 30 1994 00:01:00

The corporate jet, essentially a 1960s U.S. invention, has largely remained a trapping peculiar to American corporate culture ever since, with 50% to 75% of the market for such planes residing in N...

Money Magazine: HOME SWEET TOXIC HOME A YEAR AFTER BEING EVICTED OVER DANGER FROM A NEARBY DUMP, A COUPLE FIGHT THE OFFICIALS WHO NOW SAY THAT Iupdated: Mon Jun 01 1992 00:01:00

FROM TIME TO TIME, DAVID AND PATSY THEOBALD OF Savannah still visit the vacant three-bedroom ranch house that they once called home. David, 45, a $53,000-a- year controller for the local Hershey Ch...

Money Magazine: After 14 years of job hopping, with no pension or disability plan and only token life insurance. . . He's Up in the Airupdated: Wed Apr 01 1992 00:01:00

Among the perks of his job as general manager of the Los Olivos Grand Hotel, a stylish $160- to $325-a-night country inn in California's central coast wine region, an occasional night of stargazing...

Fortune: FLYING FREE?updated: Mon Jan 29 1990 00:01:00

Right now the most luxurious and powerful vehicle made by Chrysler Corp. is the Gulfstream IV jet. But soon the honor will revert to a much slower machine, the new Lamborghini Diablo. That's becaus...

Money Magazine: LOW P/E POWERHOUSESupdated: Sat Nov 01 1986 00:01:00

Encouraged by tax reform's lower rates on dividends, investors have been buying high-yield utilities indiscriminately, according to James McCormick, who follows this industry at A.R. Schmeidler & C...

Fortune: Heavy weather for Northeast portsupdated: Mon Oct 27 1986 00:01:00

The International Longshoremen's brief strike against a dozen East Coast ports from Maine to Virginia may cause some shippers to steer clear of those harbors for a long time. Philadelphia, Norfolk,...

Fortune: The Class Act in Corporate Jetsupdated: Mon Feb 18 1985 00:01:00

Allen Paulson, chief executive of Gulfstream Aerospace, picked a great time to take his company public. But if the new-issues market was hot in May 1983, it was a terrible time for planemakers. Wit...

We recommend

From around the web