• Raccoon tests positive for rabies in Chatham County,WTOC Staff

    Raccoon tests positive for rabies in Chatham County

    POOLER, Ga. (WTOC) - A raccoon found in Pooler has tested positive for rabies, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH). The DPH said a resident called Chatham County Animal Services on Oct. 21 after a raccoon attacked a family dog in a residential area near the I-16 and I-95 inter

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  • 18-year-old dead after stabbing at Hwy 80 Walmart, officials say,Christopher Teuton

    18-year-old dead after stabbing at Hwy 80 Walmart, officials say

    CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - An 18-year-old involved in an ‘altercation and stabbing’ at the Walmart on Highway 80 Thursday, October 23, 2025, has died, according to the Chatham County Police Department.In a social media message just posted online, the CCPD says the 18-year-old “died as a result of

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  • Brunswick man sentenced to 60 years for child molestation,WTOC Staff

    Brunswick man sentenced to 60 years for child molestation

    BRUNSWICK, Ga. (WTOC) - A Brunswick man was sentenced to 60 years after pleading guilty to molesting and taking explicit photos of two underage girls, according to District Attorney Keith Higgins. Valdez Christopher Lozada, 54, pleaded guilty to the following:Two counts of Cruelty to Children, First

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