From the Newsroom: Gatehouse Media

After a battle with breast cancer, Peggy Clark Stephenson, has committed herself to helping other women with this battle.

Savannah Morning News Headlines for April 16, 2019.

Georgia Southern students participate in Fort Stewart tactical athlete program in Savannah

Shock, prayers around the world for Notre Dame Cathedral

Families and Teachers of Susie King Taylor Community School Demand Resignation of School Leadership

Subscribe on your favorite podcast app!

iTunesGoogle Podcasts Spotify 

Music: "Not for me" by Barradeen

Ronald Bell was two months shy of 18 on Feb. 2-3, 1999, when he and two co-defendants tortured Richards for “between eight and 10 hours” by chaining him to a tree, beating him with a bat, lighting him on fire and finally slitting his throat, a court document states. Kristel Maestas, 16, and her 15-year-old friend Renee Lincks were also sentenced to prison time for their roles in the murder. A jury unanimously recommended the death sentence for Bell on March 18, 2000, after convicting him of first-degree murder and armed kidnapping. That sentence was reduced to life in prison without parole in 2003 because Bell was not 18 when the crime was committed. The Florida Supreme Court ruled in March 2015 that juveniles cannot be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Later that same year Florida lawmakers restructured juvenile sentencing guidelines to meet legal requirements.

Ronald Bell was two months shy of 18 on Feb. 2-3, 1999, when he and two co-defendants tortured Richards for “between eight and 10 hours” by chaining him to a tree, beating him with a bat, lighting him on fire and finally slitting his throat, a court document states. Kristel Maestas, 16, and her 15-year-old friend Renee Lincks were also sentenced to prison time for their roles in the murder. A jury unanimously recommended the death sentence for Bell on March 18, 2000, after convicting him of first-degree murder and armed kidnapping. That sentence was reduced to life in prison without parole in 2003 because Bell was not 18 when the crime was committed. The Florida Supreme Court ruled in March 2015 that juveniles cannot be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Later that same year Florida lawmakers restructured juvenile sentencing guidelines to meet legal requirements.

LGBTQ advocate says Ohio needs to outlaw discrimination statewide

Curt Brown and Jennifer Driscoll reflect on National Crime Victim's Rights Week by remembering the 26th anniversary of the fatal stabbing at Dartmouth High School and fatal shooting of a school nurse at Ford Middle School; the one-year anniversary of the killing of Sgt. Sean Gannon; and the heroic efforts of the late George Heath.

The 40-year-old man with red hair was ejected from a 20-foot center console vessel in Choctawhatchee Bay Sunday after a reported malfunction, according to a press release from the Coast Guard. The vessel reportedly drove in circles and struck the missing individual.

According to city spokesman Doug Rainer, the Fort Walton Beach Police Department was called to the Martisa Road area just prior to 4 a.m. after receiving a report of shots fired.

Savannah Morning News Headlines for April 15, 2019.

Comeback Complete: Tiger Woods uses Sunday rally for 5th Masters title

Fort Pulaski commemorates 157th anniversary of battle for the fort

Palm Sunday begins Holy Week

Savannah's Runaway Negro Creek renamed Freedom Creek

Music: "Not for me" by Barradeen

Following increased calls for the University of Oklahoma to increase diversity of its leadership, Governor Kevin Stitt recently appointed Eric Stevenson to its board of regents