Savannah, Georgia's oldest city, is planning a supersized celebration as it marks the 200th anniversary of its beloved St. Patrick's Day parade. City Manager Jay Melder says he's expecting historic crowds for the Irish-themed parade Saturday.
As bereaved families and friends struggle to make sense of a Halloween crowd crush that killed 156 people in South Korea's capital, their grief is mixed with anger about officials' failure to employ crowd controls in a small nightlife district swarmed with tens of thousands of partiers.
Masks are out, green bowler hats and plastic beads are in on the streets of Savannah, where shoulder-to-shoulder crowds are cheering the city's St. Patrick's Day for the first time in three years.
Savannah is gearing up for a big comeback of its most profitable holiday Thursday as its beloved St. Patrick's Day parade returns for the first time since 2019. Hundreds of thousands are expected Thursday for the parade, a 198-year-old tradition in Savannah.
The Waukesha police chief identified Darrell E. Brooks as the only suspect in the tragic vehicular attack that killed at least five people and injured 48 others on Sunday.
