Augusta GA

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - One in four people in the area face food insecurity, and Golden Harvest Food Bank is working to reduce that number. That effort is intensifying as summer meal programs for children come to an end and the number of people in need has reached a new high.

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — One of the most recognizable features at North Augusta’s Living History Park could soon get a second life. City leaders have approved a request to redirect grant funding toward restoring the park’s water wheel, which was removed because of deterioration and damage caused by Hurricane Helene.

The Salvation Army of Augusta is in the final stages of opening a new homeless shelter after receiving $4.83 million in federal funding.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The data center debate in Augusta is taking a new twist, and it’s what many want to see. “I think it will be very important, especially between now and the 60 days, will become more educated on data centers,” said Richard Jones. Richard Jones was one of the 11 speakers who […]

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A man has been arrested in connection with a June shooting in Aiken that left one person injured, according to the Aiken Department of Public Safety. Phillip James Upson Jr., 22, of Graniteville, was arrested on Wednesday, according to jail bookings. According to the incident report,...

Take a bite out of back-to-school expenses with three events set for the weekend of July 24-26. Miller-Motte College’s “Bring Your Own Backpack” event is from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, July 24, at its Augusta campus, 3128-A Deans Bridge Road. Bring an empty backpack, and Miller-Motte...

AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF) – The small business community is coming together to support one of its own. The owner of MoSH PiT Eats is in the hospital waiting to undergo major heart surgery, according to the restaurant’s Facebook page. MoSH PiT Eats is a restaurant specializing in rock n roll themed sandwiches. Over the weekend

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Richmond County Deputy Clarence “Nic” Johnson V is out on bond after a grand jury indicted him in a January use-of-force case. Prosecutors allege Johnson unlawfully used a Taser on Frank McCurry and pushed him to the ground, knocking out some of his teeth.

Questions continue to surround the Richmond County Sheriff's Office after four former deputies were arrested over the alleged misuse of the agency's Flock license plate reader system.

Georgia Natural Gas is on the scene of a cut gas line in downtown Augusta.