Helms College launches School of Health Services at Macon Eisenhower Parkway campus
MACON, Ga. (WGXA) — Helms College to expand healthcare training in Macon to strengthen the Middle Georgia workforce. According to Helms College, it is expanding its program offerings in Middle Georgia with the launch of the School of Health Services at the Macon Eisenhower Parkway campus, with enrollment now open for...
SAIL delays start time due to power outages in Evans
EVANS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The School for Arts Infused Learning has been delayed due to power outages in the area, according to school officials. Georgia Power says the school’s power will not be restored until 10 a.m. Officials say the school will begin classes at 11 a.m. if power...
Board to vote on plan that would close, consolidate Augusta schools
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Richmond County Board of Education is set to vote Monday night on a master plan that would close several schools in the district. The plan would close T.W. Josey High School and Murphey Middle School and convert them into a career and college academy. The...
Man charged after drug bust in Aiken County, sheriff
AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — Narcotics investigators took more than 20 pounds of marijuana and a gun from a home, according to the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office. Tymaine Smith, 30, was arrested and charged with trafficking in marijuana and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, authorities...
1 hospitalized after crash in Aiken
One person was hospitalized following a Friday night crash involving a pedestrian, according to the Aiken Department of Public Safety.
Delta flights diverted as cartel leader’s killing sparks unrest
In a statement, Delta said “the safety of our customers and crew always comes first and we are closely monitoring the situation in the region.”
12 On Your Side Investigates: Widow finds stranger buried in her paid cemetery plot
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) -Nearly six years after burying her husband at Mount Olive Cemetery, Alanda West discovered another woman had been buried in the adjacent plot she had purchased for herself. West said she and her husband, Quentin, had agreed that whoever died first would be buried at the site,...
Murder trial begins for mother, step-father accused of killing Janell Carwell
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The trial for the couple accused of killing their daughter is set to get underway Monday. Janell Carwell disappeared on her 16th birthday in 2017. Though her parents reported her missing, Janell’s mother and step-father, Tanya and Leon Tripp, have both been accused in her murder. Janell’s...
Father sentenced after Harlem child shoots himself with unsecured gun
HARLEM, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A local father was sentenced Monday after his child shot himself in the shoulder in 2025, according to the family. Spencer Johnson was sentenced to one year at the Columbia County Detention Center and five years of supervised probation, according to the family. In January 2025,...
Warrenville native continues quest to be the next American Idol
Aiken County native Chloe Lauren will continue her quest to become the next American Idol.
