Augusta GA

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - October is “Cyber Security Awareness Month” when the Department of Homeland Security warns Americans about the worst scams that threaten our money, our privacy, and our peace of mind. And in 2025, one scam stands above them all as both terrifying and costing people...

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WJBF) — North Augusta may move its city elections to November to save money and get more people voting. City leaders say spring elections are expensive and turnout is low. November elections could fix both. “We had about 15% voter turnout this last year, which is abysmal,” North Augusta City...

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A major infrastructure project designed to ease traffic congestion on Whiskey Road is making progress, with city officials saying the connector could provide relief as soon as next year. The Powderhouse Road Connector Project will divert traffic from East Pine Log Road, particularly during...

BURNETTOWN, SC. (WJBF) – A state representative calling on Aiken County leaders to take action in the Horse Creek Valley area. This comes after a town hall meeting last week, where people who live in Burnettown and Gloverville shared lots of concerns about the rise in crime and homelessness. State Representative...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Deputies with the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office are currently at the scene of a shooting in Augusta. According to officials, two people were hospitalized following a shooting on Tuesday behind the Ramada hotel in an alleyway near 6th and Ellis streets. Authorities are urging the...

GRANITEVILLE, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A South Carolina State Representative is calling for the Aiken County Council to revitalize the areas of Horse Creek Valley and Beech island. Representative Melissa Oremus penned a letter to the Aiken County Council following a town hall October 6. In her letter, Rep. Oremus called...

RICHMOND COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office needs the public’s assistance locating a missing 17-year-old. According to authorities, Jeanazeyah Rosius, 17 (5’02”/130 lbs.), was last seen leaving on foot from her residence on the 1700 block of Hicks Street on October 14th around 2:00 P.M, and she...

EDGEFIELD, S.C. — For months, employees at the federal prison in Edgefield, South Carolina, have been working overtime. At full staff, there are supposed to be roughly 120 officers, but with almost 30 vacancies, staff including nurses, electricians and social workers have been called to take shifts guarding units.

The owners of a Chick-Fil-A in Georgia are apologizing to the Clover Police Department after one officer says he experienced racial discrimination at the restaurant.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF)– Shaping the next generation of writers is the mission behind a special project that happens on AU’s Summerville campus every summer. Dr. Rebecca Harper is a full professor of literacy at Augusta University. She’s the author of seven books and is the force behind AU’s National Writing Project...