Augusta GA

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Several health events in Augusta on Tuesday are offering help to those who need medical care. The Department of Public Health mobile clinic will be at Christenberry Fieldhouse on Tuesday. Officials say the clinic makes it easier to receive care for those who don’t have transportation....

A Cold Weather Advisory remains in effect for tonight, as the CSRA attempts to thaw out from the ice storm that blanketed the region. While freezing rain had moderate impacts across the area, the worst of the cold hasn't even hit yet. According to the National Weather Service, tonight's lows will be in the teens, and...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF)- With the cold temperatures set to stay for the next several days, doctors are warning about the risks of frostbite. Frostbite is a burn injury that mainly happens when people are spending long periods of time in below freezing temperatures. Dr. Aaron Hurd, a vascular surgeon at Doctor’s Hospital...

Authorities in Georgia are looking for a man they say dropped off a woman at a hospital in Augusta — after she was already dead — and then left the scene. The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says 47-year-old Michael Lee Harrelson is wanted for questioning “in reference to a suspicious death” reported on Monday, Jan....

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - The North Augusta City Council discussed purchasing land in Riverside Village for a cyber center and revisited the Brick Pond fishing ban during Monday night’s study session. The council worked through plans to buy Riverside Village’s Parcel D land and develop an 80,000-square-foot...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A Glenn Hills High School student is accused of attempting to bring a BB gun, which was identified by the school’s weapons-detection systems, onto campus, according to a letter sent home to families on Friday. School officials say the weapon was immediately confiscated, and administrators...

LANGLEY, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A boil water advisory has been issued for some in Aiken County. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control advises all customers of the Langley Water and Sewer District to boil their water for at least one full minute prior to drinking or cooking.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - An Anderson County victim was flown to the Augusta burn center after a bedroom fire Sunday night. The Pendleton Fire Department said the victim was unconscious and was found in the kitchen area of the home. The bedroom door was closed during the fire, so the...

Aiken County Council voted on Jan. 20 to ban panhandling in unincorporated areas. All nine members agreed. The panel approved the third and final reading of an ordinance that changed the county's Code of Ordinances to add the ban. The ordinance also confirmed the licensing requirement for peddling and soliciting,...

AUGUSTA, GA (WJBF) – City of Augusta EMA Weather Update. The Augusta, Georgia Government offices and services will operate on a delayed start, opening for business at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 26, 2026, due to inclement weather and the potential for hazardous road conditions. According to the EMA Weather Update:...