Augusta GA

AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF) Venus Morris Griffin joins us on this edition of The Means Report. She’s here to talk about her new book. It reveals how she turned painful parts of her life into opportunities to succeed and help others. She talks to us about how the proceeds from her book will provide resources to […]

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday its department is looking for two wanted suspects. CCSO said 20-year-old Dealyn A. Lowe and 19-year-old JaShaun Banks are both are wanted for Armed Robbery, Kidnapping with Bodily Injury, Hijacking a Motor Vehicle, Aggravated Assault, a

AUGUSTA, Ga. (InvestigateTV) - Just before a major heart surgery at Piedmont Augusta, Akira Joy Hendricks had one urgent request. She wanted to be baptized. Hendricks, who was in advanced heart failure, was preparing to receive a left ventricular assist device, or LVAD — a mechanical pump used when the heart can no lon

BEECH ISLAND, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Beech Island Water District customers on Hammond Road and Redcliffe Road are under a boil-water notice. The water loss poses a potential threat, according to the BI Water District. As a precaution, customers in the affected area should boil their water for at least one...

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man who was wanted in an Augusta motel shooting.

EVANS, Ga. (WJBF) – Biscuit Belly, the brunch restaurant known for scratch-made biscuits and Southern-inspired flavors, will open its doors in Evans on Tuesday, October 6. It will be located in Evans Town Centre at 4274 Washington Road, Suite 2. Hours of operation are Monday-Thursday 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. and Friday-Sunday

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT)— A new smoke shop opening near Glenn Hills Elementary School is exposing a gap in Augusta’s zoning laws that has been in place for 60 years. The shop is located just off Georgetown Drive in south Augusta, less than a two-minute walk from the school.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - You’re invited to a free community resource fair hosted by the Civil and Magistrate Court. The court will hold the fair on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Henry Brigham Community Center, 2463 Golden Camp Road. The event is being organized in...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Sens. Raphael Warnock and Tim Scott are trying to stop plans to strip inpatient services from Eisenhower Army Medical Center at Fort Gordon. Warnock, D‑Ga., and Scott, R‑S.C., have filed an amendment to the Senate’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act that would keep inpatient c

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has approved over $13.6 million in funds to create a veterans cemetery in Augusta, Ga. Proper burials are important to honor deceased service members and to provide closure for their families. But military families in Augusta currently often travel long distances for burial servi