Augusta GA

UPDATE: Ms. Hankerson has been located. *** AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s help in locating a missing woman. 73-year-old Marshie Hankerson was last seen on foot, leaving her home on the 3500 block of Jonathan Circle in Apple Valley in Augusta. Ms. Hankerson was...

Editor’s Note: At the request of his readers and in memory of Warner M. Montgomery, Ph.D, we will continue to publish his Adventure Travel stories for the time being. Just as Columbia was the place the Native Americans crossed the Congaree River, Augusta was where they crossed the Savannah River. Both locations were...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – It would not be unexpected to hear someone with the Charter Review Committee be given a chance to speak, but in this case not Robert France, and not like this. “I’m being ambushed. I’m being lynched. I’m not being lynched by somebody walking around wearing hoods, I’m being lynched by people […]

Ed Owens was not the young woman’s teacher, and his relationship with her did not violate any laws, but he was her soccer coach on a club team.

Contaminated batches of infant formula recalled nationwide for potential botulism contamination were sold in the Augusta area, prompting safety concerns for local families.

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Aiken Department of Public Safety says the agency received a call for an alleged kidnapping Thursday. Dispatch says they responded to the 3200 block of Trotters Run Court, Ashton Apartments, around 4 p.m. Officers responded to a disturbance, and during the initial response, the agency...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff has launched an official inquiry into reports that the Defense Health Agency is looking to reduce services at the hospital on Fort Gordon. In a letter to the Defense Health Agency, Ossoff asked about potential cuts that could include closing inpatient, emergency...

Taylor's Bar-B-Que & Good Home Style Cookin is a family-owned restaurant that loves serving its community, and for this episode of "Your Hometown Road Trip," the team stopped in and spoke with Owner Rita Woods, and Manager Anita Flakes about what their business is all about.

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A tree service owner is using his equipment to rescue cats stuck in high places around the area. Manny, who runs a tree company, volunteers his time and bucket truck to save stranded felines free of charge. His latest rescue involved Bart, a cat who...

Deputies responded to the Sunoco gas station on E. 7th Street in Waynesboro around Noon, Thursday, in reference to a shooting.