Augusta GA

Investigators say a 90-year-old woman was manipulated into buying hundreds of thousands of dollars in gold before deputies replaced one shipment with rocks and dirt and arrested the man who came to collect it. COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – A man arrested during a Columbia County investigation involving a 90-year-old wo

DAV (Disabled American Veterans) and RecruitMilitary will co-host the Fort Gordon Hiring Event on Oct. 7 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cyber Conference & Catering Center. More than 19 employers will attend. They want to hire veterans, their spouses, active-duty military personnel, and members of the National Guard and

The Oct. 3 Augusta Duck Dash raised $205,254 to provide area children a safe, comfortable place to sleep. More than 4,600 rubber ducks launched at Savannah Rapids Park and raced down the Augusta Canal. The adjacent fall festival brought families together for inflatables, games, vendors, trunk-or-treat, a kids’ costume

Deputies responded to a 5-year-old who was a victim to a gun shot wound on Tuesday.

Aiken Regional Medical Centers launched a freestanding emergency room at Martintown in North Augusta on Sept. 24. The new spot saw 127 patients during its first week. "We unlocked the door at 8, and our first patient was at 8:03," said Jenny Meuse, per the Post and Courier. Meuse is Director of Emergency Services and I

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Pedestrian deaths are down in Richmond County this year, but the Sheriff’s Office says distractions, visibility and a lack of awareness can still put people walking near traffic at risk. Capt. Scott Redmon with the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Division said four pedestrians...

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - South Carolina is ranked among the worst states in the country for domestic violence, and advocates say children often face the lasting effects of domestic abuse even if they are never hit. Erin Milam, executive director of the Child Advocacy Center of Aiken County, said her...

Biscuit Belly, a breakfast and brunch restaurant, is celebrating its grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

A South Carolina man is going to federal prison for what was found in his possession during a 2023 incident in the Five Points area, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office . Devron Jakell Duncan shoved a University of South Carolina police officer and led a chase, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Tuesday in a news rele

AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — An Aiken man has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison following a traffic stop. 33-year-old Devron Duncan was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. In February 2023 at approximately 2 a.m., a University of South Carolina Police Officer...