Augusta GA

The Salvation Army shelter in Aiken is full. Staff are asking for twin bed sheets, towels, toiletries, and laundry detergent. They also need volunteers to help with programs for people who have no home. Captain Michael Good said he has never seen every bed taken this early in the winter...

The Greater Augusta Arts Council wants $85,160 in emergency money from the Augusta Commission to cover costs from the Arts in the Heart of Augusta festival. Executive director Denise Tucker made the request during public comment at the commission's Tuesday meeting, according to WRDW. Tucker asked for two things: aid...

Jerk House has only been open a few days, and the crowds keep coming. The new restaurant recently opened in what was once Café Dulce at 3118 Washington Rd. It serves authentic Jamaican cuisine made by a family that’s been sharing their Jamaican heritage with Augusta for many years. More: Biscuit Belly takes biscuits to a whole new level | Exclusive Shawna-Morae Gittons is the manager of Jerk House and the daughter of the owners of Jamaican Way, a popular Jamaican restaurant in Hephzibah. Her sis

The Henry Brigham swim center in Augusta, Ga., has been shut down for almost 11 months. Parks officials had warned for years that its aging pool systems could fail this way, according to WRDW. City Administrator Tameka Allen puts the repair bill at $90,376.77. Crews aim to reopen the pool...

Newly obtained Richmond County Sheriff’s Office records detail what investigators say surveillance video captured during Friday night’s shooting on Peach Orchard Road. AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – A 24-year-old man is facing two felony charges after investigators say he shot his boyfriend multiple times outside a Zaxby’s restaurant in South Augusta Friday night. According to the […]

Crews have started clearing land and cutting down trees on a 38-acre tract on Rutland Drive, across from Aiken High School. A housing development is coming, according to the Aiken Standard. "They are on track to start construction," said Marya Moultrie, planning department director for the city of Aiken. Aiken...

GROVETOWN, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Two people were arrested in connection to a shooting incident that injured a man in Columbia County, according to authorities. Columbia County deputies say 27-year-old Lynda Homes and 26-year-old Charles Ortiz were arrested on Saturday. The shooting happened on the 5100 block of Columbia Road at...

Editors Note: This article has been corrected to state that this incident was a single-vehicle crash and not a high-speed chase. AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The man that was injured on October 17th during a high-speed crash on Walton Way in Augusta has died. 63-year-old Bart W. King died Sunday, October 25th as a result […]

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Short-term rental operators in Richmond County say they already collect and remit hotel taxes, following a proposed zoning change that could restrict where people can rent out their homes. The issue surfaced after a booking breakdown for an Airbnb in Richmond County showed an 8% Richmond...

HEPHZIBAH, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A counselor at McBean Elementary School is accused of using a parent’s bank account information to pay her own electric bill, according to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office. Latrina Mitchell, 52, was arrested and charged with financial transaction card fraud, following an incident report.