Augusta GA

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Michele Warren has opened a second boutique in Aiken, less than a year after opening her first store. Warren opened Urban Hyena on Hayne Avenue earlier this year. A few months later, the business moved to a larger space on Laurens Street. “There was just so...

Parton’s song “I Will Always Love You” became the theme to “The Bodyguard.” Long before that movie, Parton had a real bodyguard in North Augusta.

A South Carolina man wound up receiving the perfect gift on his wedding anniversary: a $100,000 lottery jackpot.

An Augusta woman who spent more than a decade in prison is back home after prosecutors heard testimony this week that she was convicted of a crime that never occurred, highlighting how Georgia courts are continuing to catch up on what’s increasingly seen as junk science: shaken baby syndrome.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Richmond County deputies are looking for a man wanted for rape. Deputies say Derrick Jackson, 34, is wanted for rape that happened on Thursday on the 2800 block of Pheasant Drive. He is 6 foot 3 inches tall and weighs 170 pounds, according to the sheriff’s...

A former Greenbrier Elementary pre-k paraprofessional is now facing charges, according to to a release from the school.

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) — Construction on Hotel Aiken will start in the next two weeks. The city said another business will have to relocate to accommodate the project. Spa 106 said the city told them the owners to move from the current location by Oct. 1. The business said its last day is Sept. 14, and the owners are

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Energized by the sound of air packs snapping into place and ladders slamming into the pavement, firefighters from across Georgia competed in a fast‑paced skills showdown Thursday afternoon in downtown Augusta. The annual Firefighters’ Competition is part of the 2026 Georgia Fire Service Confe

Franklin Mishoe wants to open Blind Louis Liquor Store at 752 Broad St. He's asked for an alcoholic beverage license. Mishoe runs Carolina Auto Repair near North Augusta. Augusta's Planning and Development Department backs the application. So does the Richmond County Sheriff's Office. City officials on the Public Servi

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) — City leaders are making changes after an investigation found two apartment complexes with code violations that had been operating without business licenses while evicting tenants who complained. Augusta gave Brook Landing Apartments a business license without inspecting the property. When ins