Augusta GA

More than seven months since Hurricane Helene hit our area, many are still recovering, including operations at Strom Thurmond (or Clarks Hill) Lake.

After several violations, commissioners voted to revoke the Sunday Sales license for a Downtown Augusta restaurant after a new recommendation from the Sheriff .

Human remains that were located in March behind a home in Aiken have been positively identified, the Aiken County Coroner's Office said Tuesday.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Augusta Commission voted Tuesday to impose some restrictions on a downtown business that’s been accused of flouting the rules by serving alcohol after hours, operating as an unlicensed club and otherwise running afoul of deputies. The commission unanimously approved a motion to revoke...

A man has been arrested in connection to the fatal Peach Orchard Road crash that resulted in the death an 8-year-old on Monday.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF-TV)– “Abe’s Story” is a haunting, personal memoir of Abram Korn, who was just 16-years-old when the Nazis invaded his hometown in Poland in 1939. Helen Bessell has a personal relationship to this story, and as she explains in the video above, it’s a story of hope and of the human potential to […]

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF)– Paula Lambert tells us about a situation in Sudan which ended abruptly when civil war broke out in 2023. Her daughter, Meagan, was on a 5-day missions trip… which turned into weeks. She and her team were being hidden in “safe houses” as the war grew closer. It became a test of […]

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WJBF) — A new plan could finally bring relief to one of North Augusta’s most confusing intersections. City leaders say where Georgia, Carolina, and Jackson Avenues meet, it’s a five-way tangle—awkward angles, too much pavement, and near-misses almost daily. “The growth is really taking off now,...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Plenty of sunshine today, but another incoming front is expected to stall near the region bringing rain back in the forecast Wednesday through Saturday. Another beautiful day with plenty of sun and seasonal highs in the low to mid-80s. Wind will be out of the west...

EVANS, Ga. (WJBF)- This is the last public input meeting before they consider a final approval on May 13th. The budget outlines anticipated revenues and expenditures for the school district. Funding from local, state, and federal governments are used to support educational programs and services. It will be...