Augusta GA

A person was killed in South Carolina Saturday following a crash with a tractor trailer, according to the Aiken County Coroner’s Office . The collision happened at about 2:45 p.m. in Aiken, Coroner Darryl Ables said in a news release. A pedestrian was walking across the busy intersection at the junction of York Street and Rutland Drive and was hit by a tractor trailer, according to the release. That’s near Aiken High School. EMS took the victim to an area hospital where the pedestrian died at 3:

AIKEN — America's future is digital and will rely on artificial intelligence data centers powered by advanced nuclear reactors burning mixed-oxide fuel at the Savannah River Site and other federal facilities, Tim Walsh, assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management, said in Aiken Oct. 22.

"We were like, no, we don't want anything from you. We just want to fix your home."

AIKEN, S.C. (WBTV) - A man accused of shooting an Aiken County sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop was arrested Friday in Florida, authorities said. Morris Dorch, 39, is accused of shooting the deputy with an AR-style rifle Wednesday in Aiken, South Carolina. Dorch was arrested in Jacksonville, Florida,...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Republican candidate for S.C. governor Alan Wilson is holding a series of campaign events leading up to the Nov. 3 election. Wilson, South Carolina’s attorney general, is running to succeed term-limited Gov. Henry McMaster. He faces Democratic state Rep. Jermaine Johnson. Wilson is holding campaigns...

After a four year absence, this major Professional Putters Association tournament is back in the Augusta area.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Drivers traveling from South Carolina into Augusta will soon have to find an alternate route as the westbound side of the Sand Bar Ferry Bridge closes for repairs. The closure begins Sunday, October 25, and is expected to last approximately 22 days, weather permitting, according to the South Carolina Department of […]

An entire police force in a city in Georgia has resigned over concerns about the mayor and City Council’s ethics. During a dramatic Milner City Council meeting on Monday, October 19, city manager Tausha Grose announced that she was resigning from the City Council. The news followed Police Chief Lamar Bunn, as well as the […]

AIKEN, SC. (WRDW/WAGT) - Pastor Kurt Johnson is pushing for a homeless court in Aiken County after experiencing homelessness and addiction himself. Johnson is a pastor at Lost Sheep Ministry of SC. “I’d gone down a real bad path and I didn’t want to keep on living,” Johnson said....

GROVETOWN, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Georgia Department of Transportation is asking for public feedback on a proposed project to ease congestion and improve safety along Wrightsboro Road. The project will take place between Horizon South Parkway and Jimmie Dyess Parkway. The plan calls for a 45 mph design speed and...