A look at domestic violence resources after double murder in Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - An alleged double-murder suspect is behind bars, and the case is now shedding light on domestic violence awareness. This is a look at 41-year-old Hajir Talebzadeh, who allegedly shot his ex-girlfriend and her mom at the Best Buy in Augusta. Reports show the pair had a...
Farmers Market Xchange provides local produce, baked goods
Located in the Vista, the Farmers Market Xchange offers a spot to buy local produce, enjoy a freshly-brewed coffee or sit down to a homemade meal. The Farmers Market Xchange first opened on Sept. 1, 2023, started by USC professor and director of the Applied Sciences Center for Applied Innovation and Advanced...
Nonprofit aims to educate, support lung cancer community
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - LiveLung, a nonprofit organization, invited the CSRA’s lung cancer community to its educational meeting on Tuesday. LiveLung’s goal is to educate patients, survivors and care partners on how to take care of themselves as they go through the recovery process. We spoke with a...
Augusta’s urban forest was pummeled by Hurricane Helene. Its restoration will take years
The city of Augusta is still recovering from Hurricane Helene a year later. Helene hit East Georgia as a tropical storm with hurricane-force gusts of wind on Sept. 27, 2024, causing substantial damage along its path from the Gulf and up through South Georgia. For weeks, thousands of homes and businesses were out of...
Augusta’s Damien Sneed to honor American music legends at Bell Auditorium
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Augusta’s own Damien Sneed returns home for a one night only concert at the Bell Auditorium. The concert promises to be an unforgettable tribute to America’s greatest musical legends. A proud graduate of John S Davidson Fine Arts School, Snead has achieved international acclaim across multiple...
Eyewitness accounts of a horrifying time: remembering the atomic bombings in Japan
AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF) Author M.G. Sheftall is our guest on this edition of The Means Report. He recently released his second book on the U.S. bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Sheftall secured interviews with people who were there on those fateful days in August, 1945. He vividly conveys their memories and tells their...
Wear orange with Golden Harvest in support for Hunger Action Month
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF)- During the month of September, the Golden Harvest Food Bank is rallying the community during ‘Hunger Action Month’. It’s to shine a spotlight on the growing hunger crisis and inspire folks to step up and make a difference. It’s also ‘Hunger Action Awareness Day’. Right now, 1 in 7 people and 1 […]
Augusta University hosting job expo for 2026 Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Augusta University is hosting 2 job expos where AU students, faculty, staff and alumni can learn about opportunities to work during the tournament. The first job expo will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, at the Jaguar Student Activities Center Breezeway on the Summerville Campus. The...
Richmond County coroner responds to 2 suspicious deaths in 24 hours
Attorney says his clients detained in Ga. raid were legally working. Georgia could face economic backlash after an immigration raid near Savannah, according to an attorney representing some of those who were detained. Updated: 3 hours ago. Health leaders in South Carolina are using Sickle Cell Awareness Month as an...
Best Little Golf Towns: Aiken, South Carolina
It took just over a year, but what began as a definition of terms and followed with further input from the PGA of America, readers like you and lots of shoe-leather reporting from our editors, we’ve now picked four communities that we think represent the ideal of what golf should be.
