Augusta GA

For some patrons at this year’s Masters, the toughest challenge wasn’t navigating the course but an interrogation by security at the front gate. Last year, patrons stripped off resold master badges, and the club did it this year, too. Last week, on Thursday, at The Masters, patrons were stopped upon arrival for questioning. They were asked questions about the origins of their Masters passes...

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A person was wounded in an accident in Aiken County Tuesday night, according to the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office. Crews were dispatched to the scene at Colbert Bridge Road and Contreras Lane shortly before 9:20 p.m. No information has been released regarding the condition of...

WAYNESBORO, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Burke County Sheriff Alfonzo Williams pleaded with the public to show up to a county commission meeting after saying his office is running out of money. In a Facebook video, the sheriff said his office is facing a financial crisis. “We’re out of money. The budget...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The chief of staff for the Augusta mayor’s office has resigned, according to city officials. At an Augusta committee meeting, Mayor Garnett Johnson announced Jasmine Sims’ last day was Tuesday. Her resignation comes nearly 10 months after she filed a grievance against Mayor Garnett...

The Richmond County Sheriff's Office is looking for a missing woman who might be in danger.

An independent bookstore is preparing for new competition after the announcement that a Barnes & Noble would move into the same shopping center.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Former Richmond County Sheriff, Richard Roundtree, will be laid to rest later this week. A funeral service will be held on Friday, April 17th, at 11:00 a.m. at Good Shepherd Baptist Church on Olive Road, with Reverend Karlton Howard officiating. Interment will follow at Noah’s Ark Baptist Church Cemetery in Waynesboro, […]

Waynesboro, meet your new neighbor. An Atlanta developer has started building out a 190-acre New Urbanism community on the edge of town that is slated to bring homes, shops and parks to the small east Georgia city. The master plan calls for as many as 1,600 residences, from six-story multifamily...

Augusta National has been a thorn in many golfers' sides, but this former Illinois golf star figured out a way to make the most of it.

The iconic Oscar Mayer Wienermobile came through Augusta during Masters Week 2026.