Augusta GA

Chase Bank hosted a grand opening event for its first location in Aiken on Tuesday.

A new husband-and-wife business venture in the Augusta area is already going to the dogs – and they couldn't be happier. Former McDonald's franchisees Andy and Angie Harrelson of Aiken, S.C., are applying their 40 years of business experience to opening Augusta- and Columbia-area locations for a different franchise:...

A South Carolina man died in a hospital in Georgia the day after he was involved in a crash, according to the Aiken County Coroner’s Office . Willie Allen, a 58-year-old Aiken resident, died Feb. 21 following what the coroner’s office called an accident. At about 7:40 p.m. on Feb. 20, Allen was walking in the road in...

Twenty accounting students from Augusta University's James M. Hull College of Business prepare tax returns at no cost for qualifying residents. They work with United Way of the CSRA, stepping in where volunteers are needed for the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program. The students take ACCT4950 – Service...

It’s the first meeting since Dr. Hameed Malik called out the creation of a landscaping Department, and commissioners are hearing his concerns.

The Richmond County School System announced an update to its 2025-2026 academic calendar on Tuesday.

Decades after the Savannah River Site was built in the 1950s, those who lived through the relocation of Ellenton, Dunbarton, and Meyers Mill are still reflecting on what was lost and what came next, as families rebuilt their lives in New Ellenton.

An off-duty Richmond County sheriff’s deputy was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence following a crash on Sunday. The wreck occurred near the intersection of Washington Road and Charlestown Way. Deputies responding to the scene identified one of the drivers as Deputy Jeremiah Welch, driving his own...

Urban Air Adventure Park in Augusta rolled out a rule that kicks all minors out by 6 p.m. unless they're with a parent or legal guardian. Management enacted this after trouble broke out Saturday night when a group of kids caused a scene at the park. The Richmond County Sheriff's...

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) — A mother says a paraprofessional at her son’s Columbia County school cut off his dreadlocks without her knowledge or permission, and that the district has not adequately responded to her complaints. Denise, who asked that her face not be shown because she works...