Augusta GA

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - As Augusta prepares for its busiest weeks, outreach teams are working to connect people experiencing homelessness with help before the crowds arrive. Outreach teams walk street by street, looking for people and starting conversations. Every stop is different. “Sometimes we want to...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Song Reames has spent 28 years searching for answers about her son’s disappearance. “It hurts. It’s not a day go by, I am not thinking about him. That was my only kid I have,” Reames said. In March 1997, 20-year-old James Gramling told...

Years after a South Carolina man’s body was found in a shallow grave another man was charged with murder, according to the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office . On Tuesday, 39-year-old Windsor resident Samuel Wade Wilson was arrested and charged with possession of a weapon during a violent crime, along with the murder...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The Mosaic Church in Evans hosted for the Monthly Augusta Community Prayer Breakfast on Tuesday. The war in Iran, the military and congress were among many things mentioned at the event. “One thing this prayer breakfast does, just by virtue of that, we’re here, it opens people up to the truth […]

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Firefighters face many dangers when battling a blaze, including an increased risk of certain cancers. That’s why the Augusta Fire Department is partnering with Lucid Diagnostics to offer esophageal pre-cancer screenings for firefighters and staff. Fire Chief Antonio Burden received a screening...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Construction is still on schedule and on budget for the new downtown Augusta arena. The arena is being funded by sales tax money and will replace the now-demolished James Brown Arena. The Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority got an update on construction during a meeting Tuesday....

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A driver was hospitalized after leading deputies on a high-speed chase Tuesday evening that ended with a vehicle flipped over near East Boundary Road, according to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office. Officials said the driver was transported to the hospital with minor injuries after the...

JUPITER, Fla. — Tiger Woods is back in the spotlight — and somehow, even at 150-1 odds, you get the feeling the golf world is paying very close attention. According to DraftKings, Woods has been listed at 150-1 to win the 2026 Masters, a number that reflects both the uncertainty surrounding his health and the...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT/Gray News) - A 34-year-old man died after deputies shocked him with a stun gun in Georgia. According to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to James Drive for a domestic violence call at around 8 p.m. Sunday. During the investigation, deputies attempted to take Jonathan...

Augusta officials rolled out changes to parking rules and traffic patterns for Masters Week at a press conference on Wednesday. The plan brings stricter lot access hours and fresh pedestrian crossings ahead of next month's tournament. Parking lots won't open before 6 a.m. They'll close to all vehicles and foot...