Augusta GA

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – UPDATE: 10/17/2006 10:13 p.m.- All lanes of traffic have been reopened and power has been restored to the area. A driver is recovering in the hospital after an accident on Walton Way. The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office tells us the crash happened Saturday around 4 p.m. on the 2300 block of […]

AUGUSTA, Ga. - A 27-year-old woman was arrested Saturday evening after pulling a gun and shooting three adults outside an Augusta high school, according to authorities. It happened around 6:05 p.m. outside Lucy C. Laney High School on Laney Walker Boulevard in the tailgate area. It happened after the school's homecoming football game in the school's parking lot, school officials said.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Augusta Technical College employees and supporters have topped their fundraising goal for students. A recent effort garnered more than $50,000 through the college foundation’s annual Family First Giving Campaign. For the tenth year in a row, Georgia high school students outperformed the national average on...

AIKEN S.C. (WACH) — A 46-year-old Aiken man died Thursday night after two SUVs crashed, according to the Aiken County Coroner's Office. The crash happened around 9:30 p.m. at the intersection of Wagener Road and State Park Road. Aiken County Coroner Darryl Ables identified the victim as Kenneth Newton,...

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - An Aiken County deputy who was shot and run over by a suspect continues to recover from the Oct. 5 incident. A GoFundMe page for Deputy Ethan Crosby says both of his femurs were broken when he was run over, and he still has bullets lodged in his legs.

WAYNESBORO, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Burke County officials and residents pressed Hephzibah leaders for details about the city’s proposed annexation of roughly 554 acres in north Burke County, raising concerns about local control, future development, tax revenue and fire protection. The meeting was standing room only with several fiery back...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A major preservation project in downtown Augusta just got another boost. The Augusta Canal National Heritage Area has secured a new $750,000 federal grant to help restore the historic Mother Trinity CME Church, bringing total grant funding for the effort to $2.25 million. The money, administered...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – A student was found with a taser at Westside High School Thursday morning, according to a letter sent to parents by Principal Kristi Wise. According to officials, the taser was detected as the student proceeded through the security screening and metal detectors on Oct. 15. The student was removed from the […]

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Since dropping it’s season opener to Strom Thurmond back in week 1, North Augusta has looked like a new team several games later. Don’t take our word for it, that’s just what Yellow Jackets Head Coach Richard Bush sees. “They’ve gotten better each...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - New details have emerged about the proposed Nixon Technology Campus through a Development of Regional Impact filing submitted to state and regional reviewers, as some residents near the project site said they have concerns about the proposal. The filing, submitted by Augusta Richmond County planning officials...