Augusta GA

Somewhere between “I don’t need this” and “I’m absolutely buying this,” you’ll find The Barnyard Flea Market in Augusta, Georgia. This place has a way of turning a casual Saturday morning into a full-blown treasure hunt that you didn’t even know you needed.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is looking for an individual who is wanted for questioning in an armed robbery. Deputies say the incident happened on Monday at A1 Lotto Mart, 4614 Peach Orchard Road. The incident report states the victim asked the individual to leave...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Students in the Richmond County School System will receive breakfast and lunch at no charge when the 2026-2027 starts this week. It’s happening under the “community eligibility provision” of the federal school meal program. By participating in the program, the district eliminates the...

EVANS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT)— A traffic signal is coming to a Columbia County intersection where a retired Augusta-Richmond County Fire Rescue battalion chief was killed last week, after residents say they have spent years warning officials about the danger. Frank Lanier was riding his motorcycle west on Columbia Road on...

Aiken Technical College's School of Nursing held a pinning ceremony on Monday, August 3.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A former teacher’s aide has been sentenced on child molestation charges involving victims from a Richmond County elementary school and a local trampoline park. Caurey Rollins pleaded guilty Monday to eight counts of child molestation in Richmond County. Seven of those counts involve three gir

People who live near Gordon Highway are pushing back. They don't want a concrete batch plant and garbage transfer center built on local land in Columbia County, Georgia. Jimmy Hunt has spent 64 years on his family's farm off Gordon Highway. He says the plant would put nearby farms at risk and make the road dangerous. T

Augusta's Planning and Development Department will hold three public meetings to receive community feedback on the Draft Data Center Ordinance.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - An Augusta man has been sentenced in connection with a 2024 shooting that left a victim hospitalized, according to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office. Brandon Alexander Francis, who was 18 at the time, was identified as a suspect in a shooting that occurred around midnight...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) — The arrests of two teenagers in connection with a deadly assault in downtown Augusta are prompting a broader conversation about homelessness, public safety and the resources available for people living on the streets. The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says 17-year-old Lamar Witt and 19-year-old