Augusta GA

MARTINEZ, Ga. (WJBF)- Deputy Brandon Sikes was shot Saturday night and died at the scene. He was one of the deputies who helped to keep Augusta Preparatory Day School safe. And to honor him, Augusta Prep students, faculty, and staff are being asked to wear blue. American policing is often associated with that color....

Pastor Jamaal is “not your average Pastor”—he’s a musical innovator, a proud weaver of street culture and spiritual consciousness. Born in Dayton, Ohio, and raised in Augusta, Georgia, he first made waves as Dubble A, a locally renowned rapper. Climbing the ranks, he shook up the scene, building a growing fanbase,...

Two deputies revived an overdose victim. A sergeant thwarted a person's suicidal jump off the Fifth Street Bridge. A captain directed "seamless" security for the 2025 Masters Tournament. Richmond County Sheriff Eugene Brantley recently honored all four officers "whose extraordinary actions and commitment to public...

The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion was the only one comprised of Black women to be sent overseas during World War II.

Despite tariff relief, prices are still set to rise.

Guinness World Records shared video from the historic meeting between the world's tallest living dog -- standing 3 feet, 3 inches tall -- and the world's shortest dog, who stands at 3.59 inches tall.

Robert De Niro's daughter Airyn De Niro is opening up on her transition and growing up with famous parents. The 29-year-old, whose mother is actress and model Toukie Smith, opened up to Them in an interview published Tuesday, saying she was "grateful" for her parents' attempts at normalcy in her youth. Robert De Niro...

A Ukrainian journalist was tortured and killed and had her organs removed before her body was returned by her Russian captors, according to a new report by media organizations into her death. Viktoriia Roshchyna, 27, was captured in 2023 after she traveled to the Russian-occupied region of Zaporizhzhia in eastern...

A runaway kangaroo named Sheila shut down a stretch of interstate in Alabama on Tuesday before state troopers and the animal's owner wrangled the wayward marsupial. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said the kangaroo was spotted Tuesday hopping along the side of Interstate 85 in Macon County, which is between...

More than seven months after Helene, Aiken County says cleanup is in the final stretch.