Augusta GA

Commissioner Jordan Johnson is hosting a town hall meeting to address concerns in Augusta's Harrisburg neighborhood. The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in searching for two missing people. Victim ID’d in deadly construction accident at Lowe’s in North Augusta. Updated: 3 hours...

UPDATE – Per NAPS, The ramp is now back open at I20 and US 25. Traffic is flowing normally.   *** NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WJBF) – An overturned tractor-trailer is blocking traffic in North Augusta. North Augusta Public Safety is on the scene of a Commercial Vehicle Accident on Us-25 at the West Bound Entrance […]

NORTH AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF)- Extreme heat can make you sick and a heat illness is caused by your body’s inability to regulate its temperature. Recognizing the symptoms and taking action is crucial so you can prevent serious problems. A heat illness can start as small as a mild headache and can lead to heat stroke. […]

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Division is currently investigating a traffic accident on I-520 Eastbound near Wrightsboro Road. There were injuries involved with this accident and the individuals involved are being treated at Doctors Hospital at this time. A company van traveling...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Drivers near Fort Gordon are dealing with traffic backups Tuesday morning. Around 8:40 a.m., there was a traffic backup of more than a mile on Jimmie Dyess Parkway as cars waited to get through Gate 1. Traffic toward the post was at a near standstill between Gordon Highway and Belair Road.

Two longtime Augusta institutions across the street from each other are now civic partners in a new program to educate future generations of emergency responders. Augusta Tech and the Augusta Fire Department officially announced their partnership to launch and support a degree in fire and emergency services...

The Richmond County Sheriff's Office is searching for two teen sisters who ran away Monday evening.

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WJBF) – On Sunday, June 22nd, at 5:23 pm the Aiken County Coroner’s Office responded to Lowe’s on Knox Avenue in North Augusta to investigate the death of a West Virginia man following a construction accident. At 5:04 pm North Augusta Department of Public Safety along with Aiken County Emergency...

A man is facing a child molestation charge after an incident earlier this month, according to law enforcement. At the scene of wreck that snarled traffic on Interstate 520. Two lanes of Interstate 520 eastbound near Wrightsboro Road are blocked due a crash, according to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.

EVANS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Local golfers are being given the opportunity to become members of the Jones Creek Golf Course, signaling that the end to the course’s revitalization efforts is close at hand. It was once a gem of Columbia County, but after falling into disrepair, even non-golfers are...