Augusta GA

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A Glenn Hills High School student is accused of attempting to bring a BB gun, which was identified by the school’s weapons-detection systems, onto campus, according to a letter sent home to families on Friday. School officials say the weapon was immediately confiscated, and administrators...

LANGLEY, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A boil water advisory has been issued for some in Aiken County. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control advises all customers of the Langley Water and Sewer District to boil their water for at least one full minute prior to drinking or cooking.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - An Anderson County victim was flown to the Augusta burn center after a bedroom fire Sunday night. The Pendleton Fire Department said the victim was unconscious and was found in the kitchen area of the home. The bedroom door was closed during the fire, so the...

Aiken County Council voted on Jan. 20 to ban panhandling in unincorporated areas. All nine members agreed. The panel approved the third and final reading of an ordinance that changed the county's Code of Ordinances to add the ban. The ordinance also confirmed the licensing requirement for peddling and soliciting,...

AUGUSTA, GA (WJBF) – City of Augusta EMA Weather Update. The Augusta, Georgia Government offices and services will operate on a delayed start, opening for business at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 26, 2026, due to inclement weather and the potential for hazardous road conditions. According to the EMA Weather Update:...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A significant winter weather event blanketed northern parts of the Central Savannah River Area over the weekend, creating hazardous driving conditions and leaving some without power. The Great I-20 Divide. The ice event that gripped the CSRA this weekend was a setup where warm air aloft...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A local nonprofit took an unprecedented step to protect people experiencing homelessness during recent dangerous cold weather by renting motel rooms for nearly 25 people. Compass for Hope, a group that helps those experiencing homelessness, rented out motel rooms over the weekend when...

Hundreds turned out for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade through downtown Augusta on Jan. 17, 2026. Take a look. More: SEE IT: Augusta celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. with parade This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Take a look: Hundreds turn out for Martin Luther King Jr....

A Saturday morning crash in Lexington County has left two people dead. 90-year-old Murray Kenneth Paxton of Lexington, and 22-year-old Emery Thomas Woody of Augusta, Georgia were both killed in a crash on I-20 near the 63-mile marker around 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher said Paxton...

The Richmond County coroner on Monday released the name of a victim killed in a shooting last week in Augusta.