Augusta GA

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Augusta is taking a big step to bring a major development to downtown. Commissioners approving an agreement with the Downtown Development Authority for the redevelopment of the Depot site. What’s being contemplated is a $70 million-dollar mixed use project that includes, apartments, restaurant and

A veterans' hospital has launched a new treatment to help veterans who have overactive bladders and urinary incontinence. VA Augusta Health Care System has become the first hospital in Georgia and the second VA Medical Center in the nation to offer the Altaviva implant, a device that changes how the brain and bladder c

MARTINEZ, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Days before the first bell rings, the halls of Martinez Elementary are already active. Teachers are setting up classrooms, arranging shelves and preparing lessons ahead of the new school year. For first-grade teacher Bailey Ledbetter, the moment carries added weight. It is her first year in.

AUGUSTA, Ga, (WJBF) – Copeland Elementary School teachers were surprised when Georgia’s Own Credit Union donated $3,000 worth of school supplies. Teachers were out on their lunch break and returned to see tables full of materials. Folders, markers, cleaning supplies and more were all available for teachers to get. “Thi

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Richmond County leaders took to the skate floor Tuesday evening to celebrate the end of summer and get kids excited about heading back to school. Commissioner Stacy Pulliam organized the “Roll Into the School Year” skate celebration at Skateland of Augusta, bringing together Commissioner Jord

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WJBF) — North Augusta’s Greeneway has long been a place for people to walk, run, and bike. Now, the city is putting more focus on the trail by moving it under the Tourism Department. “Just a more concentrated effort on one of our crown jewels of the city,” Tourism Director Karl Waldhauer […]

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Residents near Gordon Highway are pushing back against a proposal to build a concrete batch plant and garbage transfer center on a stretch of rural land in Columbia County. Jimmy Hunt, who was raised on his family’s farm off Gordon Highway and has lived there...

With students preparing to head back to the classroom, AAA, the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, the Georgia Department of Public Safety and the Columbia County School District are reminding drivers that knowing Georgia’s school bus laws could help keep children safe.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a body found early Thursday morning. Deputies say they responded to the 600 block of Broad Street in reference to a broken window. While on scene, deputies located a deceased person. When we first got on scene around...

Augusta has a full slate of family-friendly events this week, from science and art to hometown dining traditions. Families can meet ecology scientists and live animals at Science Saturday, join Top Dawg Tavern's annual Family Day with characters and games, or turn mail into art at the Morris Museum of Art's postcard-pa