Augusta GA

HARLEM, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Threats at Harlem Middle School got some students in trouble. There were at least two separate threats, according to officials. “In order to keep you informed, we are notifying you of two separate incidents that occurred this afternoon in which students made comments of a threatening nature,” Harlem Middle School Principal Valery Reed wrote in a letter to parents. “Columbia...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Carrie J. Mays was a trailblazer for Black women across the South. Born in 1928, Mays became the first woman ever elected to the Augusta City Council in 1970, just a couple years after the Civil Rights Movement. She was also the first Black woman elected to city council in the Southeast.

Firefighters are making progress on one of the two most dangerous wildfires in the nation after it doubled in size over the weekend.

RICHMOND COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for assistance locating a missing man last seen wearing blue scrubs. According to authorities, Roque Casas Vega was last seen on Friday, April 24th on the 700 block of Fenwick Street wearing blue scrubs and yellow band on his right wrist. […]

The Georgia Department of Education named 15 schools in the Richmond County School System as Distinguished PBIS Schools for 2024-2025. This marks the state's top honor for schools showing steady use of practices that encourage good behavior and cut down on disruptions. "Earning the Distinguished designation means these schools are...

AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF) These are exciting times at Augusta University. If you haven’t been by the Wrightsboro Road campus recently, you should check it out. The Christenberry Fieldhouse has a new look with signage and suites. Just across the fence, you will find improvements at Forest Hills Golf Course. The home of the Jaguars is […]

AIKEN, S.C. (WJBF) — The City of Aiken Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Department is offering swim lessons this summer for all ages, focused on water safety and basic swim instruction. Certified instructors will lead all classes at Smith-Hazel Recreation Center. Youth lessons run in one-week sessions, Monday through Thursday, with Friday make-ups if needed due […]

Grovetown High School held an athlete signing day on Monday, and honored the late Elijah Lemeuble.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Two Richmond County students are receiving the Gates Scholarship. Rhali Adams Johnson, who attends AR Johnson Magnet School, and George Collie, who attends Cross Creek High School, are among 750 students selected in the country. The scholarship is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation....

WARRENVILLE, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - An overturned dump truck has blocked parts of Pine Log Road on Monday morning. According to Aiken County deputies, Pine Log Road is shut down completely on the 2500 block near Waycross Road. Reports of the crash came in just before 9:30 a.m. On the scene,...