Augusta GA

A Georgia mother and her boyfriend are facing child cruelty charges after her 3-year-old son died. According to Richmond County jail records, 27-year-old Sanobia Gooden and 38-year-old Mayhue Wimberly Jr. are each being held without bond on four counts of cruelty to children. Channel 2 Action News obtained a copy...

The carrier will ramp up service at Augusta Regional Airport for the April tournament.

EVANS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Business owners at a Columbia County shopping plaza are raising concerns about a proposal to build a gas station in the middle of their parking lot off Furys Ferry Road. County documents show the proposal would add a 5,662-square-foot convenience store with six gas pumps in...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Four Richmond County School System libraries received the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries Grant for the 2026-2027 school year. The schools who won the grant are: Tobacco Road Elementary School, Richmond Hill Elementary School, W.S. Hornsby Elementary School and Lucy C. Laney Com

GROVETOWN, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Grovetown city leaders have announced Tuesday their intention to increase 2026 property taxes. The proposed millage rate of 6.948 mills is the same millage rate adopted by the city in the previous fiscal year. The proposed millage rate of 6.948 mills represents an increase of approximately.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF)– We’re talking today about hair loss in women and alternative hair pieces. Lisa Merritt shares her journey through hair loss with us– and how her experience eventually led her to manage the wig shop at Trendz Salon in Augusta. Robyn Kelly is the owner of Trendz– and she felt led to open […]

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld guilty verdicts in two local murder cases, according to District Attorney Jared Williams. Zaiara Smith, 34, of North Carolina, previously convicted of malice murder, felony murder, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony on Aug

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — An East Tennessee man is one of four government contractors charged in an alleged scheme to sell substandard parts to the U.S. military at premium prices, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. A federal grand jury in Knoxville returned a 19-count indictment earlier this month against four

North Augusta city leaders provided an update Monday night on a valet service aimed at easing parking issues around Riverside Village.

Army veteran Steven Coffman pitched a recovery-focused tiny home community for homeless veterans to Augusta commissioners last week. The project faces months of delays for zoning changes and nonprofit approval. The proposal, called Patton's Battle-Born Village, would create housing meant to bridge the gap between emerg