Augusta GA

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - An Augusta mom is behind bars after her sons were found in a home with unlivable conditions, according to authorities. Mikayla Kennedy White was arrested on Tuesday, according to Richmond County jail bookings. According to an incident report, deputies responded to Cornell Drive after two chil

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – On September 22nd at 7:16 PM, Columbia County Deputies responded to Washington Road at Hightower Drive in Martinez for an accident involving a vehicle and electric bicycle. Authorities said that the bicyclist, 64-year-old Sam Dees, was lying on the ground in the roadway. Initial investigat

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF)- An Augusta man was arrested for allegedly slashing his brother with a machete. Reports state Gerald and Frank Jackson were watching a movie on September 23rd when a verbal argument turned physical. The victim, Gerald, reportedly told law enforcement that his brother gets aggravated when he drinks..

FORT JACKSON, S.C. (WIS) - The U.S. Army is planning a reorganization at Fort Jackson that would fold two major training schools into the post’s Soldier Support Institute (SSI). The SSI at Fort Jackson is a major training organization that educates and develops personnel for the Army’s human resources...

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – Columbia County and Blanchard Woods BMX areexcited to once again welcome the 2026 USA BMX Southeast Gold Cup Championship toBlanchard Woods Park this weekend. The event will be held from Friday September 25 – Sunday September 27. The championship race is expected to bring more than 400 rac

Family owned and operated Busby’s Heating & Air is expanding into Columbia County with the opening of a new location in Evans. A ribbon cutting for the site at 3001 McCrary Court, Suite 3, will be at 10 a.m., Monday, Oct. 5, according to a news release. “We’re excited...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A 45-day crackdown in Richmond County put 145 people in jail, including suspects wanted for murder — but that surge is only a slice of what investigators have taken off the street since 2018. Operation Wildfire, a 45-day crackdown this month, led to 145 arrests,...

Work crews started a fresh stage of the Broad Street Improvements Project between 10th and 11th streets in downtown Augusta. The construction will affect how people get to shops that have dealt with this mess for months now. This phase includes installing a bike path. Workers will pour concrete for...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Historic Augusta Inc. has received a $1,000 grant to support research into the lives and work of African Americans in Augusta during the 1860s. The Handumy Jean Tahan Museum Fund Internship Grant from the Southeastern Museums Conference will fund an internship for Peyton Millwood. The recent.

CLARKS HILL, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Clarks Hill Lake water levels are unusually low for this time of year, exposing hazards closer to the surface. Chris Norman, vice commodore of the Augusta Sailing Club, said the low levels have created new dangers on the water. “It’s dangerous. There’s stumps that are...