Augusta GA

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) — As Thanksgiving approaches, fire departments are bracing for their busiest day of the year for house fires. Data found by Noble Digital Studio indicates that cooking-related fires affect at least 35 percent of Richmond County households. “The Augusta Fire Department has been really seeing...

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - North Augusta City Council voted 5-2 to advance the annexation of nearly 67 acres of land near Hammond Pond Road during Monday night’s meeting, with one council member abstaining. The vote allows the city to take the next steps in the annexation process for...

EVANS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Parents and faculty gathered Monday for the Columbia County School System’s second “Let’s Talk” event at Evans Middle School, focusing on online safety and protecting children from digital threats. The event addressed growing concerns about children’s online interactions, with Columbia County...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) -Columbia County leaders will hold a hearing Tuesday on a proposed data center project. The hearing comes after commissioners created a zoning district for data centers earlier this month following months of public debate over the proposed project. The new zoning district does not immediately...

Dr. Jean Embry, her family, and friends gathered to celebrate her legacy as she recognized her 100th birthday on Nov. 15.

GROVETOWN, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A Brookwood Elementary School fifth grader was found with a knife on campus, according to a letter sent home to families on Monday. School officials say the item was confiscated by the Columbia County School District Police. Although no threat was made, the student is being...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Augusta Commission members are expected to finalize the city’s budget for 2025-26 on Tuesday, but not before confronting a $21 million deficit that will require difficult decisions about taxes and services. The shortfall stems from adding 120 new deputy positions, increased health care...

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. recently announced it will permanently close its Augusta, Georgia, and 100 Mile House, British Columbia, lumber mills by the end of 2025 following an orderly wind-down. The decision is in response to timber supply challenges and soft lumber markets, the company cites. The 100 Mile...

The Richmond County Sheriff's Office has named a 23-year-old as a suspect in a 2024 murder.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Augusta Hooters, a longtime Washington Road institution, is nothing but a pile of rubble. The business closed permanently in late July, and crews started tearing it down Monday. Its demise follows the demolition earlier this month of much of the Washington Square shopping center....