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Aiken will begin swim lessons on June 1. Sessions cost $30 per person, and scholarships exist for those who need financial help. Kids can enroll in one-week sessions. Adults have access to two-week sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Sign up online or visit the recreation center in person. This announcement...

COLUMBIA, SC — A wet Wednesday was forecast to impact central and western South Carolina along with the Augusta, Georgia corridor as morning rainfall pushed through the region between 5 AM and 10 AM, with FutureCast imagery showing concentrated precipitation across Columbia, Lexington, Saluda, Newberry, Edgefield, Aiken, and Augusta through the early morning hours before activity tapered to isolated afternoon showers.

MARTINEZ, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A 17-year-old was arrested Tuesday on an aggravated cruelty to animals charge after deputies say she poured bleach on the family dog. Columbia County deputies say they responded to a home on Sunnywood Drive on Sunday in reference to an unruly juvenile. The victim told deputies...

Christie Palladino, a biomedical sciences teacher at Aiken County Career and Technology Center, was named the 2027 South Carolina Teacher of the Year. She was honored at the South Carolina Department of Education’s Gala in the Garden at the Governor’s Mansion in Columbia on April 23. BMW Manufacturing, the program’s premier sponsor, presented Pallandio with the keys to a brand-new BMW at the...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – A “May Day Strong” march and rally is being held in Augusta on Friday, according to event organizers. It is expected to begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Augusta Judicial Center at 735 James Brown Boulevard and end at RW Allen Construction. Event organizers said they are marching to demonstrate support […]

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Auditors say they can’t fully verify how millions in federal pandemic dollars sent to Augusta were spent. City leaders have approved an Office of Inspector General investigation into the Housing and Community Development Department. Augusta’s housing department received about $26 million in emergency rental assistance...

The financial mess at Augusta's Housing and Community Development Department was on the agenda, but public discussions do not go forward.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Firefighters from Burke County and Columbia County have deployed to southern Georgia to help battle two major wildfires that have burned more than 53,000 acres and destroyed hundreds of homes. The Pineland Road and Highway 82 fires have combined to scorch the acreage, prompting assistance through...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Wellstar Health System is launching the Wellstar Augusta Mobile Market this week. The mobile market is in partnership with Golden Harvest Food Bank and Augusta Locally Grown, designed to improve access to nutritious food through healthcare and community-based services. Participants will receive shelf-stable food boxes and...