Augusta GA

LawyerLisa opens new office in Aiken, South Carolina. Firm focuses on estate planning, elder law, and Medicaid planning. Attorney Karl Lutterloh joins with experience in trust administration. New location expands firm’s reach across the Midlands. An Irmo-based law firm has opened a new Midlands location and added an...

Burke, Richmond counties to hold conference for man killed in hit-and-run The press conference will be held on Monday at 3:45 p.m. at Richmond County Sheriff’s Office on Walton Way. Frustration grows as less than half of eligible Georgians have received their surplus tax refund. Updated: 3 hours ago.

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford is releasing the name of a man who died while in custody with the Irmo Police Department. According to Coroner Rutherford, the victim is identified as Byron Jackson, 45, of North Augusta, SC. On Sunday, June 22, at around...

(WJBF) – An Augusta man is dead after a crash on I-20 in Lexington County. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher tells us that 57-year-old Kendall Lamar Walker was one of four motorcyclists stopped under an overpass near mile-marker 51 when a car veered off the road and hit all four of them. Walker wasn’t wearing...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The new US Foods CHEF’STORE is taking shape and looks ready to open soon. Construction looks complete, and the sign is even up. An opening date and preview will be announced very soon for the store at 102 Mason McKnight Jr. Parkway near CarMax and Camping World, the company told News 12 on...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A local resident is among hundreds of people charged with participating in various health care fraud schemes exceeding $14.6 billion. Dee Alice Moton, 51, of Hephzibah, was one of 324 defendants announced Monday as federal authorities heralded an investigation they’re calling the 2025...

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Although officials say the problem is improving, Aiken customers are still dealing with discolored water. Utility officials say they’re flushing the system by leaving fire hydrants open. The goal is for the high-velocity water to scour pipes of the brown sediment that causes the discoloration.

RICHMOND/COLUMBIA COUNTIES (WJBF) – Investigators with the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office arrested 17-year-old Miranda Myers and 17-year-old Cameron Howard for the road rage shooting incident on June 29th on I-20 at mile marker 196. Two people were injured when their...

Authorities in Richmond County are asking for the public’s help as search intensifies for five teenage girls who have been reported missing in Augusta over the past several days. Three of the girls, 14-year-old Kaitlin Anderson, 17-year-old Tameka Thomas, and 16-year-old Gabriel Brennan, were last seen around...

The ordinance states that individuals under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian between the hours of 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. when they're outside the home. Funeral held for Georgia mother who spent months on life support. Updated: 43 minutes ago. Adriana Smith, the...