Augusta GA

Here are the current school, business, and office closings due to the potential winter weather as reported to the WJBF NewsChannel 6 newsroom:

AUGUSTA, Ga. – A driver was revived early Wednesday after a single-vehicle crash sent a car into the front of a liquor store on Milledgeville Road, prompting lifesaving action by a Georgia State Patrol trooper, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 12:30 a.m. Jan. 22 at 2423 Milledgeville...

AUGUSTA, Ga. - CSRA residents along with millions of Americans from New Mexico eastward are bracing for a potentially catastrophic ice storm that could crush trees and power lines and knock out power for days. An estimated 123 million people were under winter storm watches Thursday. Here’s a look at...

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - One person was injured in a shooting in Aiken on Friday morning, according to officials. Aiken Department of Public Safety says officers responded to the intersection of Teague Street and Columbia Avenue where one person was located with a gunshot wound. Richmond County deputies are...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Families with loved ones on hospice care or relying on medical devices that run off electricity may be asking if there are emergency plans in place if the power goes out. Local first responders, hospitals and hospice facilities are preparing for potential winter weather impacts on...

AIKEN, SC (WACH) — As a high-impact winter storm approaches the Midlands this weekend, meteorologists are urging residents to take the threat seriously, recalling the devastating ice storm of February 2014. That storm coated roads, bridges, trees, and power lines with over an inch of ice in parts of...

Augusta Mayor Garnett Johnson held a press conference Thursday to lay out the city's plans ahead of this weekend's potential winter storm.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – At approximately 2:06 a.m. on January 22nd, Richmond County Road Patrol Deputies were actively searching for Joshua Ledane Anderson. Investigators said Anderson was possibly driving a black Nissan Altima and was wanted for questioning regarding a homicide that occurred on January 15th at 619...

Aiken County will construct a clinic offering affordable spay and neuter services. Capital Projects Sales Tax V will fund the project with collections starting in May. Construction begins later this year, and the 2027 budget will cover staffing costs. The county animal shelter has seen intake numbers skyrocket....

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Six people were arrested and large quantities of fentanyl, other narcotics, and firearms were seized Wednesday afternoon after authorities executed search warrants at a hotel on 5th Street, the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office said. At about 2:45 p.m. Jan. 21, the sheriff’s office SWAT Team,...