Augusta GA

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Old Vaucluse Road bridge is set to open on Thursday, nearly a year after it collapsed. The South Carolina Department of Transportation will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the reopening at 2 p.m. on the newly constructed bridge deck. State representatives and local partners will...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A crash on Washington Road resulted in a lane closure and traffic detours Thursday evening. Emergency crews responded to the scene near Patriots Way, where firefighters and Richmond County Sheriff’s deputies were seen working around the crash area. Photos captured by a News 12 crew...

Doctors Hospital of Augusta marked a construction milestone Friday. Workers placed the final beam for two new floors on the burn tower. Hospital leaders signed it. So did doctors, board members, and staff. Then a crane lifted it into place. The construction is part of a $150 million campaign to...

The law-and-order spotlight is back on Warm Springs after a former police chief was arrested following a state review of the tiny city’s troubled department. Aisha Al-Khalifa, 41, of Grovetown, turned herself in on May 15 and was booked into the Meriwether County Detention Center, according to state investigators. The

EVANS, Ga. (WJBF) – Columbia County announced plans for its annual BOOM! in the Park event at Evans Towne Center Park this year, and there are a several new requirements, including ticket-only entry. The annual Independence Day celebration will honor the nation’s 250th anniversary with a drone show, live entertainment,

RICHMOND COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office asking the public’s help in locating 5 missing teens. 15-year-old Alenah Searsons left her residence on the 100 block of East Espinosa Street in Augusta on July 15, 2025, and has refused to return home. Alenah Searsons has been seen in various areas alo

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public’s help in locating 2 wanted men. 23-year-old Tyran Gaynor and 22-year-old Devonne Burse are wanted for an Aggravated Assault that occurred on Thursday, April 16th on the 2500 Block of Andorra Drive in Augusta Authorites said Gaynor frequent

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Aiken County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating after a North Augusta home was struck by gunfire Tuesday night, according to an incident report. The report says deputies were called to the 500 block of Audubon Circle at about 7:53 p.m. for a reported shooting...

Georgia – Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has announced a statewide Medicaid fraud takedown that has led to indictments against five people accused of stealing more than $41,000 from the Georgia Medicaid program. The cases center on alleged fraud involving Medicaid Home and Community-Based Waiver programs, which su

GROVETOWN, Ga. (WJBF)- Take A Swing CSRA is a new non-profit organization designed to make golf a more inclusive sport by providing gear for those unable to purchase their own. For Amy Andrews, the founder of Take a Swing CSRA, it all started with collecting old putters, cleaning and refurbishing them. “I got really in