Augusta GA

EVANS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A Lakeside High School senior received a $2,500 scholarship at the Exchange Club of Columbia County’s annual scholarship awards breakfast Wednesday morning. Kennedy Peacock was awarded the ACE scholarship, which stands for “Accepting the Challenge of Excellence.”. The scholarship is given to a student...

SALUDA, S.C. (WIS) - The Saluda County Coroner has identified the victim of a fatal motorcycle crash. Saluda County Coroner Angie Rita has identified the victim as Mark Wharton, 61, of Monetta, Aiken County. South Carolina Highway Patrol said the incident happened Wednesday night at 10:10 p.m. A 2000 Suzuki...

APPLING, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Two brush fires were quickly contained by Columbia County firefighters Thursday afternoon, but not before backing up traffic on Interstate 20. The flames were roughly a mile west of the rest areas. We were there as a trooper from the Georgia State Patrol, with an ax...

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Aiken Department of Public Safety is seeking the public’s assistance with identifying the person pictured below. Officials say he is wanted for attempted luring of a child that occurred at 2545 Whiskey Road (Target) on April 21 about 3 p.m. Anyone with information on...

Smoke from wildfires burning in southern Georgia is drifting into the Augusta area and surrounding communities, the National Weather Service said Thursday. What’s happening: Satellite imagery captured Thursday morning shows smoke from multiple wildfires spreading across the Southeast. The Pineland Road Fire, located in southern Georgia, is identified as one of the sources. The thin white haze visible across the region in the satellite...

The Aiken County Sheriff's Office issued an alert about a phone scam. While phone scams are fairly common, scammers are now pretending to be law enforcement officers, court workers, or jail employees. The goal is to steal money from families. Scammers contact victims and claim a loved one has been...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — South Carolina leaders announced the 2027 Teacher of the Year on Thursday during a ceremony at the Governor's Mansion. State Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver announced Christie Palladino of the Aiken County School District as the 2027 South Carolina Teacher of the Year. “A gifted...

Two animals in the CSRA have now tested positive for rabies — a bat in Hephzibah and a skunk in Barnwell County.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - An Augusta man was found guilty on all counts in a deadly East Boundary shooting in 2024. The Richmond County Coroner’s Office says Wonya Malik Ryan, 28, of Monte Carlo Drive, was shot at least once and taken to Wellstar MCG Hospital. According to prosecutors,...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – A guilty verdict was reached and sentencing followed for the man who fatally shot a 28-year-old in Augusta back in 2024, District Attorney Jared Williams announced Thursday. Cornelius Sims was found guilty by a jury in the killing of Wonya Malik Ryan. Sims has been sentenced to Life Without Parole.