Augusta GA

The community continues to mourn the loss of Deputy Brandon Sikes following this weekend’s officer-involved shooting. Now, one local organization is working to raise donations for the Sikes family.

EVANS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A Riverside Middle School student is in trouble over a threatening comment, parents were told Tuesday. The student made the comment in front of others after getting into a physical altercation with another student, Principal Eli Putnam told parents in a letter. The student is being...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A student was found with a weapon at Belair Middle School Friday. According to a letter sent home to parents, administrators were made aware of the weapon during the home room period. A search was conducted and officials found a weapon, according to the school, and...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Tuesday is National Fentanyl Awareness Day, and one local group is helping provide recovery resources. The Serenity Behavioral Health Systems provided Narcan with demonstration stories, free HIV testing and more. Doctors Hospital of Augusta is investing more than $150 million to expand its...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - For the third time in less than two weeks, the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team dealt with a barricaded subject. The sheriff’s office says deputies and members of the U.S. Marshals Task Force attempted to arrest a federal fugitive at a home located on the 2000 block of Clark...

Chain restaurants may be popping up more and more in the Augusta area, but there are still plenty of homegrown locally-owned eateries that draw big crowds. One of the long-time favorites of many "best places to eat in Augusta" surveys is the French Market Grille in Surrey Center. French Market Grille has been around...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - You may have seen the advertisements about the Annual Burger Battle that took place Monday, benefiting The Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Augusta. Chefs from the best restaurants in the CSRA were invited to prepare their own specialty burgers; competing to be named the Burger Battle...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – “Where we will stop is where we will cook…” is the motto for Carolyn Henry when it comes to the Stop Food Truck. Henry “stops by” WJBF to discuss her delicious menu, and why it is important to support local farmers and grow your own. Thank you for coming to Celebrating […]

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - The American Red Cross is helping a family whose home was damaged in a fire in North Augusta. The fire happened on Culley Drive Monday afternoon. A memorial includes a cross as well as flowers that are being placed by people drawn to the site...

Cleaning up litter using community service workers is the focus of a new program from the Augusta Mayor's Office called Operation City Cleanup.