Augusta GA

The facility includes dedicated intensive care unit rooms, while every patient room can be converted to function as an ICU room if needed. | Photo Credit: SmithGroup. Wellstar Columbia County Medical Center is scheduled to begin seeing patients Aug. 26 in Grovetown, Georgia. The 100-bed hospital will expand access to..

Authorities are working to bust a theft ring that’s taken more than $2.7 million in parts from school buses in multiple counties.

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A man accused of helping dispose of Jamilla Smith’s body has been sentenced in connection with her death. Clyde Hendley II was sentenced June 16 to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to accessory after the fact to murder, according to court records. He...

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A suspect is in custody after what officers are calling a shooting incident at Aiken Regional Medical Center on Tuesday evening. Officers say no injuries have been reported. The Aiken Department of Public Safety says that officers were on scene as of 9:20 p.m. A secondary...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A funeral will be held Tuesday for a Richmond County deputy who was killed in a car crash last week. Richmond County Sheriff’s Deputy Phillip Wasson died in a crash on Washington Road on Wednesday. Heather Michelle Lanier, 57, of Martinez, was also killed in the crash.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Law enforcement agencies in Georgia and South Carolina are teaming up for “Hands Across the Border,” an effort to crack down on impaired driving. Agencies will run high visibility safety checkpoints along some of the CSRA’s busiest corridors. Sergeant First Class Brad Eagler...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - An early Tuesday morning SpaceX launch could be seen across the CSRA. The Falcon 9 launch lifted off around 5:30 a.m. in Cape Canaveral, Florida, launching 29 Starlink satellites into low-orbit. It is the 37th flight for the first stage of the mission.

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Rabies exposures are increasing this year, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Health. Three rabid animals were discovered in the CSRA in a week: two raccoons and a horse. Aiken County has recorded eight confirmed rabies cases so far this year. That total has...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Boys & Girls Club in Augusta is seeing an increased need for its services as the South Augusta YMCA prepares to close its doors on September 14. Chante Luckie said programs like the Boys & Girls Club are vital, not just to fill gaps for working parents but to show kids what is possible.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing woman. 35-year-old Shaneena Evans was last seen on Monday, August 24th at approximately 7:00 pm near the CVS Pharmacy on Walton Way. She was last seen on foot, wearing a pink tank top with pink shorts. Shaneena suffers from Schizophre