Augusta GA

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Doctors Hospital is hosting a free event to help save lives during traumatic injuries on Wednesday. During Stop the Bleed® Month, doctors are empowering the community with lifesaving skills that could help save a life before first responders arrive. Uncontrolled bleeding from a traumatic inju

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Richmond County Marshal’s Office plans a neighborhood cleanup in the Spanish Trace subdivision. It will take place from 8 a.m. to noon May 27 in the neighborhood off Tobacco Road. Nearly 40 million Americans are expected to hit the road this Memorial Day weekend,...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A Chinese national was indicted in a scheme to import hundreds of kilograms of drugs, sending some through the CSRA. Federal prosecutors said chemical company owner Wei “David” Gong, 45, imported hundreds of kilograms of synthetic cathinones into the Savannah and Augusta areas. Synthetic cat

FORT GORDON, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Fort Gordon cut the ribbon Wednesday on Pine Tree Terrace, a long-promised new on-post housing neighborhood for service members and their families—and a major update to 12 On Your Side’s decade-plus investigation into housing conditions on base. The ceremony marked completion of the...

MERIWETHER COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested former Warm Springs Police Department Chief Aisha Al-Khalifa on charges connected to an investigation into alleged police misconduct. According to the GBI, 41-year-old Aisha Al-Khalifa of Grovetown was charged with:. False Statements. Violation o

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - The new North Augusta Family YMCA opened to members on Wednesday. The new facility at 406 East Martintown Road features expanded wellness areas, group exercise studios, childcare space, a red-light sauna and new indoor pickleball courts. The Family YMCA of Greater Augusta will celebrat

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Two Augusta men are heading to prison after pleading guilty to federal firearms charges. 23-year-old Jafere Deshon Elliott and 23-year-old Korbynn Jevon Jackson both pled guilty to Illegal Importation of Firearms or Ammunition and Illegal Possession of a Machinegun. Both were sentenced to 48 month

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - One person was killed in a shooting late Wednesday afternoon in Aiken, according to officials. The shooting was reported just before 5:50 p.m. in the Shiloh Heights neighborhood. The person killed was an unidentified male, officials say. He was shot at least once. The initial call...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF)– Augusta physician and author Dr. Ron Eaker joins us today for a lively discussion about longevity. Every time Dr. Eaker visits the show I feel better about my own health journey, I feel more optimistic and empowered to make better choices. I’ve never been his patient, but he is truly my “tv […]

NEW ELLENTON, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Due to severe drought conditions, the New Ellenton Commission of Public Works is announcing some outdoor water-use restrictions. They apply to all customers, both inside and outside the town limits, with the goal of reducing water use by 20-25%. Here are the rules:. Eliminate the...