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AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - In the aftermath of Javeayah’s death, the community has responded with a growing memorial outside her home, candlelight vigils on both sides of the river and an outpouring of social media support — along with a surge in cash donations and wishlist items to a local child advocacy organization.

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - The South Carolina Department of Transportation will hold a public open house meeting next month to discuss two proposed intersection improvement projects in Aiken County. The projects involve the intersection of Bettis Academy Road and Whaley Pond Road, and the intersection of Whiskey Road an

EVANS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Business owners at a Columbia County shopping plaza won their battle against a new gas station. Columbia County commissioners voted 3-1 to disapprove the request for the property at 500 Furys Ferry Road. The motion carried. The proposal would have added a 5,662-square-foot convenience store wit

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A North Augusta farmer is more than 10 months into a green card approval process that typically takes four, and his attorney has now filed a formal inquiry with the federal government seeking answers on the delay. Clyde and Marilyn built their 100-acre farm out...

ATLANTA, Ga. - The suspect in the 2024 metro Atlanta high school mass shooting that left four people dead and nine others injured will appear in a northeast Georgia courtroom on Friday to enter a non-negotiated plea. That will prevent a trial that had been set to be held in...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) recently awarded new contracts for projects in the agency’s east-central district. In Richmond County, Reeves Construction Company has been awarded a $14.08 million project to resurface 5.21 miles of I-520/Bobby Jones Expressway. It will begin at the

AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF)- After more than a year of construction Bridge Builder Communities (BBC) is nearly ready for its first 5 residents. It’s hard to believe that over the course of a year and a half Bridger Builder Communities went from an empty field to framed homes and now completed structures ready for someone to […]

For this episode of Your Hometown Roadtrip, the team stopped by Downtown Augusta's latest restaurant, Bradley's BBQ, to find out what people can expect when they dine in.

Gas prices shot up to $4 per gallon Monday, according to WRDW. Tensions flared between the U.S. and Iran, triggering fresh military actions that rippled through markets. The national average climbed from $3.14 a year ago. Drivers in Georgia now pay $3.77 per gallon, up from $2.91 last year. Augusta...

Hall County murder suspect arrested in Augusta motel AUGUSTA, Ga. — A man wanted in the fatal shooting of an Oakwood woman at a convenience store last week has been arrested in Augusta after a weeklong search involving multiple law enforcement agencies. 45-year-old Antwane Sintell Thurmond of Oakwood was ta