Augusta GA

The South Carolina Office of Resilience has opened three regional offices to serve households that are still affected by damage Hurricane Helene wrought nearly a year-and-a-half ago. SCOR’s Hurricane Helene Housing Recovery Program -- part of a $150 million HUD-funded initiative to rebuild the Upstate -- now has...

While touring with Disney’s “The Lion King”, Russell Joel Brown performed on renowned stages around the globe including a stint on Broadway, but on Monday, he’ll realize a lifelong dream. “For 61 years, I’ve been waiting to go to Carnegie Hall, and it’s finally happening,” said...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Augusta neighbors have organized to express concerns about a data center that’s going up next door. The group will address the Augusta Commission on Tuesday about the data center that’s planned next to the Haynes Station subdivision. The east edge of the site is...

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - An accident on Interstate 20 is causing headaches Monday afternoon. A News 12 crew says a tractor trailer carrying one part of a mobile home rolled over into the median on I-20. According to the South Carolina 511 website, traffic is slowed from Exit 1...

LEGO fans came out Jan. 17 to Lakemont Presbyterian Church to see LEGO displays, build cars from the bricks and buy sets at the CSRA Brick Con. Charmain Z. Brackett, the publisher of Augusta Good News and Inspiring: Women of Augusta, has covered Augusta’s news for more than 35 years. She’s won multiple Georgia Press...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to keep a lookout for two men wanted for an alleged armed robbery. 20-year-old Christian Ian White and 17-year-old Derrick Gaines Jr. are accused of an incident that occurred Saturday around 2:45 pm on the 3500 block of Jack Kelly Road....

BLYTHE, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A local mother has been arrested on charges of first-degree cruelty to children following an investigation into allegations of physical abuse. Khrystal Burgess, 30, was arrested on Saturday after authorities say they reviewed video evidence of an alleged assault that occurred earlier in the...

Unfortunately for our snow lovers, most of South Carolina missed out on the snow today. We did get a few reports of a brief rain/snow mix in parts of Aiken and Edgefield counties, but for most areas it was just a cold rain. That cold rain will continue to move...

With Martin Luther King Jr. Day approaching, thousands gathered downtown Saturday to honor the civil rights leader’s legacy during Augusta’s annual MLK Jr.  Parade.

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is seeking a person wanted for aggravated assault in Augusta.