Augusta GA

AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF)- The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office needs your help finding a missing teen. 17-year-old Layla Nicolette Eanes was last seen on Sunday at around 7 a.m. on the 3300 Block of Blanchard Road. Eanes left by unknown means. Her clothing description is also unknown. She’s described as 5’05”, 110 lbs. Her...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Temperatures will start to rise Today a few degrees above average. A prolonged, dangerous heat wave is expected over the CSRA this weekend into next week. Today will stay mostly dry, and temperatures will be hotter than what we’ve been dealing with since Wednesday. Highs will...

AIKEN, S.C. (WJBF)- UPDATE | We now know the identity of the victim in the crash. 28-year-old Summer Poole of New Ellenton died in a crash between a sedan and her motorcycle. The Aiken County Coroner tells us she will be autopsied in Newberry. One person is dead after a crash in Aiken County. The […]

Judge sets $1 million bond for Richland County man charged with hate crime. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott identified the suspect who was the first arrest under the county’s new hate intimidation ordinance. FIRST ALERT: EXTREME HEAT WARNING in place through the weekend. Updated: 10 hours ago. The prolonged...

RICHMOND COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – The Richmond County Board of Education wants your input on the two finalists for School Superintendent. The school board is asking you to take part in survey that can be found on the school district’s website. Dr. Malinda Cobb and Dr. Keith Simmons were selected as the candidates earlier...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Volunteers with the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church said its disaster response trailer was stolen from a work site Thursday night. They said the trailer was stolen from the area of Ingleside Drive. Law enforcement is searching for the trailer that may have...

There's always a festival, market and other cultural happening in the Garden City from week to week and we've chosen to spotlight these events for the weekend of July 25-27. Each week, the Chronicle will publish a list of options for things to do in the Augusta area. Please note that the events in this list are...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Judge Tianna Bias, the recipient of the Mary L. Jones Black Affirmation Award for the month of July, has always had a passion to advocate for others, and throughout her career as an attorney and now juvenile court judge, Bias says she wants to ensure that she is doing her part to inspire […]

A truck was struck by lightning and caught fire at the Fort Custer Recreation Area in Augusta on Thursday.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Get ready for some lane closures at the state line and downtown for the next few days. The inside lanes of Broad Street between Eighth Street and Ninth Street, adjacent to the Augusta Common, will be closed to vehicle traffic to allow for the start of construction on the James Brown Linear...