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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

The Splatter Place in North Augusta is set to close this month, according to an announcement from the business on Thursday.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - One in four people in the area face food insecurity, and Golden Harvest Food Bank is working to reduce that number. That effort is intensifying as summer meal programs for children come to an end and the number of people in need has reached a new high.

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — One of the most recognizable features at North Augusta’s Living History Park could soon get a second life. City leaders have approved a request to redirect grant funding toward restoring the park’s water wheel, which was removed because of deterioration and damage caused by Hurricane Helene.

The Salvation Army of Augusta is in the final stages of opening a new homeless shelter after receiving $4.83 million in federal funding.