Local Animal Services May Expand: Augusta Approves Agreement to Serve Hephzibah
On November 25, 2025, the Augusta Commission in Georgia approved an intergovernmental agreement to expand Augusta Animal Services into the City of Hephzibah. The agreement allows Augusta Animal Services to handle animal-related complaints, manage stray animals, and provide animal control within Hephzibah’s city limits.
House fire spreads to woods, camper along Augusta Road in Aiken County
WARRENVILLE, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Crews battled a house fire early Thanksgiving Day. The fire was reported just before 6:30 a.m. in the 1800 block of Augusta Road. Langley Fire Department crews arrived to find the single-story house fully ablaze. The woods and a camper trailer also caught fire nearby, according...
Man wanted for Robbery by Intimidation at Augusta Dollar General
The Richmond County Sheriff's Office is looking for man wanted in connection to an alleged robbery at an Augusta Dollar General store.
Augusta leaders don’t want to touch Sheriff’s budget as they search for cuts
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – They’ve been at it for weeks, but city leaders need to try again to pass the budget. “Coming Tuesday, I think we’re going to have to cut harder. Let’s go ahead, cut the NGO’s, make a motion, get that passed, let’s go ahead and cut if we’ve got to do layoffs […]
Thanksgiving shoppers face price differences across Augusta stores
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Shoppers making last-minute runs for Thanksgiving essentials found significant price differences across Augusta grocery stores on Wednesday. A price comparison of butter, eggs, milk, bread and cranberry sauce showed Aldi offered the lowest total at $8.94, while Publix had the highest at...
Fort Jackson soldiers celebrate Thanksgiving with camaraderie and comfort food
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — For hundreds of soldiers at Fort Jackson, this Thanksgiving marked their first holiday away from home. Despite the distance, they found solace in a festive celebration alongside their Army family. Across the 9 dining facilities at the base, 12,000 people were served. "Thanksgiving means...
Susan Rhodes indicted on hit-and-run charge out of Edgefield County
EDGEFIELD, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A North Augusta woman who was reported missing for months and later arrested, has been indicted in the crash that occurred moments before her disappearance. Susan Rhodes was indicted on a hit and run charge, duties of driver involved in accident, damage to vehicle only on...
Expect heavy traffic and airport congestion this Thanksgiving holiday
AAA expects Wednesday to be the busiest day on the roads ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Nearly 73 million people are expected to travel by car.
Burke County roadway now reopen following crash
The Burke County Sheriff's Office confirmed deputies are responding to crash with injuries at Highway 23 and Hancock Landing Road Tuesday evening.
2 Augusta families still seek answers in 2010 execution-style killings
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - For many families, Thanksgiving is a time of celebration, but for two Augusta families, the day is wrapped in grief. On Thanksgiving Day 2010, 17-year-old Nancy Cushman and 19-year-old Angela Brooks were found shot to death in downtown Augusta. The killer remains unknown. “It was just...
