Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Augusta receives donated laptops
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - AT&T and Compudopt are teaming up to donate 100 refurbished laptops to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Augusta. Fifteen of those laptops were distributed to students on Wednesday, who were pre-selected by the organization prior to this event. “Every day our kids come to...
Bus mix-up leaves Ga. kindergartner walking alone on highway
DAWSON, Ga. — A Georgia mother says her daughter was found walking along a highway after the school bus dropped her off at the wrong location. The kindergartner was supposed to be dropped off where her grandfather normally picked her up, Kiara Jones said. Fifth-grade Richmond County students put...
16-year-old charged in deadly Division St. deadly, RCSO says
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – A 16-year-old suspect has been charged with Involuntary Manslaughter in the death of another teen. The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office responded to Division Street at approximately 4:00 p.m. Saturday, March 28th, for a shooting. Upon arrival, deputies located 17-year-old Jaden Harley, who was...
CCSO: Two dead after domestic incident in Grovetown
The Columbia County Sheriff's Office is investigating domestic incident turned deadly, Wednesday.
Harlem High student in trouble over threatening comment
HARLEM, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A Harlem High School student is in trouble after making a threatening comment on Wednesday. In a letter sent to parents, the school says a student made an inappropriate comment of a threatening nature in a classroom. There have been multiple reports of children being approached...
Coroner rushes to scene of shooting in Columbia County
EVANS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - At least one person was apparently killed in a shooting Wednesday afternoon that closed a road in Evans. A Columbia County Coroner’s Office van was at the scene Wednesday evening at Hereford Farm and Blanchard roads after the incident that happened around 5:30 p.m. All...
Dave’s Hot Chicken brings the heat to Augusta
On this week's episode, the Roadtrip crew checks in with the grand opening of Dave's Hot Chicken, right here in Augusta.
‘We’re ready’: Tournament week brings business boost to local restaurants
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Augusta National Women’s Amateur is bringing its own patrons to Augusta each year, and businesses are preparing for those visitors to boost sales. Businesses across the CSRA have been preparing for one of the busiest weeks of the year. “We have been ordering. We’ve...
Augusta downtown construction timeline accelerated, parking plan in development
Downtown Augusta construction could finish in months instead of years under a new accelerated schedule with a completion date in mid-December.
Golden Apple: Charletta Osborne
AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF) Welcome to Career Day in Charletta Osborne’s class. A chance for her 4th-graders to go beyond the textbook and learn about opportunities in the real world. “We have a lot of vendors that have come out to kind of just expose our kids to the career paths they can take when they […]
