Augusta GA

CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - The Chatham County Police Department says they are working to locate a suspect in connection with a financial card transaction fraud case. The photo above was taken by security cameras at a bank in Augusta on April 29, 2026, as the unidentified suspect tried to withdraw funds from the victi

WAGENER, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A 77-year-old man has been identified as the victim in a deadly Wagener crash on Monday. According to the Aiken County Coroner’s Office, Ernest M. Gleaton was the driver of his 2007 Ford F-150 truck traveling south on Festival Trail Road. Officials say around 9:25...

AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — The Aiken County Coroner’s Office is investigating a crash that killed a Wagener man. The crash happened Monday at 9:25 am on Festival Trail Road near Airport Road. Ernest M. Gleaton, 77, was driving his 2007 Ford F-150 truck south on Festival Trail...

ATLANTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Georgia Power says it has cut a deal to shave about $4 off the average monthly power bill starting in June. The agreement would still need to be approved later this month by the Georgia Public Service Commission. It’s the result of negotiations with the commission’s...

Residents near the Dogwood Terrace Apartment Complex off Old Savannah Road may notice a heavy law enforcement presence and hear loud bangs May 12-13.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) — A golf tournament and a slate of events are honoring culture and community through the Lucy C. Laney Museum. 10TH ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENTAt the center of it all is the 10th annual golf tournament, held Saturday, May 16. “This is actually our 10th anniversary,” said Leon Maben. “We approached the bo

An Augusta biomanufacturer will start making ammunition in the global fight against malaria. Manus last week broke ground at its local plant on Lovers Lane on a production facility to produce artemisinin. The chemical is a key starting component in drug treatments to treat the deadly mosquito-borne illness. Malaria kil

GEORGIA — A crash has shut down the entrance ramp from Washington Road to Interstate 20 eastbound in Augusta on Tuesday morning, according to authorities. Richmond County deputies responded to the single-vehicle crash on I-20 eastbound. Investigators said the vehicle left the roadway, went through a guardrail and came

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Drivers who rely on Whiskey Road may soon see some relief. Work is already underway on the Powderhouse Road Connector project, and Aiken city leaders say the first phase remains on track to open by the end of the summer. Richard Abraham, who lives near Whiskey...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Augusta Mini Theatre held a ceremony Monday remembering a 1970 riot and honoring mortician Carrie J. Mays. The event marked 56 years since downtown Augusta erupted as thousands protested and set fire to businesses after the suspicious death of Charles Oatman, a Black teenage inmate.