Augusta GA

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A gas leak was reported Thursday morning in the Azalea Terrace neighborhood on Fort Gordon after a Georgia Power contractor struck a gas line. A Georgia Power contractor was performing work in the residential subdivision when the line was inadvertently struck, according to Georgia Power. The.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Augusta-Richmond County leaders will decide the community’s 2026 property tax millage rate at a public meeting next week. Commissioners will set the rate Sept. 8 at 10 a.m. in the Lee N. Beard Commission Chamber at the Municipal Building, 535 Telfair St. As required by...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Richmond County Marshal’s Office is set to mark a historic moment Wednesday as Lt. Monica Ephraim is promoted to colonel. She’ll become the first Black woman to hold that rank in the agency’s history. Ephraim, a Georgia certified officer with more than...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Off-price retailer Burlington is bringing a new store and its latest look to south Augusta later this year. The company announced plans to open a location at Colony Plaza, 2121 Windsor Spring Road, Suite 100. It will be Burlington’s 46th store in Georgia, joining another one...

A South Carolina man attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of socks said he has surpassed 2,000 pairs.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The City of Augusta announced the playground at the Edward M. McIntyre Sr. Riverwalk will reopen Friday. A grand opening celebration is planned at 10 a.m. on Sept. 4, 2026. The playground is located on the lower level of the levee near the Augusta Riverwalk Marina. The previous playground was seve

Inside the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Augusta, one former unhoused student is working to rebuild the community that supported him.

AUGUSTA, Ga. | Samuel Boddie sits inside the top 10 individually as the Alabama A&M University men's golf team completed the opening two rounds of the Augusta Jaguar Fall Invitational on Monday at Forest Hills Golf Club. Alabama A&M enters Tuesday's final round in eighth place after posting a 15-over-par...

MARTINEZ, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 23-year-old man after he allegedly fled the scene of a crash near West Lake, authorities said. Deputies responded to the crash around 7 p.m. Monday. Investigators said drugs were found inside the vehicle, though the type and quantity...

AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Belmont men's golf team stands in third place after 36 holes of the Jaguar Invitational in Augusta, Georgia. The Bruins carded rounds of 290 and 287 on Monday to finish the day in third place at 577. Host Augusta has the lead at 559, with High Point in second place at 562.