Augusta city leaders seek public input on 2026 budget
AUGUSTA (WJBF) – Augusta City leaders want residents to sound off on the 2026 budget. They want to know what YOU think the money should be spent on. Should it be roads, drainage, public buildings, infrastructure needs, or something else? Fill out the City of Augusta Budget Survey to make your opinion known. Click...
Augusta commissioners slam living conditions, crime at Bon Air Apartments
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Bon Air Apartments – site of at least two shootings and one suspicious death in the past month – was a topic of discussion for Augusta Commission members at Tuesday’s meeting. Aside from crime problems, the Section 8 apartment building that was...
Burke County deputies ask for help in finding missing man
WAYNESBORO, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Deputies with the Burke County Sheriff’s Office are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing man. Steven Duane Gladson was last seen leaving his home on June 13 in a GMC Denali pickup truck bearing the Ga. tag BGR 6514 and hauling a camper.
Traffic stop leads to heroin and fentanyl trafficking arrest
On June 17, 2025, officers with the Kinston Police Department’s A-Squad conducted a traffic stop on the 200 block of West New Bern Road for a registration plate violation. During the stop, officers discovered that the driver, Joseph Carr, 58, of North Augusta, South Carolina, did not possess a valid driver’s license.
New details emerge on fiery crash that brought down I-20 bridge
GRANITEVILLE, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Two days after a fiery crash brought down an overpass on I-20, we’re getting more details about the accident even as officials are looking ahead at rebuilding the bridge. It will take nine months to a year to rebuild the Old Vaucluse Road bridge, South...
From Edgefield to the Beaches of Normandy
JL Doolittle standing in front of his home in Edgefield. Story by J. W. “Pete” Peterson, American Legion Post 30. As the sun rose over Edgefield County on the morning of June 6, 1944, residents awoke to the familiar warmth of a South Carolina summer, unaware that a local son was among the first wave of soldiers...
Suspect wanted for Lumpkin Road homicide turns himself in
An 18-year-old suspect who was wanted for Murder in a deadly shooting on Lumpkin Road back in May has turned himself in to authorities.
RCSO: Woman wanted for questioning, considered ‘armed and dangerous’
A woman is wanted for questioning in reference to an Aggravated Assault, according to the Richmond County Sheriff's Office.
Father, son thank Richmond County deputy who saved their lives
Here's an update on the rebuilding of the Old Vaucluse Road overpass on Interstate 20. Have you seen these missing people in Richmond County?. A runaway teenager and a missing senior have prompted alerts from the Richmond County Sheriff's Office. City of Grovetown emergency operations join Columbia County 911 center.
Children’s camp focuses on cooking and home management skills
The campers at VeryVera’s Cooking Camp stood in the laundry room of the home management house, discussing the cardinal rules of laundry. The first rule – make sure all pockets are empty. “My mom once washed a tube of lipstick,” one of the campers lamented. Discussing the...
