Augusta GA

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Nurse practitioner-owned clinics across Georgia could be forced to close after a state board ruled last month that they can no longer pay supervising physicians. In Georgia, nurse practitioners need a supervising physician to provide care to a patient. For years, practitioner-owned clinics ha

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Augusta-Richmond County Correctional Institute will soon be getting a new warden. The city of Augusta just released the names of the finalists:. News 12 has reached out to get their resumes.

DEARING, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A Dearing man is facing charges of child molestation, aggravated child molestation and incest, the GBI said. Joseph Addison, 45, was arrested June 11 and booked into the McDuffie County Jail, according to inmate records. On June 8, the McDuffie County Sheriff’s Office asked the GBI...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A 3-month-old was found bleeding and unresponsive after her caretaker reported the family dog attacked, according to a 911 call and incident report. The caretaker called 911 after finding Zamora Robinson in the hallway with bite marks she believed were from her dog. “The dog killed...

BURKE COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – The search for a missing Burke County woman entered its 4th day Thursday as investigators continued searching several areas of the county and family members pleaded for the public’s help in finding her. According to the Burke County Sheriff’s Office, 31-year-old Starr Moretti was reported mis

The change will begin next month, according to city officials.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Four people are wanted for questioning in an aggravated assault case in Augusta. The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says the incident happened on the 3200 block of Heritage Circle on Thursday. According to the incident report, deputies responded to the scene in reference to multiple...

Fox Creek Middle School will start classes on July 23 with about 550 students. That's 200 more than predicted. The sixth-grade class has hit capacity and created a 30-student wait list, while grades seven and eight remain open for registration. The $22 million charter school was built next to the...

Aiken City Council discussed raising the local hospitality tax from 1% to 2% during a June 8 work session. The money would pay for a parking deck on Newberry Street and other tourism projects. The current 1% levy on prepared foods brought in $2.4 million in fiscal year 2024-25. City...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – For this episode of Your Hometown Roadtrip the team stopped by Top Golf Augusta and spoke with Event Sales Director, Sean Frantom about what people can expect while visiting. What is Top Golf? “We are a full entertainment venue, focused with Toptracer technology on the golf industry. If you don’t