Augusta GA

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Richmond County Sheriff Eugene Brantley will hold a news conference Wednesday afternoon on multiple topics. The news conference will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the sheriff’s headquarters, 400 Walton Way. News 12 will be there, and we plan to stream it right here. The topics...

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – One person has died after a crash on Washington Road in Columbia County. Crews responded Wednesday to the scene of the fatal crash at the intersection of Washington Road and Throughbred Lane in Evans, near the Mullins Crossing shopping center. During clean up and investigation, the Columbi

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A man turned himself into jail Tuesday morning in connection to a crash that killed a 46-year-old woman in May. According to South Carolina Highway Patrol, Joshua Haines, 43, was booked into the Aiken County Detention Center and charged with felony DUI resulting in death and driving without a

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Seven years after 22-year-old Marcellus Flores was shot and killed outside his home, his mother is still searching for answers and working to keep his story from being forgotten. Hope Ciccio said she continues to look through photos and memories of her son, including one picture...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Richmond County Sheriff Eugene Brantley on Wednesday discussed teen violence and guns in the aftermath of a fatal shooting at a party for teenagers. The shooting happened early Saturday at a short-term rental home in the 200 block of Warren Road. Brantley said the home had been rented for a t

Aiken County Public School District nabbed $17,750 through Innovative Teaching Mini Grant Awards from Savannah River Nuclear Solutions for 2026. Twenty-seven teachers will use the money to launch supplemental projects at their schools. Savannah River Nuclear Solutions distributed $75,000 to almost 110 educators from th

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The parent company of E-Z-GO has announced it plans to split its products as Textron looks to become a “pure-play” aerospace and defense company. Textron’s specialized vehicles production headquarters is in South Augusta. On its LinkedIn page, it boasts a workforce of more...

New testing is shedding light on E. coli levels in the Savannah River. While some residents are concerned about water safety officials say the problem isn't as widespread as some may think.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The parents of a baby girl are in jail after the baby was transported to the hospital with broken bones and a brain bleed, according to authorities. Richmond County deputies arrested Mary Green, 19, and Jasiah Bethea, 20, on Monday, according to jail reports. According to...

A proposed 500-home subdivision off Gregory Lake Road is on hold after North Augusta Planning Commission members raised safety concerns.