Augusta GA

GRANITEVILLE, S.C. (WJBF) – The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing person. According to authorities, Charles Edward Williams Jr. was last seen leaving his residence on Halls Country Road in Graniteville about two weeks ago and has not been seen or heard...

AUGUSTA, Ga. - A Savannah woman faces a long road to recovery after a stranger attacked her with acid that ate through her clothes and covered 50% of her body with burns. Ashley Wasielewski is trying to recover after receiving a first round of emergency surgery at the Joseph M. Still Burn Center at Doctors Hospital...

Monday Forecast: A VIPIR 6 Alert Day has been issued this morning for the frigid temps and dangerous wind chill. A cold weather Advisory remains in effect until 10am for the entire CSRA. AM temps will start in the low 20s with wind chills in the teens. Later today sunshine rules with cold highs in the low 40s. The...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A second suspect has been arrested in connection to a shooting incident at a cafe in Augusta, according to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office. Stedmon Jamaal Grant, 34, was arrested Friday in connection to the case, according to deputies. Jail reports show he is charged...

GRANITEVILLE, S.C. (WJBF) – A Trenton man has died after a crash on I-20 in Aiken County. The accident happened on December 12 near mile marker 13. Aiken County Coroner Darryl Ables tells us 42-year-old Kyle L. Barron was riding a 2018 Indian motorcycle when he collided with the back of a Ford Fusion. Barron […]

NORTH AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The North Augusta Department of Public Safety is working to fix a gas leak on West Martintown Road. Crews were on the scene at the intersection of West Martintown Road and Knobcone Avenue around 12:30 p.m. on Monday. The agency says crews are working diligently...

Walking into court, Danielle Edwards thought she might have a chance to get her daughter back—someday.  She’d given birth to Lily two years earlier as a state prisoner, and the relative who’d cared for the child since was seeking full custody. Edwards had been out for a year and was proud of her progress. She […]

Augusta, Ga. - The Augusta women pulled away in the fourth quarter to post a 62-50 win over Georgia College and State University Saturday afternoon at Christenberry Fieldhouse. With the win, the Jaguars improve to 3-1 in Peach Belt Conference play and 6-2 overall The Bobcats fall to 1-4 in conference and 1-8 overall.

GRANITEVILLE — Joe Lewis, the chair of the Aiken County Commission for Technical and Comprehensive Education, has been named the 2025 Trustee of the Year for the Southern Region by the Association of Community College Trustees. “As a Commissioner of Aiken Technical College, much of our work takes place...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Augusta University’s Healthy Grandparents program had its Christmas party Sunday. Santa is continuing his trip across the csra and was at the party to give presents to the kids. The program was started in 1999 to support grandparents raising their children. Augusta University students...