Augusta GA

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Volunteers from all over the country are set to arrive in the CSRA to assist community members still reeling from the impact of Hurricane Helene. 1 month later, has Operation City Clean Up helped beautify Augusta?. After more than a month of weekly cleanups, the Augusta...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - We’re starting a segment called We the People that looks at things and events in our area that make us uniquely American, leading up to the nation’s 250th birthday next July 4th. This week, we are taking you to the Lucy C. Laney Museum...

WAYNESBORO, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A recall effort against Burke County Sheriff Alfonzo Williams is moving forward. On Tuesday, we learned that organizers attained enough signatures to file the recall application in a third of the required time. The recall effort was launched by Traci Hollingsworth, who, in June, was...

The family of Byron Jackson, 45, of North Augusta, is seeking answers following his death after an encounter with Irmo police last month. At a press conference held Tuesday afternoon, civil rights attorney Bakari Sellers raised concerns about how the incident was handled and the lack of information released to the...

SRP Federal Credit Union unveiled a new SRP Virtual Teller ATM in Aiken County this month.

Aiken, SC – Michael Poda, 34, a band teacher at Schofield Middle School in Aiken, South Carolina, has been charged with five counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. Authorities say the arrest followed a tip received by the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office, prompting an investigation that led to his arrest.

After unprecedented drought conditions last summer and some significant flooding last fall, there is a glimmer of hope for farmers. We’re learning the name of a 41-year-old man who was killed in a shooting on Windsor Spring Road on Sunday morning. Be on the lookout for this runaway Richmond...

Nine people were injured in a “stampede” at the Vine City MARTA station Monday night. Columbia County man arrested in rape of 6-year-old A 67-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a girl who was less than 10 years old, according to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office.

As construction continues through downtown Augusta, the James Brown Statue is being temporarily relocated for safekeeping, according to the City of Augusta.

UPDATE: The child is alive, according to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. The child is currently at the Wellstar Children’s Hospital of Georgia as of 8:05 p.m. July 15. COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that first responders are on the scene of a nonresponsive...