Augusta GA

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - An 83-year-old Army veteran received the keys to a new home Thursday after losing his house of 50 years to Hurricane Helene. Stanley Wilmot served in the Army and lost his longtime home when the hurricane struck the area. The Home Builders Association of Greater Aiken and Augusta built a...

The leak was reported at Railroad Avenue and Center Street around 12:30 p.m. Both roads are closed until further notice, according to officials.

GRANITEVILLE, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A man has been arrested after he was accused of assaulting and kidnapping his friend, according to authorities. George Williams, 26, was arrested Thursday after an incident at the Kalmia Apartment complex. According to the incident report, Williams and his friend got into an argument,...

Stephen Christopher Foreman pleaded guilty but mentally ill in connection with the June 7, 2023, shooting at the Walmart on Whiskey Road.

BOSTON — Inside the wide mouth of a stoneware jar, Daisy Whitner’s fingertips found a slight rise in the clay — a mark she hoped was a trace left behind by her ancestor, an enslaved potter who shaped the vessel nearly 175 years ago in South Carolina.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Approving a balanced budget is taking time, and city leaders say it will take cuts. “We’re turning over every leaf, George. If anybody who watched the commission budget session yesterday, as well as the budget sessions in the past, we’ve been looking at every opportunity to try to find cuts,”...

For more than a month, Augusta commissioners have been turning a cold shoulder to the administrator proposed 2026 budget, but there is now a sense of progress.

BURKE COUNTY, Ga (WJBF)- In recent weeks, there has been an uptick in gang related violence in Burke County. Now the Burke County Sheriff’s Office and the Waynesboro Police Department are teaming up to put an end to it. Over the last week, the violence ramped up in Burke County with the shooting death of […]

Project Refresh will hold its monthly Shower Day Friday, and a special holiday meal will also be provided in the spirit of Thanksgiving.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Sand Hills Neighborhood Association distributed free turkey dinners at the Sand Hills Community Center. The “Gobble Gobble” event included turkey and side dishes at no cost to attendees. The giveaway ran until 8 p.m. Thursday. South Carolina State University is using virtual reality...