Augusta GA

EVANS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - An Evans Middle School student is in trouble over an alleged threat. Parents were told in a letter Wednesday that “a student made comments of a threatening nature against other students on the bus this afternoon.”. Administrators and Columbia County School District police were contacted,...

South Carolina health officials confirmed a raccoon tested positive for rabies in Aiken County. The animal was located near Archie Ware Road and Desert Palm Lane in Ridge Spring. According to WRDW, One person had contact with it and received medical guidance. Testing concluded on May 1. The specimen arrived...

U.S. Rep. Rick Allen and colleagues across the region asked the secretary of war to immediately halt plans to gut Fort Gordon’s hospital.

Now that the Defense Health Agency is officially confirming its intent to downgrade Eisenhower Army Medical Center at Fort Gordon, one of the biggest questions for military families is what happens if key services there go away.

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Graduates at Aiken Technical College walked across the stage Tuesday, marking the end of one chapter and the beginning of another. Nearly 400 students earned a certificate, diploma, or degree during the ceremony, surrounded by classmates, faculty and loved ones cheering them on. For many graduates,...

Data center developer QTS released a statement Tuesday as neighbors of the Haynes Station area continue to raise concerns about a planned development near Fort Gordon.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Plans for a long-awaited veterans cemetery in Augusta are moving forward, but local leaders say key deadlines must be met in the coming months. Commissioners said the project has already received approval for a federal grant through the Department of Veterans Affairs, a major step first reported earlier this year.

A proposed change to Eisenhower Army Medical Center is raising concerns among veterans and lawmakers across the CSRA.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The average price for a gallon of gas shot up 30 cents in one week, according to AAA. The national average for a gallon of gas is now $4.38, the highest recorded since 2022. Drivers in California are paying the most to fill up. The current...

A Columbia County homebuilder is asking the county's help fitting two pieces of property together in a small development puzzle. One piece is an oddly shaped pair of adjacent parcels totaling 76 acres, with a southern border fronting Wrightsboro Road, next to the Quaker Knoll subdivision, and across from Water Branch Baptist Church, where Wrightsboro meets Hamilton Road. That's where Ivey Development is proposing...