Augusta GA

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – One year after Hurricane Helene struck the CSRA, a local church is organizing a community-wide resource day. The event will focus on recovery, unity, and healing.. Cornerstone Assembly Church in Augusta is partnering with the Christian organization Convoy of Hope to host Hope After Helene on...

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Nurture Home in Aiken is a transitional housing program for women suffering from mental illness. They provide structured interventions to empower each woman to become self-sufficient. They offer weekly support groups that enable residents to become empowered and confident in their...

EVANS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A student was found with a knife at Greenbrier High School, according to school officials. In a letter sent to families on Friday, officials say the knife was found during an “ongoing, unrelated investigation.”. Metal detectors are coming to all Richmond County high schools. The...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Through the Future on the Line phone bank, Paine College students and community members spent Saturday calling Richmond County-area voters to make sure they were registered to vote—ahead of the October 6 deadline. This comes after a recent voter purge that impacted hundreds of thousands...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - It has been one year since Hurricane Helene struck the CSRA, leaving 29 people dead. In Augusta, the city held a commemoration along with a marker dedication, remembering the seven from the area who lost their lives in the storm. Six of the seven families of...

The fabric of trust that binds a community and its institutions, such as the American tax system, has been compromised by the fraudulent actions of an Augusta "ghost" tax preparer, who has been handed a prison sentence and a hefty restitution bill. According to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Allen Brown,...

Leaders from across the CSRA joined the leadership at Fort Gordon Friday for a redesignation ceremony.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – On October 8th, 1975, the Augusta Mini Theatre was born, and 50 years later, Tyrone and Judith Simon Butler, the winners of the Mary L. Jones Black Affirmation Award for the month of September, are now celebrating this major milestone. The Butlers have been pouring into the lives of young people...

WAYNESBORO, Ga. (WJBF)- Saturday marks 365 days since one of the worst storms in the CSRA’s history. They call Waynesboro the bird dog capital of the world—but one year after the hurricane, it’s the same place where people like Jeff Phillips are still recovering. “We were building a house when it hit. On the new […]

UPDATE: David Dusenbury has turned himself in, according to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office on Friday. AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s help in locating a wanted man. 47-year-old David Dusenbury is wanted for an incident that occurred on the 200 block of River...