Gas leak in North Augusta closes roads near SRP Park
The North Augusta Department of Public Safety responded to a gas leak near SRP Park on Wednesday afternoon.
Augusta University receives $2.4M grant to address behavioral health challenges
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A new $2.4 million grant is empowering Augusta University students with hands-on training to address the community’s behavioral health challenges. Local experts say that while the community may struggle with many of these challenges, they hope a new grant will help change that in the long...
Tracing the tragic death of Evans grad and the man who’s a suspect
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - We’re learning more about the Florida DUI death of an ex-resident of Grovetown that’s set off a search for the former CSRA resident who’s a suspect. Jacksonville Beach police issued an arrest warrant on Oct. 21 for Robin Nikolas McAlarney, who’s now about...
Arrest made, suspect wanted for questioning only in connection to 3-year-old shot in Augusta
The Richmond County Sheriff's Office announced suspects have been identified in connection to a shooting that left a 3-year-old recovering from gunshot wound on Sunday.
Man gets decades in prison for shooting teenage girl at Aiken Walmart
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A suspect was sentenced to decades in prison for a shooting that injured a teenage girl at an Aiken Walmart. Stephen Christopher Foreman pleaded guilty but mentally ill in connection with the June 7, 2023, shooting at the Walmart on Whiskey Road. He was sentenced on...
Georgia Power approves proposed power consumption model for data center in Columbia County
The Columbia County Board of Commissioners provided an update on the progress concerning the proposed data center project at a meeting on Tuesday.
Augusta John Deere Workers Secure New Four-Year Contract with Wage Increases and Improved Benefits
On November 12, 2025, members of IAM Local 2789 at John Deere’s Augusta, Georgia facility ratified a new four-year collective bargaining agreement. The contract covers 300 workers, including 120 IAM members. Negotiations lasted two weeks and were led by IAM District 243 Business Representative Cal Nachimson.
Deputies look for missing 15-year-old in Augusta
Palashia Lewis, 15, was last seen on Nov. 16 around 1 p.m. on the 1800 block of Cheryl Drive, according to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.
Deadline passes for Augusta to approve the 2026 budget
Under city code, commissioners set this meeting as the deadline for approving next year's budget, but the budget battle rages on.
Pedestrian dies several days after being stuck by car in North Augusta
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WJBF) – Just before 8:00 Wednesday morning, the Aiken County Coroner’s Office responded to WellStar Medical College of Georgia for a pedestrian death. The incident occurred on November 14th, at approximately 6:00 pm in the area of 197 Old Edgefield Road in North Augusta. The victim has been...
