Icy Weekend For Some in the CSRA: Winter Weather Creates Travel Hazards and Power...
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A significant winter weather event blanketed northern parts of the Central Savannah River Area over the weekend, creating hazardous driving conditions and leaving some without power. The Great I-20 Divide. The ice event that gripped the CSRA this weekend was a setup where warm air aloft...
Finding Solutions: Nonprofit Compass for Hope helps get homeless out of the cold
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A local nonprofit took an unprecedented step to protect people experiencing homelessness during recent dangerous cold weather by renting motel rooms for nearly 25 people. Compass for Hope, a group that helps those experiencing homelessness, rented out motel rooms over the weekend when...
Take a look: Hundreds turn out for Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade
Hundreds turned out for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade through downtown Augusta on Jan. 17, 2026. Take a look. More: SEE IT: Augusta celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. with parade This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Take a look: Hundreds turn out for Martin Luther King Jr....
I-20 crash leaves two dead
A Saturday morning crash in Lexington County has left two people dead. 90-year-old Murray Kenneth Paxton of Lexington, and 22-year-old Emery Thomas Woody of Augusta, Georgia were both killed in a crash on I-20 near the 63-mile marker around 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher said Paxton...
Victim identified in fatal Augusta shooting; suspect wanted
The Richmond County coroner on Monday released the name of a victim killed in a shooting last week in Augusta.
An update on possible passenger rail service for Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. - A Georgia Department of Transportation report shows major progress on a plan that could bring passenger rail service to Augusta. The proposal would connect Savannah and Atlanta by rail, with an option to pass through Augusta. The ATL-SAV Passenger Rail Study saw significant progress in Fiscal Year...
Human trafficking impacts CSRA communities as new data reveals local cases
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A South Carolina report shows seven tips investigated in Aiken County, while Richmond County remains a high-risk area in Georgia. South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson released the 2025 Annual Human Trafficking Report, showing the State Law Enforcement Division investigated more than...
Little Howie’s of Aiken owner shares history, passion for customers
AIKEN, S.C. (WJBF) – Viewers had been asking the Your Hometown Road Trip crew to check out Little Howie’s, and on this episode the team stopped in and spoke with the owner, Justin Sanders, about what people can expect when they come in. What is Little Howie’s all about? “Little Howie’s is a family owned […]
Files reveal new details on mysterious Susan Rhodes case
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - We’re learning more about the case of Susan Rhodes, the focus of a monthslong search after vanishing in June following an alleged hit-and-run. The details were obtained from the North Augusta Department of Public Safety through open records laws. Augusta-raised actor hospitalized,...
Multiple People Arrested Following Burger King Brawl Involving Employees
The incident in Augusta, Ga., was initially reported as a shooting, but no shots were fired
