Augusta GA

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A North Augusta family is suing Aiken County Public School District, alleging its 6-year-old son with special needs was hurt, improperly restrained, repeatedly removed from learning and denied the support outlined in his education plan. Dalton and Olivia Kincaid say their son, Jameson,

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - South Aiken High School is temporarily suspending its unique “W.I.N. Time” privilege and shifting to a traditional separate lunch schedule following multiple student altercations on Friday. Over 20 minutes on Friday, Aug. 14, school officials responded to two physical fights and one verbal arg

RICHMOND COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – A parent was detained after an incident involving two adults and a weapon in the parking lot of a Richmond County school. According to Richmond County School System administrators, the incident involved two adults in the parking lot at Hephzibah High School on Thursday. Authorities state t

AIKEN, S.C. (WJBF) – Thirteen people have been exposed to a rabid horse in Aiken County, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Health on Thursday. Officials state that the horse was found near Wire Road and Jaws Lane in Aiken. The Aiken County horse was submitted to DPH’s laboratory for testing on Tuesda

Lauren Alaina is bringing her most personal album yet to the road this fall, and a recent onstage moment with her toddler daughter offers fans a preview of how much family will factor into the experience. Alaina will release her fourth studio album, Stages, on Aug. 28 through Big Loud...

Layoffs this week at a Middle Georgia glass manufacturer and an Augusta area factory making parts for the automotive industry are the latest in what is turning into two straight years of record layoffs in the state. . The Anchor Glass factory in the city of Warner Robins in Houston County...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A local golf facility and a nonprofit are joining forces Saturday to grow the game of golf for women and address barriers keeping some from playing. Amy Andrews founded the nonprofit Take a Swing CSRA to address cost as a barrier to golf. “Our goal is...

AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF) – Military leaders, technology companies and cybersecurity professionals are gathering at the Augusta Marriott Convention Center this week for TechNet Augusta, where conversations range from artificial intelligence and secure networks to preparing the people who will work with emerging technology. Fo

“Each and every day, we sit down as a group, we figure out the guardrails we're going to apply to these agents, [and] we ask ourselves: Is it risk that a human should be answering, or is it risk that an agent can answer?” Lt. Gen. Christopher Eubank said. “And right now, today, humans are all responsible for risk. We h

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A man has died after a shooting in Augusta early Thursday morning, according to authorities. The Richmond County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim as 33-year-old Otis Keith Pearce, of Augusta. The shooting happened on the 3500 block of Rushing Road, according to the coroner’s...