Augusta GA

Five electric buses are now part of August Transit. The city leads the Central Savannah River Area with its first battery-powered public transit. Service started this week. Officials unveiled the buses at a recent ribbon-cutting. The $6.2 million project was 90% covered by the Low Emission, No Emission program, with...

WJBF NewsChannel 6's Brad Means brings a live report from the Georgia-Carolina State Fair on Hale Street in Augusta on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025.

WAYNESBORO, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - No decision was made today in the lawsuit between Burke County Sheriff Alfonzo Williams and the Board of Commission. The case centers on a mandamus that Sheriff Williams filed against the county, claiming he is not being given a sufficient budget. Court started at around 9:30...

Augusta has a lot of ball fields to maintain, but some city leaders are calling foul on the request for a new mower.

THOMSON, Ga. - Roadwork in coming days will mean some changes for drivers in Richmond, McDuffie and Burke counties. Telfair Street is closed between Sixth and Seventh streets because of drainage improvement work. Work is expected to be completed within three to four weeks. On Greene Street from Third Street...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) — Augusta’s large federal workforce population, including many military personnel at Fort Gordon and the Department of Veterans Affairs, faces growing uncertainty as the government shutdown continues and federal funding dwindles. Experts say consumer confidence will likely decline, negatively...

APPLING, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A prowler in a Halloween costume landed in some trouble for something he says was just meant as a prank. On Saturday night, a resident of Old Appling Harlem Highway called authorities to report that someone in a “Scream” costume was on his property turning off security lights while carrying...

Charity Tasha Chase was last seen on June 22 at the Applebee's on Windsor Spring Road.

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A North Augusta woman who was reported missing for months and later arrested, has pleaded guilty to charges. According to court records, Susan Rhodes pleaded guilty to charges of reckless driving and open container of alcohol during a disposition on Oct. 2. Rhodes was given...

GROVETOWN, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A Columbia County student is in trouble over an alleged comment on a school bus. Parents were told Monday by Columbia County Alternative School Principal Marlo Leatherwood that the incident happened on Bus 2230. The student made a comment of a threatening nature to those on...