Augusta GA

A citizen has filed two separate judicial review petitions challenging Columbia County Board of Commissioners’ approval of major data center rezoning projects.

The Burke County sheriff’s office has released a social media video after a Burke County inmate was accused of throwing human waste on two correctional officers.

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A man is facing sexual exploitation charges after a cyber tip lead officers to investigate, according to authorities. According to jail reports, Michael Krueger was arrested on Wednesday and charged with five counts of sexual exploitation of a minor in the third degree. Aiken public safety...

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division continues to investigate a shooting that occurred on December 28, 2025, in Edgefield County.

WARRENVILLE, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Two more suspects have been arrested in the June 2025 shooting death of an 18-year-old in Warrenville, according to authorities. According to the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office, Tyrese Washington, 25, and Freziyeth Culbreath, 22, were arrested on Tuesday. Both are charged with accessory...

It’s still hard to believe that Jeff Babineau is no longer with us. When the PGA of America announced that Babs would posthumously receive the 2026 PGA Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism, it felt both entirely fitting and deeply bittersweet. The award will be presented April 8 at the 52nd ...

The event is a fundraiser hosted by the Burn Foundation of America for pediatric burn patients. A cast of storybook characters is expected to attend.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Lucy Craft Laney is buried in front of the high school that bears her name — and the institution she founded more than 140 years ago is still educating the Augusta community today. Dr. Cordaryl Middleton, principal of Lucy C. Laney High School, said he...

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Authorities have arrested a teenager in connection with the fatal shooting of Cam’ron Hallingquest earlier this month, according to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies arrested 16-year-old Jimon Timon Rhodes of Augusta on Tuesday, February 24th, in the 400 block of Walton Way in...

AUGUSTA, Ga. — A former Ramada Inn on Gordon Highway has been converted into a seven-acre apartment complex, offering a potential solution to the shortage of safe and affordable housing near Fort Gordon. The 210 Club Apartments, located at 210 Reservation Way, off Gordon Highway near Interstate 520, held...