Augusta GA

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF)– About 80 to 85% of all lung cancers are caused by or attributed to cigarette smoking. But that’s not the only thing. Doctors see a lot of lung cancer in people who don’t normally have those kind of risk factors. So people who are younger, people who’ve never smoked. And it could […]

The Richmond County Board of Education voted 4-3 Tuesday to reverse a proposed closure study for Ellerbe Middle School. Community pushback drove the decision. Last month, officials approved a plan at the work session to examine shutting down the school and cutting costs. Vice Chairwoman Bobbie Sue Ormsby motioned to...

A growing pushback is forming in rural Aiken County over a proposed gas-fired power plant that residents say could change the character of the Montmorenci and New Holland area.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Augusta Commission voted Tuesday to refer unresolved questions from a housing department audit to the federal Office of Inspector General, escalating concerns over missing financial records tied to COVID-19 rental assistance funds. The motion passed after commissioners debated whether to involve the FBI directly or...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A child was shot Tuesday in Augusta. It happened around 2:15 p.m. outside a BP convenience store in the 1200 block of Gordon Highway. Richmond County Coroner Mark Bowen said his staff is not working the case at this time, and the child was taken to a hospital.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A man is behind bars after a shooting incident in Augusta, according to authorities. Giovanni Rodriguez, 26, was arrested on Monday and charged with aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during a crime, according to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office. According to the incident...

GROVETOWN, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A 13-year-old is behind bars after he was accused of rape, according to the Grovetown Police Department. The department says officers responded to Grovetown Middle School on Monday in reference to a sexual assault that happened off campus in Grovetown on April 17. The victim was...

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - The cause of death has been released for an Augusta man who was found dead at an Aiken County utility solar site. The Aiken County Coroner’s Office says 24-year-old Richard L. Marshall died due to a gunshot wound. The coroner’s office says no foul play is suspected.

Sixth-graders at JET Middle School got their first glimpse of future technology through a mobile learning lab featuring a robot dog named Fido, drones and robot cars.

The North Augusta City Council is set to vote on a proposed cyber center to be built next to Brick Pond Park.