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Rocky partners with Bilt to pay rent for residents in his childhood Harlem building. Rent-free campaign coincides with release of Rocky's first album in 8 years. Gesture reflects Rocky's deep connection to Harlem and desire to give back. A$AP Rocky is turning a personal milestone into a powerful act of...

GROVETOWN, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A motorcycle crash on Interstate 20 eastbound has caused some traffic backups Wednesday morning. Columbia County deputies assisted in the crash after Georgia State Patrol troopers were in pursuit of the motorcycle, according to the sheriff’s office. Reports of the crash came in around...

Wacky Wayne's in North Augusta will keep its doors open late on Dec. 30 and 31. Why? The shop expects a flood of shoppers hunting for fireworks before the clock strikes midnight on New Year's. "We have been stocking and getting ready for customers, and we have way more variety...

More than 1,000 people were arrested before Christmas in an immigration operation named in honor of Laken Riley.

A 76-year-old Athens man who was rescued by firefighters from a burning house on Christmas Eve has been released from the Augusta Burn Center, a spokesman for the Athens-Clarke County Fire Department said Tuesday. “He has been released and is expected to make a full recovery,” Fire Capt. Kevin Kearney said. The man...

The Patch, the re-envisioned Augusta Municipal Golf Course, is just months from opening to the public with construction progressing on schedule.

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Salvation Army in Aiken is down to its last bed for men as temperatures drop, leaving the city’s only overnight emergency shelter nearly at capacity. The shelter is prepared to put out cots if the need arises, according to Mario Williams, shelter manager for...

Via Cognitive Health will launch of the second series of Lifelong Learning Courses in January 2026. Courses will be offered in five-week sessions for one hour per week with instructors representing Augusta University, Georgia University Extension and Georgia Forestry Commission, according to a news release. “Staying...

A data center in Augusta has ballooned in size. Plans filed with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs show the project now spans 2.15 million square feet, double the original proposal. Eagle South LLC acquired the proposal back in June 2024 and reimagined the scope, adding six two-story structures that...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Several major projects that changed the Augusta area wrapped up in 2025, while new developments are set to open in 2026. The Interstate 20 project over the Savannah River finished this spring after starting in December 2019. The project was originally scheduled to be completed by 2024, but...