New details emerge on deadly Aiken hit-and-run
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A police report is shedding light on a fatal hit-and-run crash last week that killed a 19-year-old utility worker. The crash happened at 5:34 a.m. Friday at Rutland Drive and Northland Boulevard. The Aiken Department of Public Safety said officers were called to the location after...
Waynesboro man charged with child molestation, bond denied
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A Waynesboro man is in custody after Burke County Sheriff’s Office deputies charged him with four counts of child molestation and three counts of aggravated child molestation. Robert Raymond Tilley, 58, of Waynesboro, was arrested June 23 by the Burke County Sheriff’s Office. Bond...
Gloverville man gets rabies treatment after fox bites him
GLOVERVILLE, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A man in Gloverville was bitten by a rabid fox − one of three rabies incidents in recent days in South Carolina. The fox was found near Augusta Road and Eula Helen Street. It later tested positive for rabies. One cat was exposed and will...
RCSO: 15-year-old runaway, 25-year-old wanted for questioning
The Richmond County Sheriff's Office is looking to locate a runaway 15-year-old, and wants to question a 25-year-old in connection to the incident.
Monday News & Notes
Get ready for the inaugural Aiken Equine Summit taking place this September at Bruce’s Field, right in the heart of the horse capital of South Carolina. This exciting event will feature the first-ever Bruce’s Field 5K, a full vendor fair, demos, an appearance from celebrity guest Will Coleman and much more.
SC Ports Authority temporarily closing a terminal and a pharma expansion in Aiken
Mike Switzer interviews Jessica Holdman, a reporter with the South Carolina Daily Gazette in Columbia, SC. Jessica tells us about the ports pausing activity at the Leatherman terminal and a GLP-1 pharma company in Aiken is expanding. After almost 20 years, Mike Switzer retired from Wells Fargo Securities in 2001...
Homeless man sought for Aggravated Assault in Augusta, RCSO says
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a wanted man. The agency said say 35-year-old Abe Faust is want for an Aggravated Assault that occurred Monday morning on the 1000 block of 15th Ave. Faust is homeless, authorities say, but frequents 1008 15th Avenue.
CSRA Death Cafe holds gathering at Augusta church
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The CSRA Death Cafe hosted a gathering Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Augusta on Walton Way. Death Cafes began as a way to increase awareness about death and encourage people to make the most of their lives. Since 2011, more than 24,000 Death Cafes have been held in 97 countri
Watch Dr. Lena Green on closing the Black mental health gap
Dr. Lena Green, Executive Director of Hope Center Harlem, opens up about dismantling mental health stigma in Black communities, how faith and clinical care work together, and why free culturally responsive therapy is changing lives in Harlem and beyond.
Pedestrian suffers minor injuries in Aiken hit-and-run
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) -A pedestrian suffered minor injuries after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run crash Sunday at the intersection of York Street NE and Rudy Mason Parkway, according to the Aiken Department of Public Safety. A 19-year-old man died early Friday in a hit-and-run Aiken traffic accident,...
