Augusta GA

The backpack program at Golden Harvest Food Bank has extended into the school year to meet rising child hunger needs in Georgia. Recent data shows that a quarter of the state's children lack sufficient food at home. Priscilla Elliott, who works in public affairs at Golden Harvest, shared stark statistics...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office located and and arrested a teen who is accused of shooting his stepfather. The incident happened in 2023 in the Southgate Shopping Center on Gordon Highway. Jaquan Lewis, now 19-year-old, was found in South Carolina. Reports say that Lewis shot his stepfather...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office wants to talk to 2 people about an early morning homicide in Augusta. 40-year-old Willie Lewis and 30-year-old Shynice Cannida are wanted for questioning only in reference to a homicide on the 1100 Block of New Savannah Road August 20th. A shooting there...

Five young men accused of being gang members have been indicted for the shooting death of an Augusta apartment complex property manager.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Nearly a year after Hurricane Helene, hunger still haunts the Augusta community, but Golden Harvest’s Spooky to be Hungry campaign is uniting people to make a difference. “It became our disaster relief campaign, which our community came together and helped rally food and funds to...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Higher storm chances expected today as weak backdoor cool front passes into the region. Drier again Wednesday before increased storm chances return towards the end of the week. Today will be dry initially, but we are expecting scattered showers and storms by the afternoon as a...

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Work is moving quickly on The Hive development off Martintown Road near Interstate 20. Ground was broken on the new development a few months ago. When we spoke to developers, they told us the apartments will go up first, and everything else will start to...

AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has charged a former fire department chief and town employee with breach of trust. Joseph Mark Redd, 66, was charged with Breach of Trust with Fraudulent Intent - value greater then $2,000 but less than $10,000 and Misconduct in Office on Tuesday.

WAYNESBORO, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Waynesboro Police Department is investigating the death of a 49-year-old man, according to authorities. Few details are available, but we know it happened Monday night on Herman Lodge Road. A man who was airlifted to the hospital on Monday after a crash has died from...

Under the Lights week 0 | Let's Hear It For The Band. Under the Lights week 0 | Let's Hear It For The Band. Historic Ga. site up for sale advocates push for preservation. It’s been an ongoing conversation for years about how community groups here can preserve the history of the Weeping Time.