Augusta GA

EVANS, Ga (WJBF) – Spooky season comes to an end in the CSRA. Wizards, pirates, ghosts and other costumes were on display as people asked for a trick or a treat at Mitchell Park. Some people decided to go with a group costume for the night. They remained determined in the effort even if something […]

AUGUSTA — A 22-year-old man was taken into custody at a Jim ‘N Nick’s restaurant in Augusta on Halloween after employees called for help, saying he had a gun and was alone with a manager in a closed room. What happened: Deputies arrived at 275 Robert C....

Renters in Augusta saw apartment listing prices increase 8% from September 2025's median of $1,248, an analysis of new data from rental marketplace Zumper shows. The typical apartment listed for rent at $1,350 in September. Median listing prices in Augusta are trending slightly upwards from the previous month's $1,320 price. The data covers all bedroom sizes, ranging from studios to four-bedroom units, within the specified metropolitan area. It reflects the median rent for all listings that were

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - With midterm elections just three days away, Democratic nominee for Georgia Secretary of State Judge Penny Brown Reynolds made a final campaign push Saturday afternoon, speaking to voters at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Augusta. Reynolds, who is challenging Republican state Rep. Tim Fleming, emphasized a...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Eight kids are in the running for Youth of the Year, and only one of them can take home the $20,000 scholarship. The road to get there has been long for the eight candidates, and Martez Favis, vice president of operations at Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Augusta, has been there since the beginning. He said all of them are already winners.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – On October 31st, at about 1:52am, the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 900 block of Broad Street in reference to shots fired. Upon arrival, deputies learned that 23-year-old Trey’von Jordan Grandison of Stevens Creek Road, had has been shot. He was transported to Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center for […]

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A 23-year-old man died after a shooting at a downtown location that’s been troubled by past violence. The Richmond County Coroner’s Office said Saturday morning that Trey’von J. Grandison, 23, of Augusta, was shot at least once at Broad Street and 10th Street.

BATESBURG-LEESVILLE S.C. (WJBF) – South Carolina republican gubernatorial candidate Alan Wilson made a campaign stop at Shealy’s BBQ. He was joined by other candidates and government leaders including Georgia Governor Brian Kemp. Wilson shook hand with voters and talked about affordability in South Carolina. He said part of his solution is to get rid of […]

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Artist Baruti Tucker is known as the gifted hands, and it’s because of that gifting, he understands the importance of the arts especially in the CSRA. Not only is Tucker using his hands to express himself, he is also using his words to cultivate the “vibration of creativity” in the city […]

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Nearly a month after being run over and shot by a suspect, an Aiken County deputy has been released from care to go home. Deputy Ethan Crosby had been with the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office for a little over a year before the shoot-out happened on Oct. 5.