Augusta GA

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A judge has dismissed both lawsuits filed against the Columbia County commissioners over the data center rezoning projects. Gregory P. Guido Jr. filed two judicial review petitions on Feb. 25 challenging the Columbia County Board of Commissioners’ approval of major data center rezoning...

A nuclear waste manager at Savannah River Site has been recognized for exemplary work. Kent Rosenberger, the senior director of Environment, Safety, Health, and Quality for Savannah River Mission Completion, was awarded the 2026 Waste Management Symposia Program Advisory Committee Award. The award honors...

GROVETOWN, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A 16-year-old has been arrested in connection to a shooting in Grovetown, according to authorities. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office says Aden Jeremiah Sapp was arrested on Wednesday after a shooting that happened on the 100 block of Cohoe Court on March 12. The arrest...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Over 400 Richmond County students competed in the annual Special Olympics Spring Games on Thursday. The event celebrated inclusion and the transformative power of sport. More than 200 middle and high school students participated in events like the 50-meter dash, soft ball throw, bowling,...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - As Augusta prepares for Golf Week, city crews are paving streets and clearing trash. But outreach workers say a year-round pattern of well-intentioned donations near bridges and homeless camps is making that work harder — and keeping people on the street longer. Major Robert Silas...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Jacob Judson was just looking for a hobby. Now, the CSRA teenager is one of the top junior sporting clays shooters in the world. Judson said he first got involved in shooting sports around age 14 or 15 after struggling to find an activity that felt like the right fit. What began with 4-H...

On Feb. 9, the council voted to appoint Jermaine Martinas Wagener police chief. Martin had been serving as the interim chief since Jan. 12.

Rory McIlroy is preparing for a special return to Augusta National in just three weeks’ time. The reigning Masters champion will host the iconic Champions Dinner on the Tuesday evening, a tradition reserved for those who have won the Green Jacket. Now, McIlroy has revealed his full menu for the occasion, along with...

You know that feeling when your shoulders are permanently attached to your ears and your stress level could power a small city?. There’s a glowing cave in Evans, Georgia, where you can literally sit in a room made of salt and let all that tension melt away like butter on a hot biscuit.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Illegal dumping in Augusta is draining resources and frustrating neighborhoods as the Marshal’s Office handles hundreds of cases each year with a fraction of the staff it once had. The Marshal’s Office told commissioners it handled 691 cases in 2024 and 673 in 2025. So...