Compass for Hope Christmas Special Giveaway in JBA parking lot
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Compass for Hope will be hosting a special Christmas Celebration during its weekly outreach on Sunday, December 28th, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the James Brown Arena parking lot. According to organizers, the gathering will include Compass for Hope’s regular weekly giveaway items along...
Beloved Augusta Chronicle outdoors editor Bill Baab dies at age 90
Bill Baab, the longtime Augusta Chronicle sports writer and editor with a sportsman's heart and a collector's soul, has died. He was 90. As The Chronicle's outdoors editor for 35 years, Baab wrote weekly newspaper columns for generations of Augusta-area anglers. Readers followed his valued fishing information and...
Final days to donate: The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle ends Christmas Eve
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF)- With just two days left, the Salvation Army of Augusta is calling on the community to help close the gap for the 2025 Red Kettle Campaign. They are needing needs about $50,000 to close the gap before the end of Christmas Eve. This is The Salvation Army`s largest fundraiser of the year. […]
Internet tech steals explicit photos from local woman’s phone, cops say
GROVETOWN, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A broadband technician was arrested after snooping on a customer’s cellphone, where he found sexually explicit images of the owner and forwarded them to himself, according to police. And police say it wasn’t the first time he’d done something like that. WOW technician...
RCSO asking for help locating runaway teenagers
RICHMOND COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office needs the public’s assistance in locating a runaway 16-year-old and a runaway 15-year-old. According to authorities, Miguel Tarazona, 16, who has been described to be 5’4″ and 138 pounds, and Adrian Tarazona, 15, who has been described to be 5’9″ and...
SRP Board of Directors approves $115,000 for over 20 local charities
SRP Federal Credit Union announced its Board of Directors approved a special Random Acts of Kindness initiative totaling $115,000 in donations to 23 local charities.
Augusta firefighters distribute toys for Christmas
Firefighters with the Augusta Fire Department handed out toys in time for Christmas on Monday.
Salvation Army calls on public to fill $50K gap in final push
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Salvation Army of Augusta’s 2025 Red Kettle Campaign is still $50,000 short of its goal. The organization is calling on the community to come forward and fill that gap before the campaign ends on Christmas Eve. The Red Kettle Campaign is the Salvation Army’s...
Project Refresh holds biggest homeless aid event of year
Homeless people had access to showers as well and bountiful holiday meals during a special Project Refresh day.
Project Refresh holds monthly shower event ahead of Christmas
Project Refresh held its monthly shower event on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025. This time, in addition to their free showers and grooming services, the non-profit handed out meals, toys and clothes ahead of Christmas.
