Augusta GA

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Families received new toys and food ahead of Christmas on Thursday during a Toys for Tots drive in Augusta. The giveaway took place at Diamond Lakes Community Center. Organizers provided food for families in need, including turkeys and hams. The holiday fun hit the Kroc Center...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Augusta Fire Department’s toy pickup event brought smiles to children and parents as dozens of families in need collected new gifts to put under the tree. The toys were donated by local businesses, nonprofits and families of Augusta Fire Department members. For organizers, the...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) — Santa, Mrs. Claus, and the Grinch stop by weekend Good Morning Augusta ahead of Christmas.

As travel is ramping up, they’re also seeing gas prices continue to go down, and those in our area are taking notice.

Curtis Ray White, 40, was last seen at approximately 4 a.m. on Dec. 22 at the 500 block of Bennock Mill Road.

An Evans, Ga. man was injured in a single-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle on December 21 on Highway 21, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. Trooper Joshua Thompson said the crash occurred at approximately 3 p.m. on Sunday. “The crash occurred when the 2018 Indian motorcycle operated by Charles...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The family of a woman killed in a domestic violence incident in January has started a foundation in her honor and held its first event. Chartara Courtney was shot to death by her boyfriend, Willie Wimbley, who then killed himself, according to law enforcement in Harrisburg, North Carolina.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Vulnerable Adult Guardian ad Litem Program of South Carolina prepared 100 holiday stockings and delivered them to vulnerable adults. Receiving the stockings were some in assisted living and skilled nursing facility locations in the CSRA. Toys for Tots has extended its donation...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History and Conference Center announces the release of its 2026 calendar. The calendar highlighting Black history is titled “Augusta Achievers - Celebrating Augusta’s Black History: Trailblazers, Gamechangers, Luminaries, Pacesetters.”. Every month...

Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Friday night on Teapot Road in Beech Island, according to the Aiken County Coroner’s Office. At approximately 8:13 p.m. on Friday, December 19, the Coroner’s Office responded to WellStar MCG to investigate the death of Demarcus Crawford, 30. Crawford had...