Augusta GA

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A man is wanted in connection to a shooting that injured a woman, according to officials. Timothy Erving Barnes, 38, is wanted for aggravated assault after a shooting that happened on Feb. 4 on the 2500 block of Kensington Drive East. According to the incident report,...

A spokesperson for Trader Joe's confirmed Monday there are plans in place to bring the grocery store chain to Evans, Ga.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – A teenager who went missing last August has been identified as the body found in river on Lock and Dam Road days later. Richmond County Corner, Mark Bowen, confirmed to NewsChannel 6 that 16-year-old Michael Houston who went missing on August 18th, 2025, was found in the Lock and Dam on […]

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Five suspect have been arrested and another is being sought after gunfire was shot into a home with multiple children inside in Augusta, according to authorities. The shooting happened on Friday around 4 a.m. on the 1100 block of D’Antignac Street, according to the Richmond County...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Fred Ridley, chairman of Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters Tournament, announced that Geoff Yang, of Woodside, Calif., has been named chairman of the Masters Tournament Rules and Competition Committees. This role was previously held by Jim Hyler, of Pinehurst, N.C., who was...

Grovetown Fire Rescue is testing hydrants Monday in five locations across the city. What’s Happening: Fire crews are testing hydrants on Pepperhill Drive, Dorn Street, 2nd Avenue, the 600 block of East Robinson Avenue, and Ford Avenue at Grovetown Elementary School. What This Is: Fire departments test hydrants to...

EVANS, Ga. — A land disturbance permit has been approved for phase one of the “Project Pumpkin” data center project, giving the green light to begin bulldozing at the site in southwest Columbia County. The 420-acre site sits between Wrightsboro Road and Appling Harlem Drive and is...

AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF) The storm is long gone, but the recovery from Hurricane Helene continues in the Augusta area. Deke Copenhaver is our guest on this edition of The Means Report. He heads up the Hurricane Helene Long Term Recovery Team. He tells us how faith-based groups have come from other parts of the country […]

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Grovetown Police Department is asking for the public’s help finding a man wanted for kidnapping. The agency says 37-year-old Kendrick Gray was last seen wearing a black hat, dark pants, and a dark shirt. Police say the alleged kidnapping and burglary happened sometime after...

WAGENER, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Two people were injured when a pair of shootings erupted around the same time in Aiken County on Monday. The first shooting was reported around noon near Rawls Mill Pond Road and Old 96 Indian Trail. Deputies say two patients were found on the scene. The...