Augusta GA

A man was shot Saturday evening at the Bon Air apartments on Walton Way in Augusta, according to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office. What We Know: Deputies responded to the 2101 Walton Way apartment complex around 7:30 p.m. on May 24, 2025, after reports of a shooting. They found a man with what appeared to be a...

Officers respond to shooting at Bon Air Apartments

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The chance for showers/storms arrives by late tonight into Sunday morning. Morning lows will be near 60 Sunday. Sunday highs will be warmer in the mid to upper 80s. There is a low marginal threat (1/5) for severe storms Sunday and again Memorial Day. Any severe storms that form will be...

A grand jury has ruled that the suspect in a fatal shooting in Burke County will not be charged. District Attorney Jared Williams told News 12 on Friday that Hannah G. Cobb, who was arrested on February 25 on a charge of felony involuntary manslaughter in connection with the shooting death of her 30-year-old...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Summer is starting for our local students. Augusta Recreation and Parks held their 30th annual End of School Block Party. It was held at the Augusta Common as a safe space for the community’s youth to have fun at the end of the school year.

A Richmond County Marshal’s Office sergeant has been terminated following an internal investigation into allegations of misconduct involving forgery and stolen time. On May 21, 2025, the agency began looking into claims that Sergeant Brittney Brown had submitted forged documents related to military leave and was...

Five people have died on Georgia’s roads during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. The holiday weekend officially began at 6 p.m. Friday, May 23, and continues through 11:59 p.m. Monday, May 26. No fatalities were reported from 6 p.m. to midnight. However, four fatalities occurred between midnight and 6...

Allendale County is moving its graduation events inside due to threat rumors. What to know if you’re traveling this holiday weekend in Georgia. The two-state region is getting ready for expected record-breaking travel this Memorial Day weekend, with the lowest gas prices we've seen in years. High School seniors...

When did James Brown’s name disappear from plans for new arena?. With the old James Brown Arena gone, we’re learning its bigger and better replacement may not share the same name. Man wanted for murder in Lumpkin Road shooting. Updated: 1 hour ago. One person is wanted for...

To play Division-I golf at the University of Georgia also means you get to play golf at Augusta National. However, that unique agreement is entirely contingent on academics. Athletes are not allowed to join their teammates at the sport’s most historic course if they get a ‘D.’ Although it depends on where you look,...