Augusta GA

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Seven years after Byron Speller disappeared, his family continues searching for answers about what happened to the 24-year-old father of two. Speller was last seen on June 29, 2018, after getting locked out of his car outside the old Kroger on Wrightsboro Road. His whereabouts remain a...

AIKEN, S.C. (WJBF) – The Aiken Department of Public Safety is confirmed it responded to the scene of a bank robbery on Wednesday. According to a spokesperson for the city of Aiken Department of Public Safety, the bank robbery happened at The Southern Bank on Barnwell Avenue NW. In a news release sent Nov. 5, […]

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - TSA and air traffic control workers at Augusta Regional Airport have been working without pay for nearly a month, prompting local churches and businesses to organize meal support for the affected federal employees. Despite the financial hardship, airport operations continued normally with...

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A 24-year-old man has been identified after he was found dead on Edgefield Highway Thursday morning. The Aiken County Coroner’s Office says it responded to the 2000 block of Edgefield Highway, at a utility solar site, just after 10 a.m. The coroner’s office says a...

One person was killed Tuesday night in a crash on a Midlands area road, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol . The collision happened at about 10 p.m. in Edgefield County, said master Trooper Mitchell Ridgeway. A pedestrian was on Sweetwater Road, near the intersection with Briggs Road , when they were hit...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The James Brown Family Foundation is preparing for what could be its largest turkey giveaway yet as economic pressures from SNAP cuts and federal employee furloughs create increased demand for food assistance. The Godfather of Soul’s impact remains visible throughout Augusta on street...

The City of Grovetown will close its offices at noon on Monday, November 10, 2025, for the Veterans Day holiday. Offices will reopen on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, during normal business hours.

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – A Columbia County Fire recruit died Tuesday during a training program. The public relations director released the following state: Fire Recruit Daly’s cause of death has not been released.

Augusta Mayor Garnett Johnson announced Monday a portion of the Augusta Canal Towpath is being reopened after it was closed from damage sustained in Hurricane Helene.

A 23-year-old accused of killing his 21-year-old ex in Gwinnett County on Halloween died from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound over the weekend after being chased by law enforcement in Columbia County. Gwinnett County police found the body of Elajia Whitley, 21, when they responded to a report of a...