Augusta GA

A vehicle crash is disrupting traffic at two railroad crossings in Midville, the Burke County Sheriff’s Office says. Drivers are being asked to steer clear and use other routes. What’s Happening: According to the Burke County Sheriff’s Office, a vehicle accident is affecting railroad crossings at;. Highway...

Highlights from Sunday's championship game of the American Bracket in the Lexington Roundball Classic.

AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF)- The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office respond an armed robbery attempt on December 27, 2025, at approximately 8:48 pm at the Family Dollar on Broad Street. According to the RCSO, Investigators determined that two suspects entered the business and stole an unknown amount of cash from the register....

BURKE COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – One person is dead after a fatal crash on Highway 23 at Ben Hatcher Road. According to the Burke County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a motor vehicle crash with injuries at approximately 5:20 A.M. on Monday. According to investigators, the preliminary investigators indicated that...

Poison Peach Film Festival returns to the Imperial Theatre Jan. 3-4, 2026 with a couple of plot twists. The long-running festival, which began around 2007, includes an unusual line-up for Saturday night. It features an unfinished film, one that was started in 2011 and a fan film. Joanne Greene’s “Perchance...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - An arctic cold front will take temperatures from 10 to 15 degrees warmer than average Sunday to 10 to 15 degrees colder than average by Tuesday morning. Monday morning will start off unseasonably warm with temperatures in the lower to middle 60s, then the front passes...

Augusta, Ga (WJBF) – The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 4700 block of Deans Bridge Rd. at approximately 2 p.m. According to PIO Lt. James Kelly, the response was in reference to a person calling in advising they possibly located a human bone. Investigators with the Sheriff’s Office responded along...

Sunday Morning Update: After a record breaking day on Saturday with a high of 80 (20 degrees above average and 3 degrees higher than the previous record set in 2015), we will start to see temps cooling down in the final days of 2025. Compared to the wild winter weather in the Midwest and Northeast, our forecast is...

A day of support, resources and community connection is scheduled Jan. 5. Hosted in partnership with community organizations, including Medical Associates Plus, Augusta. Recreation and Parks Department, SWAT Foundation, Amerigroup, Toys for Tots, Stolkin Temple. No. 22, and M. Austin Jackson Attorney at Law, the...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The child involved in the Augusta Best Buy shooting in September is in the process of being adopted by his uncle. David Domingo is the brother of Melissa Domingo, the child’s mother. Melissa, 41, and her mother, Elizabeth Domingo, 79, were allegedly shot and killed...