Augusta GA

AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF)- Some much needed resources distributed Saturday at the Hope After Helene event in Augusta. Volunteers included staff from the Richmond County School System and members of the Greater Young Zion Baptist Church. Bags of groceries were handed out at Glenn Hills Middle School, one of four school...

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Aiken County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Shiloh Heights Road area for a stabbing. On Sunday afternoon, the sheriff’s office went to Shiloh Heights Road for a disturbance because someone had been stabbed, authorities say. The sheriff’s office set up a perimeter and is...

The recent death of a 10-year-old South Carolina girl is under investigation, according to the Aiken County Coroner’s Office . Wagener resident Tara Gram is the pedestrian who died at a Columbia hospital following a Friday afternoon crash, Coroner Darryl Ables said in a news release. The collision happened at about...

GROVETOWN, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Columbia County officials responded to a crash on I-20 westbound Saturday afternoon. As of 3:30 p.m., the left lane at around mile markers 189 and 190 was blocked, according to GDOT. The crash occurred under the Lewistown Road overpass.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Local churches, non-profits, civic groups and the Convoy of Hope came together at multiple schools to give away resources for people who were affected by Hurricane Helene. Community members and students at the various schools prepared bags for the people who came to the event. “It’s...

EVANS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - There was a walk to end alzheimer’s in Evans on Saturday. The money raised from the walk is going to the Alzheimer’s Association. More than 400 people registered, and nearly 80 teams signed up to walk the Evans Towne Center Park on Saturday morning.

AIKEN, S.C (WJBF) — The Fall Gospel Quartet Showcase is back. The event, put on my F&G Tyler Entertainment, is set for Sunday, September 28 at Aiken High School. Doors open at 2 p.m., show starts at 3 p.m.. Greg and Francina Tyler, the event organizers, say the goal is simple: bring gospel programs to […]

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The FIRST ALERT for Monday and Tuesday for Tropical Depression Nine (will likely become Imelda) continues for the possibility of locally heavy rain and gusty winds Monday and Tuesday; however, the current forecast calls for T.D. 9 (forecast to become Hurricane Imelda) to stay far enough off...

The Edgefield County School District confirmed one of its elementary school bus drivers was arrested by local law enforcement on Thursday, Sept. 25.

Wagener child killed while crossing road, coroner says. From ruin to resilience: Neighborhoods push forward one year later. Almost a year after Hurricane Helene, signs of recovery are everywhere, but so are reminders of just how much was lost. What the Tech: Closed stores still have websites. Updated: 5 hours...