Augusta GA

GRANITEVILLE, S.C. (WBTV) - A bridge collapsed over a South Carolina highway last week after a fiery tanker crash. The wreck happened around 4 a.m. on Saturday, June 14, along Old Vaucluse Road’s bridge over Interstate 20 in Aiken County. Photos and videos of the bridge collapse are near...

Governor Brian Kemp announced the second round of grants in the OneGeorgia Authority's Rural Site Development Initiative on Wednesday.

UPDATE, 1:36 P.M. – Authorities say that all lanes are now back open. GA/SC (WJBF) – Motorists heading into South Carolina from Georgia will have a slow commute. According to North Augusta Department of Public Safety, I-20 Eastbound at the 2 mile mark is temporarily closed until a vehicle fire is under control....

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Department of Defense terminated HomeSafe Alliance LLC on Wednesday. HSA was the DoD contractor, which helped move military service members. That includes members here at Fort Gordon. Leaders of health and social programs across Georgia are sounding the alarm over sweeping federal grant...

Georgia is focusing on mental health and suicide prevention by expanding its crisis resource centers across the state.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - This week is bringing us some of the hottest temperatures so far this year. Like other cities, Augusta experiences the urban heat island effect, which is a phenomenon where urban areas absorb more heat then rural areas because of buildings, roads and other dark surfaces. On...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Rural hospitals are struggling and are in danger of closing, with the Senate’s recent proposed Medicaid cuts. MCG Wellstar says that these rural hospitals are running low on resources. However, there is hope. Wellstar’s digital care network has partnered with AU’s Medical College of...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The number of homeless people in Augusta nearly doubled from 2023 to this year. More alarming: Kids make up the biggest age group. The stark spike is something nonprofits have reported, and their observations are confirmed by the results of the 2025 “point in time” homeless census.

The U.S. Department of Justice announced five men, including a postal worker, pleaded guilty to illegally having a postal service master key and committing several felonies.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Early Wednesday morning, Richmond County Sheriff’s Office responded to Doctors Hospital after receiving a call that a woman was brought in for treatment and considered in critical condition. The Criminal Investigation Division began investigating this case and learned that the female victim was...