Augusta GA

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Local fire departments are facing unprecedented delays for new equipment as a nationwide backlog forces them to wait years instead of months for fire trucks. One fire truck in Aiken County is nearly 20 years old, ordered in 2005, and firefighters say they won’t see its...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A strong cold front will push through the region this weekend bringing the chance for a few strong storms Saturday, much cooler air Sunday, and windy conditions both days. First Alert Saturday: Warm, Windy, Storms possible. Saturday will be another warm day with highs near 80...

A vehicle fire closed part of I-520 westbound at Interstate 20 in Richmond County on Thursday morning, backing up traffic as crews worked to clear the scene. The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office responded to the fire on Bobby Jones Expressway — the local name for I-520 — around midday. Fire crews also arrived to...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office and Augusta Fire Department responded to a structure fire early Saturday morning in the 3600 block of Peach Orchard Road. Emergency crews blocked multiple lanes as they battled the fire, according to a Facebook post from the Richmond County Sheriff’s...

Many people in the CSRA are finding unwanted surprises in their health care bills after subsidies expired Jan. 1 and costs have skyrocketed for families here and around the country.

The Augusta Juvenile Court received a grant of more than $1 million to prevent youth from joining gangs by addressing underlying factors that lead to criminal behavior.

Some changes could be coming to the Richmond County School System, and district leaders say they want to hear directly from the community before any decisions are made.

The Thankful Missionary Baptist Church in Waynesboro, Georgia, was founded in 1878. It was part of the Walker Baptist Association, which comprised of Black churches in and around the greater Augusta, Georgia area. The two-tower church differs from many of the two-tower churches seen around the rural South. Most...

Russell Joel Brown hosted "Home for the Holidays at Paine College" in December with hopes of raising funds for the institution, and this week, he was able to present a large donation.

ATLANTA, Ga. — Martin Luther King Jr. Day is 10 days away and the King Center in Atlanta is getting ready for the holiday. The King Center announced it will host several events leading up to Jan. 19. This year’s theme is “Mission Possible Two: Building Community, Uniting a Nation the Nonviolent Way.”