Augusta GA

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Burke County High School students are demanding answers after a calculation error caused their GPAs to drop just as they prepare to graduate. A letter sent to students Wednesday evening informed them of the issue. Students report seeing their GPAs drop by more than a full point, potentially...

Helms College announced Thursday that it has been granted full reaccreditation for five years by the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training (ACCET), the national accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

ATHENS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The University of Georgia has gained preliminary accreditation allowing it to recruit the first class for its new medical school. The medical school will be in addition to the one at Augusta University. The Georgia Public Service Commission on Thursday morning will hold a hearing on...

GROVETOWN, Ga. (WJBF) – An inmate at the Augusta State Medical Prison has been charged with Murder in the death of another inmate. John Jaquis Trimer is accused of stabbing Jerry Merritt with a “sharpened object” in the chest and shoulder resulting in Merritt’s death. The incident happened January 20th at the...

Julianna Rodriguez is wanted for questioning in reference to an aggravated assault that occurred in the 1100 block of D’Antignac Street.

Richmond County residents got another chance to weigh in on proposed school changes at a public meeting Thursday.

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Aiken County Sheriff’s Office went to Jefferson Davis Highway for a shooting incident Friday night. Officials say the incident occurred on Jefferson Davis Highway near Belvedere Clearwater Road. The sheriff’s office said it appears someone shot at a car, but there are no patients at...

With new landscaping, part of all the street work in Augusta, the mayor said now is the time to create a standalone maintenance department to handle this growing job.

The state health departments in Georgia and South Carolina are continuing to track the fluctuating number of flu cases.

The man accused of killing a Helms College student in the school's parking lot will remain behind bars after appearing in court on Friday, Feb. 13.