Augusta GA

WAYNESBORO, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Waynesboro Police Department is investigating the death of a 49-year-old man, according to authorities. Few details are available, but we know it happened Monday night on Herman Lodge Road. A man who was airlifted to the hospital on Monday after a crash has died from...

Under the Lights week 0 | Let's Hear It For The Band. Under the Lights week 0 | Let's Hear It For The Band. Historic Ga. site up for sale advocates push for preservation. It’s been an ongoing conversation for years about how community groups here can preserve the history of the Weeping Time.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Augusta Commission members on Tuesday started trying to figure out how to cover a nearly $11 million budget deficit. The budget deficit comes several months after it was discovered that the city had to pay more than $6 million to the federal government for unspent grant money.

Augusta leaders vote to rollback property taxes and rejected a proposal to raise the tax rate in order to offset a nearly $11 million dollar shortfall in this year's budget.

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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Thousands of children in Georgia don’t have a family to call their own. News 12 has begun a partnership with the nonprofit Grant Me Hope, which works to find homes for older children in the foster care system. On today’s Grant Me Hope, we introduce...

Augusta Commission members on Tuesday started trying to figure out how to cover a nearly $11 million budget deficit. Dedication ceremony held for new Columbia County school. North Columbia Elementary School has now been officially dedicated. 2 former Wagener fire chiefs arrested by SLED. Updated: 43 minutes ago. Amid...

Ga. gubernatorial candidate makes campaign visit to Augusta. Georgia state Sen. Jason Esteves is running for governor, and local residents got a chance to meet him. Columbia County has a brown water issue, and answers are murky as to when it could be fixed. New AU safe stations offer emergency...

Amid ongoing turmoil at the long-troubled Wagener Fire Department, two former officials of the agency have been arrested. Orangeburg County murder suspect to appeal 30-year sentence. Updated: 16 minutes ago. Antar Jeter was sentenced to 30 years in prison for murder and kidnapping in a case surrounding Crystal...

Effective Aug. 1, 2025, the dental hygiene program transitioned to the Dental College of Georgia, bringing 11 instructors, a staff member, and 59 students. "Consolidating the dental hygiene department under the Dental College has the potential to achieve more efficient use of academic, physical and financial...