Augusta GA

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WJBF)- A new free standing emergency room will soon be built in North Augusta. It’s the second one to be built in the city, which local leaders say is needed. Aiken Regional Medical Centers hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday morning for the ER at Martintown, located in North Hills Shopping...

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A man accused of shooting and killing two people at a North Augusta gas station was in court for the first time Thursday afternoon, according to authorities. J’Shawn Deontae Dukes, of Statesboro, was booked into the Aiken County Detention Center on Wednesday around 5:30 p.m....

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - First responders battled a structure fire in North Augusta on Friday, according to the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office says its crews responded to the 400 block of Cary Avenue, just off of Cherokee Drive, around 2:50 p.m. Belvedere, Beech Island,...

AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF) – It’s a street, not a lake, but it’s still great. “Name of the street you’re on?” “Lake Erie,” said Joseph Molinary. “Lake Erie Drive, yes sir,” said Joseph. “Named after? “A Great Lake,” he said. There’s Lake Erie here, and Lake Michigan and farther below…Lake Ontario. So, with Great Lakes...

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Two people have been transported to the hospital after a traffic incident in North Augusta on Friday. At 6:05 p.m. officers with the North Augusta Department of Public Safety were dispatched to the 600 block of Old Edgefield Road for a pedestrian that was struck.

It is raining leaves. Recently, I got up to do some of my weekly chores around the house and get ready for some UGA fans to come by and watch my Bulldogs play the other Bulldogs. I got out my way oversized riding lawnmower and used its’ airplane-sized engine to grind and blow an ankle-deep yard of fallen leaves into...

Dukes, from Statesboro, was booked into the Aiken County Detention Center in S.C.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Justice Department announced that an active-duty U.S. Army soldier stationed at Fort Gordon has pleaded guilty in a federal case involving North Korean IT worker fraud schemes. This is part of a broader effort that also includes more than $15 million in civil forfeiture actions...

The Richmond County Sheriff's Office is looking for a 40-year-old man wanted in reference to an alleged rape.

Georgia CORE has placed unusual-looking stools at Cork and Flame restaurant in Augusta as part of its colon cancer awareness campaign.