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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Behind the counter at the Center of Hope, hot meals are served by a cook assistant who knows what it is like to be on the other side of the table. Jeff Wesley used to call the Salvation Army home after car accident changed the trajectory of his life.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - More than a year and a half after a shoplifting incident turned deadly, the DA decided not to prosecute the teenage suspect as an adult. Authorities say convenience store clerk Chong Chon, 74, died from her injuries nearly a month after being pushed down during a shoplifting incident at 3232

Authorities are seeking the man accused of shooting a motel guest along Augusta's Washington Road corridor. Dontrell Maurice Moss, 40, of Thomson, Georgia, was wanted in connection with the shooting, which occurred just after midnight in late August. According to WRDW, the sheriff's office had issued public wanted noti

Friends of the Animal Shelter and the SPCA Albrecht Center have dropped dog adoption fees from Friday through Sept. 30 as part of the nationwide Empty the Shelters event. Space has run out. Both places struggle as more animals arrive and fewer people adopt. FOTAS sits on Wire Road, while...

Augusta University’s School of Public Health will bring local experts and community partners together for a public conversation on addiction and recovery.

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster visited North Augusta on Tuesday to help break ground on a more than $200 million expansion of CordenPharma’s peptide manufacturing campus. It’s a project state and local leaders say will bring high-paying jobs and reinforce the state’s role in...

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - South Carolina Rep. Melissa Oremus is getting updates from the Transportation Department about two intersections in Aiken County. The department said the intersection at Blanchard Road and Ascauga Lake Road does not need a traffic signal, and crash rates there are below average. The department

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) — Students, school leaders and community members gathered at the Academy of Richmond County Monday evening for the unveiling of the school’s new turf field and stadium upgrades. The improvements are part of a three-phase reconstruction project at ARC. Athletic Director Kevin Scheyer said work is not

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Crews are set to tear down Lamar Elementary School on Tuesday morning. The school will be replaced by the TGR Learning Lab. It a project announced at the 2024 Chairman’s Press Conference at Augusta National Golf Club. The STEAM school is supported by Augusta National...

ATLANTA, (WRDW/WAGT) - Georgia Power struck a deal with Google for the tech giant to help fund upgrades at Plant Vogtle and the state’s other nuclear generating plant. The utility says this will bring hundreds of millions of dollars in savings for customers even as Google builds a wave of data centers, including in Col