Motorcycle crash on Deans Bridge Road leaves one person injured
AUGUSTA (WJBF) – On Saturday, May 17th, at 12:26am, the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office responded to Deans Bridge Road at Brentwood Drive in reference to a motorcycle crash with injuries. Upon arrival, deputies learned a motorcycle was traveling south on Deans Bridge Road at Brentway Drive when a vehicle pulled out...
Motorcyclist dies after crashing into a low-hanging power line in Aiken County
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A motorcyclist died after an incident on U.S. Highway 25 near Sweetwater Road, South Carolina Highway Patrol says. The motorcyclist from Johnston was traveling south on Highway 25 when they crashed into a low-hanging power line from a downed traffic light around 10:30 p.m., officials...
Richmond County Sheriff’s Office Downtown Safety Plan cuts Part 1 crimes by 25%
AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF) – The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office has implemented its new Downtown Safety Plan, and they are already seeing improvements. Sheriff Eugene Brantley recently announced a 25% decrease in Part 1 crimes from January 1st through May 10th of this year. Part 1 crimes are serious crimes including...
Mayor Johnson’s ‘Food Truck Friday’ fosters community coming together
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Mayor Johnson’s Food Truck Friday took place on Friday night. The mayor hosts the event every third Friday of the month at his headquarters on Windsor Spring Road from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. A 16-year-old from Barnwell County is dead after a police pursuit...
Traffic light falls on person riding a motorcycle
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Sweetwater Road at Edgefield Road is blocked due to an accident involving a motorcycle as of 10:45 p.m. Thursday, according to the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office. A traffic light in the intersection fell on a person riding the motorcycle, officials say. A 16-year-old from Barnwell...
Local teacher makes it on ‘The Jennifer Hudson Show’
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A local teacher gained some recognition on The Jennifer Hudson Show Friday. For the “What are you celebrating segment,” Courtney Robinson is a kindergarten teacher at Redcliffe Elementary School, and she’s celebrating being the teacher of the year. Let me tell you about...
One year anniversary of re-opening of Piedmont Augusta’s Summerville Campus
Piedmont Augusta’s Summerville campus reopened last May with the goal of continuing to bring the best care to people in the community.
Two women wanted for questioning in connection to suspicious death on Harding Road
Two women are wanted for questioning in connection with a suspicious death on Harding Road.
Grovetown maybe a groovy town but not officially
Grovetown has affectionally been referred to as Groovytown but some but is there anything to this move to make it official Out There Somewhere
Third suspect in fatal Lumpkin Road shooting arrested, RCSO says
A third suspect wanted in connection to an armed robbery and fatal shooting at the Smoke Shop on 2303 Lumpkin Road has been arrested, according to the Richmond County Sheriff's Office.