Augusta GA

Suspect convicted in 2021 quadruple shooting that killed 2 on Telfair Street. A man has been convicted in a 2021 shooting that left two people dead, including the suspect’s pregnant sister, and injured two others. Driver charged in hit-and-run that killed 1 person in Augusta. Updated: 1 hour ago.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Several people attended a free diaper giveaway in Augusta Thursday, with a line stretching a quarter mile outside of the Henry Brigham Community Center. Cameron Jacobs took us to the event, highlighting a need in the community. “Today we have diapers, Tylenol, we also have children’s...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Students at Big Blue Marble Academy locations in the Augusta area recently collected change to help moms and newborns in Africa. The money collected in the “Change for a Change” project will provide pre- and postnatal care for more than seven mothers and their babies at Rotifunk Hospital in...

There's rarely a shortage of happenings and events going on each weekend in the Augusta area. And while there's never a shortage of festivals, markets and other cultural happenings in the Augusta area, we've chosen to spotlight these events for the weekend of May 16-18. Each week, The Augusta Chronicle will publish a...

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - If you’re one of the many people feeling frustrated driving down Georgia Avenue, you might be happy to hear about a plan to make the road in North Augusta safer. Changes like the proposed roundabout that would be happening. The next step is voting...

The Aiken Department of Public Safety is searching for a man wanted in a hit-and-run accident on Thursday. Around 7:15 a.m., the Aiken Department of Public Safety responded to a hit-and-run at the intersection of East Pine Log Road and Powderhouse Road. Investigators identified the driver as 28-year-old Bennett...

An attempted traffic stop ended with a wrecked car engulfed in flames, deputies say, leaving 1 dead and sending several people to the hospital.

AIKEN, S.C. (WJBF) – The Aiken Department of Public Safety is on the scene of a crash. It happened shortly after 3:30 Friday morning on Whisky Road at Chukker Creek Road. Authorities say Whiskey Road between Citadel Dr and Chukker Creek Road was closed as emergency crews worked, it has since reopened. Officials say...

AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — The Aiken County Coroner's Office has identified a bicyclist who died in a collision on Thursday. Coroner Darryl Ables identified the victim as 25-year-old Cheryl Hanes. Authorities say the collision occurred around 7:48 p.m. on Wagener Trail Road at Wagener Road. Haynes was riding...

EVANS, Ga. (WJBF) – Columbia County deputies are on the scene of an accident. The wreck involving a dump truck happened around 7:30 Friday morning on Hereford Farm Road at Brandywine. According to the Sheriff’s Office the dump truck overturned trapping the driver who appears to be ok. Motorists may want to avoid the...