22nd annual ‘Rock Fore! Dough’ concert returns for Masters week
EVANS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - First Tee – Augusta has announced the date for the 22nd annual Drive for Show, Rock Fore! Dough. The concert will be on April 7 at Lady A Pavilion in Evans Towne Center Park. Tickets are on sale at rockforedough.com, and artists will be announced...
SCDOT to conduct overnight pacing, closures on I-20 to replace Old Vaucluse Bridge in...
The South Carolina Department of Transportation said it will conduct nighttime pacing and closure operations on I-20 as part of Old Vaucluse Bridge replacement project in Aiken County starting next week.
Special Olympics Area 15 holds annual spring games
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Special Olympics Area 15 held its annual spring games Friday, drawing athletes ages 3 to 80. Events included a 100-meter run, wheelchair races and a softball throw. Athletes from Aiken, Edgefield and Saluda counties participated. Director highlights athletes’ enthusiasm. Area 15 director Amy...
Local farmers see federal aid, but say challenges remain
The aid was scheduled for distribution by Feb. 28, but lenders said nearly a week later, some farmers had still not received their payments.
Man faces child molestation charges in Richmond County
A 61-year-old man has been arrested after he was accused of child molestation, according to law enforcement officials.
Augusta suspect arrested in shooting death of 33-year-old
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - An Augusta shooting suspect was arrested a month after the death of a 33-year-old man. According to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, Isaiah Romont Santos Thomas was arrested on Tuesday by the MARTA Police Department in Atlanta. Thomas was being held at the Fulton County...
Police shoot a home intruder in Aiken County. Second suspect in custody
A burglary suspect was shot by deputies after breaking into a home Friday morning, according to the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office. At around 9 a.m., deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 100 block of Connector Road in Graniteville in response to a burglary in progress, according to a news release. When they...
Columbia County leaders to discuss homes, data center land, shopping center
The Columbia County Planning Commission will consider several development proposals Thursday evening.
Augusta failing the smell test and city leaders hear about it
There's something in the air in Augusta...and it has the garden city getting called out. Smell you later, Out There Somewhere with George Eskola.
You asked, we listened: The new WRDW News App is here
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - News 12 26 has just launched our brand-new WRDW news app designed with you in mind. Our new mobile app has been built to make it easier than ever to stay informed about the stories that matter most to you. The updated app keeps the features...
