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Police find missing 16-year-old within hours in Grovetown
GROVETOWN, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Grovetown Police Department has found a missing 16-year-old. Emmanuel Bowen, of Sierra Lane, was last seen at 7:10 a.m. on Friday. Around 9:30 p.m., officials say Bowen returned home and is safe.
Crashes kill pedestrian in Augusta, driver in Burke County
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Traffic accidents on Wednesday were deadly in both Augusta and Burke County. Other wrecks Thursday caused traffic problems in Edgefield County and Aiken. In Burke County. A driver, identified as Trevor James Michael Prevatt, 27 years old, from Temple, Ga., was thrown out of the vehicle...
Man charged, accused of stabbing brother in North Augusta
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - One person has been hospitalized after a stabbing on the the 200 Block of Clearmont Drive in North Augusta on Friday. According to Aiken County Sheriff’s Office, the incident happened at 8 a.m. Friday. Officials say the male victim was stabbed by one of...
Crash backs up traffic on Edgefield Road after chase
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Traffic on Edgefield Road was backed up around the Interstate 20 Exit 5 ramp Tuesday afternoon, according to the South Carolina Department of Transportation. According to the North Augusta Department of Public Safety, the pursuit started in Edgefield County with the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office....
Grovetown daycare worker charged after video shows her pushing over 1-year-old with her foot
A Grovetown daycare worker was recently arrested after allegedly pushing a 1-year-old boy over at Next Generation Learning Center. The 26-year-old Grovetown woman was charged with one count of simple battery and was taken to the Columbia County Detention Center, according to a news release from the Grovetown Police Department.
Slab replacement to close lanes of I-20 between McDuffie, Columbia Counties
(WJBF) – An upcoming roadwork project is set to cause some lane closures on the interstate this month. DOT will be removing and replacing concrete slabs on I-20 Westbound from the exits for Harlem (Exit 183 at Appling Harlem Road) in Columbia County and Thomson (Exit 175 at Cobbham Road) in McDuffie County. Construction will […]
Edgefield Pizza Hut catches fire
EDGEFIELD, S.C. (WJBF) – A fire broke out Wednesday night at Pizza Hut on Augusta Road in Edgefield. For several hours, crews fought those flames. Fire crews were still on the scene after midnight. No word on injuries or how the fire got started.
'All clear' issued at Eisenhower Medical Center after threatening call forces lockdown
Eisenhower Army Medical Center has issued an "All Clear" after a threatening call spawned a "Code Black" Thursday morning. As of 11:50 a.m., the Code Black was lifted and the hospital reopened to patients. ...
Mostly Cloudy & Warm Friday
Some high level clouds are moving in from the west, along with some smoke in the sky from controlled burns. Tonight, lows will be in the mid 50s with dry conditions. Friday will be mostly cloudy with a 10% chance of spotty showers. Highs will reach the low 70s to low 80s.
Biblical, obnoxious or meditative, cicadas swarm the CSRA
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Emerging cicadas are so loud with their mating cries, it may seem like they’re disturbing the peace – but don’t call the cops. Trillions of red-eyed periodical cicadas are emerging from underground in the eastern U.S. this month. The broods emerging are on 13- or 17-year cycles.
Chants Drop Series Opener to the Trojans 8-6
CONWAY, S.C. – The No. 13 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers dropped the series opener 8-6 to the Troy Trojans in Sun Belt Conference action in Conway, S.C., on Friday night. With the loss, the Chanticleers fall to 27-15 overall and 11-8 in league play, while the Trojans improve to 29-14 on the year and 12-7 in conference action.
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