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Fire in North Augusta damages back portion of home
NORTH AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – A family in North Augusta is safe following a house fire. A home on the 200 block of Edisto Drive was moderately damaged after the back portion caught fire. The call came in about 9:00 a.m. Monday morning and several crews from different fire agencies responded. No injuries have been […]
Chilly Monday Morning with Clearing Skies
We went from being close to 90 degrees yesterday, to not even getting out of the 50s today! We technically reached a high of 69, but it was at two in the morning. Ever since then, the temperatures dropped more and more. On top of the cooler temperatures, we also had dense cloud cover and rain. We are done with the rain for the rest of this evening, but it will stay cloudy with chilly temperatures. Lows will be in the upper 40s with a 20% chance of rain Monday morning. Clouds will gradually clear Monday with a lot of sunshine in the afternoon! Highs will be in the mid to upper 60s.
‘Broken, not gone’: Aiken SPCA thrift store bounces back after accident
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - The SPCA Albrecht thrift store has bounced back after a car crashed into the store Friday morning. The affiliate of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says they are “broken, but not gone,” volunteer Jennifer Richardson says. On Monday, they told...
Augusta man wanted in connection to Aiken County murder turns himself in
A second suspect wanted in the disappearance and murder of an Aiken County woman turned himself in late last week. Bryan Alexander Hampton Jr., 35, of Augusta, turned himself in Friday and is charged with accessory after the fact to murder, according to a news release from the Aiken County Sheriff's Office.
Daily forecast | From First Alert Chief Meteorologist Riley Hale
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - High pressure is settling into the region and will keep us dry through Tuesday. A weak front will pass through Wednesday and bring the chance for a few light showers. Mostly dry the rest of the week with temperatures getting warmer. Sunshine continues Tuesday and Wednesday,...
Raided local church accused of stalling federal investigation
AUGUSTA, Ga. - A church accused of defrauding veterans and the government of millions of dollars is stalling a federal investigation, according to prosecutors. In documents filed April 4, prosecutors want Georgia’s southern U.S. District Court to impose fines and hold several House of Prayer leaders in contempt. The...
City of Aiken to rebuild water treatment plant facility
AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WJBF)- Aiken will soon demolish its nearly 70-year-old water treatment plant facility and build a new one later this year. Council members are finalizing steps to start building a new water treatment plant, it will allow the city to treat 8 million gallons of water per day. “Getting to construction our steps […]
Aiken leaders approve plan to sell buildings from Project Pascalis
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Aiken city council members approved the selling of buildings that once formed the footprint for Project Pascalis on Monday. It was a $75 million project to renovate the heart of downtown Aiken. The project failed in September 2022. The one-year agreement between the city and Colliers...
Stuck together? West Columbia chicken plant might not be going anywhere anytime soon
There’ve been some high hopes that the longtime, stinky slaughterhouse on the river could be replaced by a new House of Raeford chicken plant in Aiken County. But there’s a wrench in those plans now.
Man shot once in Augusta shooting
RICHMOND COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) — The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting. Investigators say on Sunday, April 21 at about 5:15 p.m., deputies responded to the Circle K, on Peach Orchard Road, about a shooting. A male victim who had been shot at least once was located at a local hospital where he […]
Injuries reported after Pine Log Road accident in Aiken
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Aiken Department of Public Safety was on the scene of a two-vehicle accident with injuries on Pine Log Road near Shawnee Drive. According to dispatch, the accident was reported at 1:36 p.m. on Wednesday. A News 12 viewer reported a firetruck, EMS vehicles and an...
Health inspections: Augusta restaurant told to 'clean up blood in reach-in cooler'
The Georgia Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Section, conducts regular restaurant inspections to help keep residents and visitors safe. The following is a list of restaurants in Richmond and Columbia counties that have been inspected between April 12 and 18, accompanied by their scores and, in some cases, the health infractions that lowered those scores.
22-year-old accused of shooting at Budget Inn Express on Gordon Highway
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A 22-year-old has been accused of a shooting that injured one at the Budget Inn Express on Gordon Highway in December, according to authorities. Deputies say on Dec. 14, 2023, they responded to the Budget Inn Express located at 1616 Gordon Highway in reference to an aggravated assault that happened around 5:40 a.m.
Augusta Eats: Your favorite pizza place just might have moved; we'll tell you where
Columbia County’s 2 Boys Pizza and Grill restaurant opened in Evans in March, but despite the wishes of many customers, 3851 Evans to Locks Rd. isn’t a second location. Homemade pizzas and gyros top the establishment’s menu of favorite Greek and Italian dishes, and the family that runs the place are quick to help their customers feel like family, too.
Column: Economic development projects should fit the community
That’s an acronym that stands for Not In My Back Yard, and it was very much in play in recent weeks as a poultry processing plant was proposed for our area. Although NIMBY dates to the 1970s, it has gained traction in recent years as a term to describe those who are “in opposition to the location of something considered undesirable in one’s neighborhood.” At least that’s the most succinct definition I could find.
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