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AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Aiken County Sheriff’s Department is investigating after a shooting at a hotel in Aiken leaves two men dead. Deputies responded to a call of shots fired at the the Days Inn on Columbia Highway N. around 11:00 p.m. on Saturday night. Once deputies got...

AIKEN, S.C. (WJBF) — The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after two men were found shot to death in a motel room. Authorities say at 11 p.m. on Saturday, July 2, deputies responded to Days Inn on Columbia Hwy North for shots fired. When deputies arrived, they found a 40-year-old man and a 39-year-old […]

NORTH AUGUSTA, Sc. (WRDW/WAGT) - North Augusta Department of Public Safety confirmed a three-car accident happened at the intersection of East Martintown Road and Atomic Road. We sent a reporter to the accident but officers on the scene were unable to comment. News 12 will continue to follow this as...

Two men are dead after a Saturday night shooting at a hotel near Exit 22 on Interstate 20. The Aiken County Sheriff's Office and Aiken County Coroner's Office are investigating the shooting that happened just after 11 p.m. Saturday night at the Days Inn located at 2654 Columbia Hwy. Officers...

Augusta, GA (WJBF) – An investigation is underway after an assault at a jail in Augusta. Police say four inmates were injured at the Charles Webster Detention Center but expected to be okay. No other details have been released.

AIKEN, S.C. (WFXG) - An investigation is underway after two men were found dead with gunshot wounds inside a Days Inn. According to the Aiken County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to shots fired Saturday night around 11 p.m. at the Days Inn on 2654 Columbia Highway N. When officials got there, they found two men, 39-year-old Barry Redding and a 40-year-old, with gunshot wounds. Both were pronounced dead on scene. The Coroner's Office says the 40-year-old man has been identified, but the name will not be released until next of kin has been notified. Autopsies are scheduled for Wednesday in Newberry.

Aaron Bradshaw, the 7-foot-2 big man from Camden (NJ) High School and the NJ Scholars Nike EYBL team, has reportedly made up his mind and is expected to announce his college decision in the coming days. “I made my decision a minute ago,” he told reporters at the NBA Top...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Over four hundred people gathered in downtown Augusta to march for human rights and abortions. The march started at the corner of 12th and Broad Street and looped around to Augusta Common. People were passionate enough even though the temperature heated up. “My rights were taken...

You could say Augusta is missing a Button. That would be Button Gwinnett, one of three Georgia signers of the Declaration of Independence.  Two signers – George Walton and Lyman Hall...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Today we saw highs in the low to mid 90s for most locations with scattered showers and storms. Showers and embedded thunderstorms will continue well after dark tonight with low temperatures only dropping into the middle to lower 70s overnight into Monday. Winds will be calm.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Sunday will be the hottest day we have experienced in the CSRA since back on June 23, as a seasonably hot and humid pattern returns to the region. This means we can expect a good scattering of late day thunderstorms each afternoon and evening for your Fourth of July plans lasting through the upcoming work week.

Augusta, GA (WJBF)– A “Women’s Rights March” was held on Saturday afternoon at 2pm. The Supreme Court’s recent repeal of Roe V. Wade has sparked protests across the U.S. According to the Augusta Chronicle, Augusta-area reproductive rights activists have scheduled several upcoming events to voice their dissent and generate support.  One of those events took place today. […]

Nearly all local government offices are closed Monday for Independence Day, and the rest of the week won't see much activity either by local elected officials. Columbia County is set to approve several court contracts and announced road and lane closures. Harlem has an overcrowding ordinance going for review. Tuesday is the deadline...

The Hitchcock Parkway Corridor Improvement Project is continuing to move forward. All upgrades are expected to be finished late in the fall, a spokesman for the South Carolina Department of Transportation, or SCDOT, told the Aiken Standard recently in an email. “SCDOT is working with the contractor to increase production,”...

Chants of "my body, my choice" rang out along Whiskey Road Sunday afternoon at a reproductive rights rally held at the Odell Weeks Activity Center. The rally organized by EmmaLee Wood and Katie Brown began shortly after 1 p.m. when around 50-75 people attending moved from the corner of the Odell Weeks parking lot to the roadway across from Hardees.

This week's entertainment in Augusta brings in the country sounds of superstar Vince Gill as well as a tribute show to jazz siren Sade. Laughs are in store with 85 South at James Brown Arena and Brian Regan on stage at Bell Auditorium. Plus it's time for another Food Truck Friday and outdoor movie nights, too. Here's a roundup of happenings from July 5-10.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Watch out for dense fog before 9 AM this morning. More of the same can be expected for the Fourth of July holiday in the way of rainfall with a solid 50 percent chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Plenty of sunshine early in the day will take highs into the lower/middle 90s.

Aiken Women in Black and Moms Demand Action will hold a Vigil for Peace and Nonviolence from 4-5:30 p.m. today at the entrance to Aiken Estates, across from the Fresh Market along Whiskey Road. Celebrate our nation's birthday by witnessing against war and gun violence. All, including children and men, are welcome. If you can't stand, bring a chair. For more information, call Lynn at 501-499-4485 or Brenda at 803-648-6020.

Broad Street in downtown Augusta was the site of a women's rights march on Saturday, July 2. Elizabeth covers politics, government and business in North Augusta. She is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and previously worked with a Twin Cities weekly. Her work has appeared in the Minneapolis Star Tribune and MinnPost.