CRIME & SAFETY
Arrest made in Augusta Mall shooting
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – On Monday, April 29th, the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office located and arrested 24-year-old Tybrea Nelson on two counts of Aggravated Assault for her role in the shooting at the Augusta Mall. Authorities say Nelson WAS NOT the shooter, but was there with the unknown shooter. On Sunday, April 28 at 1:43pm, […]
Parent gets in fracas with school bus driver in Columbia County
GROVETOWN, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A parent boarded a school bus without permission, Grovetown Elementary students’ parents were told Wednesday. It happened on Bus 1121, Route 13, and involved a brief physical altercation between the parent and the substitute bus driver, parents were told by Principal Valerie Allen. The latest...
Augusta man, 26, dies after driving car into canal
An Augusta man is dead after driving into the canal on Old Savannah Road at 13th Avenue on Sunday night. Deveunte Zavien Calloway, 26, of Augusta, was pronounced dead just after 9:15 p.m. Sunday, according to a news release from the Richmond County Coroner's Office. Calloway was driving on Old...
'[We] love interacting with the kids': Columbia County firefighters mentoring local youth
Editor's note: This story is one of three features on firefighters in Richmond and Columbia counties ahead of International Firefighter's Day on Saturday. Columbia County Fire Rescue's Station 17 has spent years mentoring elementary school kids through a partnership with Columbia County Community Connections, which provides after-school programs to strengthen families and youth. ...
Ga. Supreme Court upholds Columbia Co. man’s conviction in death of 1-year-old
COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – A Columbia County man’s conviction for killing a 1-year-old boy has been upheld by the Georgia Supreme Court. Charles Sconyers was convicted in 2022 for the May 2019 death of one-year-old Lincoln Davitte. Sconyers told police the child sustained a head injury after a fall. But their investigation determined Sconyers […]
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