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WAYNESBORO, Ga. (WJBF) – Waynesboro Police Department has arrested three people in reference to a shooting that happened September 11th, 2022. On that date, officers were dispatched to 545 East 6th Street for reports of a shooting. Upon arrival they found Aaron David Claxton with a gunshot wound to the lower back. He was taken […]

A man is accused of shooting a 19-year-old to death in Augusta, deputies said.

Peggy Kirkland is a household name in Barnwell and surrounding counties known for her lifetime of service. Now, her legacy has been even further cemented when Southeastern Housing and Community Development hosted the inaugural Peggy Kirkland Community Service Day on March 13. “One of our very own, Mrs. Peggy Kirkland,...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - In the last month, we have reported on at least two incidents of husbands accused of killing their wives. Some people in the community have voiced their frustration saying authorities are not doing enough to stop the violence. The Augusta District Attorney’s Office and Safe Homes...

Investigators with the Waynesboro Police Department need your help in locating a runaway juvenile.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WFXG) - The Richmond County Sheriff's Office is searching for two people in connection to an armed robbery at an Augusta pharmacy. Just after 11 a.m. Tuesday, Mar. 21, deputies responded to Peach Orchard Drugs on Peach Orchard Rd. for a reported armed robbery. According to witnesses, a man wearing dark clothes and carrying a dark bag entered the business, approached the pharmacy counter, displayed a handgun, and demanded prescription narcotics. After getting the drugs, he fled the scene in a dark-colored SUV driven by a woman. The SUV was last seen driving down Woodward Ave.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - In separate incidents this week, guns have been discovered at two local high schools. Laney High School parents were told in a letter that a gun was found Monday in a student’s book bag during an administrative search Monday on the campus at 1339 Laney Walker Blvd.

For the love of biscuits! A Georgia woman was arrested after she crashed her SUV into the side of a Popeyes fast food restaurant allegedly because her biscuit was missing from her order. On Feb. 18, police officers from the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office were called to an Augusta-based Popeyes...

At the March 17 Barnwell County Safety Committee meeting, a motion that “Barnwell Rural takes in Red Oak until such time Red Oak becomes sufficiently stable to operate on its own,” was approved. The Red Oak Volunteer Fire Department was given the option by the county to go...

Spring began on Monday with temperatures that felt more like January across southeast Georgia and the Lowcountry. Milder weather will surge across the Southeast by mid to late week pushing high temperatures into the 70s and 80s. Before the warm-up takes hold, another inland frost or freeze is possible to...

AUGUSTA – An armed Augusta man was arrested following a stand-off and officer involved shooting with Richmond County deputies. The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Augusta, Richmond County, GA. The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) requested the GBI conduct an independent investigation on March 15, 2023. One man was shot and is in custody. No officers were injured in this incident.

The Richmond County Sheriff's Office is investigating a triple shooting early Tuesday. Richmond County sheriff's Sgt. Caleb Lee reported two women and one man were shot at the Level 9 sports bar and grill on Damascus Road near the Augusta Municipal Golf Course. According to a news release, a deputy...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man who was accused of terroristic threats and acts. Kenyari Smith, 25, was wanted on charges of terroristic threats and acts resulting from an incident that occurred March 1 in the 2400 block of Bahama Drive, according to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.

Richmond County authorities were called to a report of a single vehicle accident in the parking lot of the post office on Wrightsboro Road this afternoon. The driver reportedly entered the parking lot, hit the curb, then crashed into a tree. The impact caused the vehicle to overturn. Authorities say the driver and the passenger in the car were taken to a local hospital for treatment, but it’s not known how seriously they were hurt.

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WFXG) - The Richmond County Sheriff's Office is investigating an accident that caused a vehicle to rollover into a parking lot on Wrightsboro Road. RCSO says it happened around 1:00 p.m. Sunday at the post office on the 3300 block of Wrightsboro Road. Officials say the vehicle entered...

FT. JACKSON, S.C. (WOLO)– Fort Jackson will open it’s first Soldier Performance Readiness Center on March 24. The center is dedicated to training soldiers who can be physically fit and mentally tough. Officials say, “the facility marks a culture shift in the Army towards a holistic fitness approach...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WFXG) - Twelve inmates at the Richmond County Correctional Institution (RCCI) recently completed Augusta Technical College's Forklift Operator's Program. The two-day course was taught at RCCI, providing formal classroom instruction and hands-on training following the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards. Those who completed the course earned their certificates as forklift operators.

The Burke County Sheriff's Office announced Thursday it received a $100,000 Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative grant. The funding will support a two-year program to increase the understanding, capacity and access to resources to implement rural violent crime reduction initiatives, according to a news release. Specifically, the sheriff's office will...

A man was injured in a shootout with deputies Wednesday night at a home in Augusta after allegedly killing his wife, aut...

BARNWELL, S.C. (WJBF) — Barnwell County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a First Responder Community Worship Service Sunday, March 19. It will be held at 11 a.m. at the Barnwell Elementary School on Marlboro Ave. in Barnwell, SC. Law enforcement officers will conduct the entire program from various agencies representing SC and Ga. All officers are […]