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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...
Woman killed after being hit by a car on Windsor Spring Road
RICHMOND COUNTY, Ga. (WFXG) - One woman has been killed after being hit by a car on Windsor Spring Road near the intersection of Woodlake Road. The Richmond County Coroner tells FOX54 that she was hit by a car heading south while attempting to cross the road Wednesday night. He...
Burke County Sheriff's Office to host Drug Take Back Day on Saturday
The Burke County Sheriff's Office is hosting a National DEA Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Apr. 27. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Burke County Sheriff's Office, 225 Hwy. 24 South in Waynesboro. The community is encouraged to bring expired or unused...
Augusta experts share important warning signs of human trafficking
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Georgia ranks sixth in the nation for sex trafficking, and local experts say Richmond County sees more child sex trafficking than anywhere else in the state. For a problem that is growing not only in Georgia but nationwide, experts say there’s a huge misconception surrounding human...
Deer causes crash, vehicle fire, injuries, power outage in Waynesboro
WAYNESBORO, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - To avoid hitting a deer on the highway, a man crashed into a power pole, causing a vehicle fire and an outage for over 150 people in Waynesboro on Monday morning, according to authorities. Deputies say they responded at 2:56 a.m. to Highway 24 South near...
Report sheds light on Richmond County deputy’s arrest in Harlem
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - We are learning new details on why a Richmond County deputy was arrested in a Harlem domestic-related incident. An incident report from the Harlem Police Department states that on April 15 around 5:30 p.m., officers made contact with the mother of Deputy Terence Driggers’ son.
Suspect wanted in armed robbery at Circle K on Gordon Highway
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a suspect wanted in connection with an armed robbery at the Circle K on Gordon Highway, according to authorities. Officials say the suspect is wanted for an armed robbery that occurred Wednesday at the Circle K at...
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.
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.
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