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Not a bad Monday, showers are back Tuesday... followed by a blast of chilly air
15/01/2024

Not a bad Monday, showers are back Tuesday... followed by a blast of chilly air

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A nice afternoon across the Big Bend and South Georgia where temperatures topped out in the mid-60s for many, and plenty of...

North Carolina man arrested after sending money to Anderson teen for photos, deputies say
15/01/2024

North Carolina man arrested after sending money to Anderson teen for photos, deputies say

ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. — The Anderson County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man after sending money to a teen...

Locust Grove Golfer Ariel Collins to Compete at Augusta National
14/01/2024

Locust Grove Golfer Ariel Collins to Compete at Augusta National

Locust Grove resident Ariel Collins has visited Augusta National Golf Course before, but she was a little too...

A Little Barbie Could Take Nikki Haley All the Way to the White House (Guest Column)
14/01/2024

A Little Barbie Could Take Nikki Haley All the Way to the White House (Guest Column)

Though Margot Robbie’s delightful tributes to Barbie on the red carpet have become a fun staple this season, seeing a possible homage to Barbie on a presidential debate stage this year was definitely a surprise. During the final, pivotal primary debate on Jan. 10, five days before the Republican I...

Greenbrier girls’ wrestling wins area championship for second year in a row
14/01/2024

Greenbrier girls’ wrestling wins area championship for second year in a row

EVANS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Over the past handful of years, girls’ wrestling has become increasingly more popular and is one of the fastest-growing high school sports...

Cooler and dry Saturday, but winds remain gusty
14/01/2024

Cooler and dry Saturday, but winds remain gusty

Friday night update: A cold front will sweep through tonight, driving in much cooler and drier air. A wind advisory remains in effect through Saturday morning...

Column: Porky Bradberry's life had many ups and downs
14/01/2024

Column: Porky Bradberry's life had many ups and downs

Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. Such was the case this past week when Swint “Porky” Bradberry Jr. was killed in an apparent robbery attempt. Many generations of Aikenites knew Bradberry for his involvement with the family’s jewelry store, which he later owned and operated. Many also....

Robbery suspect caught after wild Columbia County chase
14/01/2024

Robbery suspect caught after wild Columbia County chase

GROVETOWN, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A victim fled from a man who tried to rob him at gunpoint, leading to a chase, a car accident and a...

Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann Face Foreclosure as Bank ‘Intends to Exercise Its Rights’
14/01/2024

Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann Face Foreclosure as Bank ‘Intends to Exercise Its Rights’

Ralph Notaro/MEGA Kim Zolciak-Biermann and Kroy Biermann are going to have to say goodbye to their Georgia mansion. Truist Bank claimed they have a “right” to foreclose on the estranged couple’s home, according to court documents obtained by Us Weekly on Friday, January 12. The paperwork revea...

South Carolina father and stepmother arrested in death of 5-year-old son in 1989 cold case, authorities say
14/01/2024

South Carolina father and stepmother arrested in death of 5-year-old son in 1989 cold case, authorities say

Roughly 35 years after the body of a five-year-old boy was found near his family’s residence in South Carolina, the child’s father and stepmother have been...

Georgia Just Poached Top Coach From Alabama On Saturday
14/01/2024

Georgia Just Poached Top Coach From Alabama On Saturday

On Saturday morning, Georgia officially announced that it hired former Alabama cornerbacks coach Travaris Robinson. Robinson, 42, has been coaching college football since 2006. He has...

What Prompted Gerry Turner’s Change Of Heart On Moving?
13/01/2024

What Prompted Gerry Turner’s Change Of Heart On Moving?

Gerry Turner lives in lives in Hudson, Indiana, overlooking a lovely lake but he considered moving after he and Theresa Nist tied the knot. Initially, word...

Junior Achievement Discovery Center opens for students from both Richmond and Columbia County schools
13/01/2024

Junior Achievement Discovery Center opens for students from both Richmond and Columbia County schools

EVANS, Ga. (WJBF)- A new Junior Achievement of Georgia Center is opening up for students right here in the CSRA. This JA Discovery center is for middle schoolers from both Richmond and Columbia Counties, offering them hands-on experience in financial literacy. “The Junior Achievement Discovery Cen...

$100M gift to UNCF to fund pooled endowment, including for 5 Georgia HBCUs
13/01/2024

$100M gift to UNCF to fund pooled endowment, including for 5 Georgia HBCUs

UNCF unveiled plans to create a pooled endowment for its member schools using a $100 million grant.

Hot Sauce Recalled In Georgia Could Pose 'Life-Threatening' Risk
13/01/2024

Hot Sauce Recalled In Georgia Could Pose 'Life-Threatening' Risk

The brand has recalled several of its hot sauces due to their risk of a "serious" reaction.

Woman arrested for alleged food stamp fraud
13/01/2024

Woman arrested for alleged food stamp fraud

BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — A woman has been arrested for alleged Food Stamp Fraud. Latrice Nicole Munn, 36, of Barnwell, South...

High-speed chase crosses three counties after man throws weapon out of a car
13/01/2024

High-speed chase crosses three counties after man throws weapon out of a car

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. - A previously convicted felon is behind bars after a Friday evening pursuit led a Columbia County deputy through Richmond and into Burke...

Ehrhardt lottery player wins $300,000 with scratch-off ticket
13/01/2024

Ehrhardt lottery player wins $300,000 with scratch-off ticket

EHRHARDT, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - There’s some good news this week out of Bamberg County, which is dealing with the effects of a tornado. An Ehrhardt lottery...

Roberts goes undefeated to take Round 1 of Rack Race: Season 2 in Augusta, GA
13/01/2024

Roberts goes undefeated to take Round 1 of Rack Race: Season 2 in Augusta, GA

Previously on The Rack Race – Josh Roberts, Jr. finished Season 1 with his sixth win of the 15-event season on the weekend of August 19-20,...

‘Something wrong’: Mother buys candy for 6-year-old son, realizes later it was Delta-9
13/01/2024

‘Something wrong’: Mother buys candy for 6-year-old son, realizes later it was Delta-9

A Fort Mill mom said she bought a bag of what she thought was candy for her son.

Elderly couple found dead after heater reached 1,000 degrees
12/01/2024

Elderly couple found dead after heater reached 1,000 degrees

Two elderly people in South Carolina were found dead in a bedroom during a wellness check last week, with police saying that the home's heater had reached 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit – so hot the victims' bodies had exceeded 106 degrees.In a police report obtained by CBS News, an officer said that he...

Augusta Mini Theatre, Davidson Fine Arts Alum Nicole M. Williams is ‘Found’ on NBC
12/01/2024

Augusta Mini Theatre, Davidson Fine Arts Alum Nicole M. Williams is ‘Found’ on NBC

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Nicole M. Williams has always had a love for acting ever since she was a child, and her dreams to being on the stage and the screen are coming true right before her eyes especially recently as she celebrated her co-starring role on NBC’s Found. Williams sits down with WJBF ...

Aiken man wins $2M, Ehrhardt player wins $300K in lottery
12/01/2024

Aiken man wins $2M, Ehrhardt player wins $300K in lottery

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - There are a couple of big lottery winners in the CSRA: An Aiken winner of $2 million and an Ehrhardt winner of...

Missing Burke County 3-year-old located
12/01/2024

Missing Burke County 3-year-old located

UPDATE | The juvenile was located in the woods approximately 200 yards from her residence. BURKE COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – The Burke County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s help in locating a missing 3-year-old. Liddy was seen In the 1900 block of Corley Road. wearing a pink puffy jacket...

Marjorie Taylor Greene's Big Committee Return Went Exactly as You'd Expect
02/02/2023

Marjorie Taylor Greene's Big Committee Return Went Exactly as You'd Expect

The Georgia congresswoman was previously thrown off her committee seats in 2021 for her extreme and conspiracy theorist...

$200K, two $50K Powerball winning tickets sold at Georgia Publix, on mobile app
01/02/2023

$200K, two $50K Powerball winning tickets sold at Georgia Publix, on mobile app

As for the Powerball jackpot – it jumped to an estimated $653 million following Monday night's drawing.

13-year-old Georgia girl dies after police say she was shot by her own brother
01/02/2023

13-year-old Georgia girl dies after police say she was shot by her own brother

School officials in Jefferson County said Moye lead the cheerleading team and won second place in the Miss Seventh Grade competition.

Trump investigations: Georgia prosecutor ups anticipation
31/01/2023

Trump investigations: Georgia prosecutor ups anticipation

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and his allies have been put on notice by a prosecutor, but the warning didn’t come from anyone at the Justice Department. It was from a Georgia prosecutor who indicated she was likely to seek criminal charges soon in a two-year election subversion pr...

Son of Atlanta radio host and comedian Rickey Smiley dies
31/01/2023

Son of Atlanta radio host and comedian Rickey Smiley dies

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Brandon Smiley, the son of comedian and Atlanta radio host Rickey Smiley, has died. He was reportedly 32. Rickey Smiley shared the news of his son’s death on social media Sunday. “I just have bad news this morning. I’m on my way to the airport...

Woman’s ‘gut feeling’ leads to $500,000 lottery win in Aynor
31/01/2023

Woman’s ‘gut feeling’ leads to $500,000 lottery win in Aynor

AYNOR, S.C. (WBTW) — A woman won $500,000 after a gut feeling told her to take a turn into a store on her way to work, according to a South Carolina Education Lottery news release. The winning ticket was purchased at the Aynor Food Mart on Highway 501, the release reads. The woman purchased a […...

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