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04/01/2025

A new push by federal lawmakers could benefit Georgia teachers and first responders coming after certain provisions reduced retirement benefits for almost 2.5 million Americans working in the public sector

ATLANTA (WJBF) – A new push by federal lawmakers could benefit Georgia teachers and first responders. It comes after certain provisions reduced retirement benefits for almost 2.5 million Amer…

04/01/2025

President Biden on Friday awarded the Medal of Honor to seven U.S. Army soldiers, most of whom received it posthumously for service during the Korea War

President Biden on Friday awarded the Medal of Honor to seven U.S. Army soldiers, most of whom received it posthumously for service during the Korea War, in his last ceremony as commander-in-chief …

04/01/2025

Trusted Traveler Program temporarily suspended at Fort Eisenhower

FORT EISENHOWER, Ga. (WJBF) – Drivers travelling in and out of Fort Eisenhower are to expect delays. According to the Fort Eisenhower page, the Trusted Traveler Program has been temp…

04/01/2025

A quiet, but colder start to the weekend followed by big changes. Details in the article below.

Friday evening update: Hold on to your hats! Winds are gusting up to around 35 mph today. A Lake Wind Advisory is in effect until midnight tonight. This is all thanks to a cold front sweeping throu…

03/01/2025

Remembering Jimmy Carter: People’s pilgrimage to Plains

People came from hundreds of miles away to honor one hundred years of life. The 39th president, Jimmy Carter, and his hometown are part of a journey that so many just had to make.

03/01/2025

A Burke County man has been arrested in connection to a November homicide that happened in Richmond County

RICHMOND COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man wanted for questioning in reference to a homicide that happened in November. According to authoriti…

03/01/2025

A soldier who died in an explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck at the Trump hotel in Las Vegas left a note saying it was stunt to serve as “wakeup call” for the country’s ills, according to investigators

A soldier who died in an explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck at the Trump hotel in Las Vegas left a note saying it was stunt to serve as “wakeup call” for the country’s ills, investigators said in a pr…

03/01/2025

| NewsChannel 6 is digging deeper into Shamsud-Din Jabbar's past in the CSRA and the FBI's continuing investigation in the area.

FBI Atlanta has confirmed with NewsChannel 6 that the Bourbon Street attack suspect had ties to the Augusta area.

03/01/2025

Linda Dunikoski was sworn in Friday as an Assistant District Attorney for the Augusta Judicial Circuit, according to District Attorney Jared Williams.

03/01/2025

Interstate 85, near mile marker 44, was shut down for almost five hours on Thursday, as South Carolina State Law Enforcement worked to assess the scene of the bomb threat.

03/01/2025

There will be some road constructing on Broad Street causing a number of travel lanes to be reduced, starting on Tuesday, January 7th

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – There will be some road constructing on Broad Street causing a number of travel lanes to be reduced. According to the city of Augusta, starting on Tuesday, January 7th, …

03/01/2025

The public needs to be aware of a road temporary road closure on Belglade Road on Tuesday, January 7th

COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – The public needs to be aware of a road temporary road closure on Belglade Road. According to traffic engineers, the road closure will be on the 400 block of Belg…

03/01/2025

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was reelected to the top post in the House in a stunning floor vote on the opening day of Congress on Friday, securing the gavel on the first ballot.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was reelected to the top post in the House in a stunning floor vote on the opening day of Congress on Friday, securing the gavel on the first ballot. It appeared that h…

03/01/2025

A Graniteville woman has been charged with Arson in the second degree after a fire that took place on Wednesday, Jan. 1.

03/01/2025

A former employee of a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital’s in Virginia has been charged with malicious wounding and child abuse after an investigation into babies being found with “unexplainable fractures” at the NICU.

The charges comes after the hospital said three babies were discovered with “unexplainable fractures” in late November and December of 2024. A similar incident took place the previous y…

03/01/2025

Georgia’s Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) is looking for public input on a proposed reconstruction project at an Emanuel County intersection.

03/01/2025

Nearly 700 Party City store leases will be heading to auction next month, according to an announcement Friday.

03/01/2025

Georgia Power is encouraging customers to beware of scams in 2025, especially those threatening power disconnection “unless immediate payment is made” and attempts to have customers “update their billing information” in an effort to steal personal information.

Georgia Power is encouraging customers to beware of scams in 2025, especially those threatening power disconnection “unless immediate payment is made” and attempts to have customers “update t…