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Augusta teen jailed for beating 11-year-old sister with belt

An Augusta teen is spending his second week in jail on child cruelty charges for allegedly hitting his 11-year-old sister with a belt. Stanley Jamar Lomax Jr., 17, was arrested last weekend for first-degree cruelty to children, and he remained there Sunday in the Charles B. Webster Detention Center under no bond. Richmond County deputies...

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Broad Street arson suspect held on $45,000 bond

A man accused of setting fire to two historic buildings on Broad Street and bragging about it remains behind bars after a Richmond County judge set his bond at $45,000.

Elderly North Augusta man was dead for months; Daughter charged with murder

Edgefield County investigators made a grim discovery Thursday morning when they found the body of 78-year-old James Wheeler, a North Augusta man reported missing in June. His daughter has now been charged with his murder.

Former RCSO deputy found dead on S.C. river bank

A man found dead Tuesday evening along the Congaree River in Columbia, S.C., has been identified as 38-year-old Addison L. Brown, a former Richmond County Sheriff’s deputy who was fired and arrested earlier this year for allegedly lying about an arrest.

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Columbia County man sentenced after GBI uncovers shocking stash of child porn

Man wanted for murder after homeless man found dead behind Augusta Chevron

CCSO deputy under scrutiny after posting injured suspect’s photo with ‘FAFO caption

Columbia County Crime Map: Sept. 28–Oct. 3

‘Another Failure’: Newsome family outraged as killer dodges murder conviction

Aiken man killed in two-car crash that sent vehicles into pond

Trump says he will surrender Thursday on Georgia charges tied to efforts to overturn 2020 election

Former President Donald Trump says he will surrender to authorities in Georgia on Thursday to face charges in the case accusing...

Augusta couple’s girl, 3, nearly dies from fentanyl; second child has bottle with maggots

An Augusta couple were locked up Friday after their 3-year-old daughter nearly died from fentanyl exposure and their 1-year-old son...

Williams promotes youth programs over prisons in shooting reaction video

Augusta District Attorney Jared Williams took the unusual step Friday of releasing a video statement in reaction to recent violence...

Pair indicted for child’s killing at Richmond Summit

A grand jury has returned a murder indictment against the pair accused of killing 13-year-old Buddy Brown Jr. at an...

Georgia case against Trump just beginning

The indictment of former President Donald Trump in Fulton County Aug. 14 on charges of trying to overturn the 2020...

Josey shooting suspect surrenders to face charges as juvenile

The 16-year-old suspect in Wednesday’s chaotic shooting at T.W. Josey High School surrendered to authorities on Thursday morning.

Police name 7 massage parlors targeted in Aiken County investigation

State and local officials have named the seven massage parlors in Aiken County that were searched Wednesday by law enforcement...

Authorities investigating threats to grand jurors who indicted Trump in Georgia

Authorities in Georgia said Thursday they’re investigating threats targeting members of the grand jury that indicted former President Donald Trump and 18...

Josey student shot at school; classmate being hunted as students are released

Richmond County authorities are hunting a Josey High School student accused of shooting a classmate in the finger on the...

Officers search multiple massage parlors in North Augusta & Aiken

At least seven massage parlors in North Augusta and Aiken were searched Wednesday in a joint operation between local, state...

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