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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.

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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.

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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

Augusta Teen, 15, is Fatally Shot Outside Gas Station

Richmond County authorities are investigating the shooting death of a 15-year-old boy on Thursday outside a convenience store on Windsor...

Grovetown police arrest man who tried to meet 12-year-old girl for sex

Grovetown and Waynesboro police arrested a man Thursday afternoon who thought he was meeting a 12-year-old girl for sex. Evan...
Former Augusta Commissioner Sammie Sias speaks to the media just after his July 29, 2022 conviction in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. Staff photo by Susan McCord

Federal judge denies ex-Augusta commissioner’s motion for new trial, sentencing set for June 20

Convicted ex-Augusta commissioner Sammie Sias won’t get a new trial, U.S. District Judge Randal Hall has ruled.

‘Stop the Bleed’ training offered to Augusta police

Augusta law enforcement officers who may be the first to respond to gun violence will be given free training on...

Crime map: Columbia County crimes included 21 thefts for week of May 22.

Crime Map Columbia County May 22-29, 2023

Grovetown flasher strikes again – at Dollar General & near subdivision

A Grovetown man who was given probation for a series of flashing incidents in 2018 has started exposing himself again,...

Aiken County mom loses second son in five months

The mother of a Graniteville teen who was fatally shot on Memorial Day says it’s been hard on her as...

Graniteville teen is found shot in the head in Aiken neighborhood

A Graniteville man died Monday after being found shot in a car in an Aiken neighborhood, authorities said. Amari Williams,...

Grovetown girl, 4, shot in head when dad leaves gun on floor

A 4-year-old Grovetown girl was listed in critical condition late Monday after being shot in the head with a loaded...

Cold Case: Homeless man arrested for 1982 murder in Augusta

Richmond County authorities have solved a cold case from four decades ago with the arrest of a homeless man. Jeffrey...

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