Augusta District Attorney Jared Williams routinely dismisses drug cases, including dozens over the summer, citing limited resources and a focus on violent crime.
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office responded Friday morning to Curry and Brown Street in downtown Augusta, just behind the Family Dollar on Broad Street, after a shooting that left one man injured.
One of two men on trial for murder in the 2022 killing of Alan Newsome abruptly changed course Thursday, pleading guilty to a lesser charge and agreeing to testify against his co-defendant – the victim’s own brother-in-law. Brentin Coleman, now 23, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in Richmond County Superior Court, admitting partial responsibility for...
A Richmond County deputy is recovering after being shot multiple times during a violent confrontation early Thursday morning that began with a reported armed robbery at a BP gas station on Washington Road.
The Grovetown police chief says he is “highly disappointed” in the way an officer handled a call about a potentially...
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has promoted Jerri Lynn Coody to assistant special agent in charge of the GBI Georgia...
A local man once employed as a cyber operations with the U.S. Army was charged this week with possessing child...
A man was shot early Wednesday in a Grovetown neighborhood, and two people were later arrested in connection with the...
During the week of June 25–July 1, a total of 277 crimes were tracked by The Augusta Press from the Richmond...
Two suspects are now in custody following the fatal shooting of Raekwon Brinson, 28, outside the One Stop convenience store...
A man was found dead early Tuesday morning near the sidewalk in the 600 block of Crawford Avenue in Augusta,...
A Grovetown man accused of sexually abusing four children was handed a 15-year prison sentence last week after entering an...
A woman being held at the Columbia County Detention Center died Sunday after she was found unresponsive in her cell,...
A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle on Old Highway One between Tobacco Road and Deans Bridge Road early Sunday...
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