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.