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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

Augusta woman killed by driver fleeing deputies

An Augusta woman was killed Wednesday night when her vehicle was struck by a suspect involved in a rush-hour chase...

Armed Grovetown man tries to convince teen girl to get in his car at Patriots Park

An armed man was arrested Tuesday night at Patriots Park in Grovetown for cornering a 16-year-old girl, stroking her face...

Judge rules Columbia County election can continue with voting machines

An Evans woman seeks to stop the usage of electronic voting machines.

Flock safety cameras solve two homicides and recover 28 stolen cars in Richmond County

Richmond County authorities are crediting this year’s installation of over 50 Flock Safety cameras with solving homicides, recovering dozens of...

Man wanted for taking money without finishing mechanic job

Richmond County authorities are looking a mechanic wanted for allegedly taking $2,300 from an Augusta man for a job he...

Augusta man pleads to reduced charges in 2019 homicide

Demarcus Bright pleaded guilty in Richmond County Superior Court to voluntary manslaughter, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, and criminal attempt...