The murder charge against 16-year-old Vincent Hikeem Carter Jr. has been dismissed following a preliminary hearing held Thursday by Judge Shawn Merzlak, who ruled that the teen acted in self-defense during a fatal shooting last month that claimed the life of 14-year-old Deandre Howell.
A tragic discovery was made Wednesday morning in Aiken County when a local homeowner found the body of a Black male inside an abandoned vehicle.
Over 5.5 pounds of fentanyl have been taken off the streets of Richmond County following a months-long narcotics investigation that ended in two major drug busts and multiple felony charges. Authorities say the amount of fentanyl seized of over 2,500 grams is enough to cause more than 1.25 million potentially fatal overdoses. The investigation, led...
Hajir Talebzadeh, the Augusta man accused of killing his ex-wife and her mother during a custody exchange outside a west Augusta Best Buy, has been formally booked into the Charles B. Webster Detention Center.
A Harlem High School student was arrested Tuesday after police discovered a stun gun and pepper spray in her backpack...
During the weeks of Aug. 24–31, a total of 57 crimes were tracked by The Augusta Press from the Columbia County...
A local mother is raising serious concerns about the treatment of her mentally ill son at the Charles B. Webster...
A federal judge Thursday dismissed a lawsuit Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr filed early this month challenging the legality of...
A 32-year-old Hephzibah man and father of four is now living with permanent heart damage and awaiting a transplant, after...
A convicted felon is still being sought after allegedly assaulting his wife in a violent outburst last week. The assault...
Charges of murder were dismissed Thursday against a woman accused of killing her elderly mother two years ago with a...
A 17-year-old student at Cross Creek High School was arrested Wednesday morning following a disruptive and violent incident on campus...
An Augusta man who stole mail to commit fraud and identity theft has been sentenced to seven years in federal...
A mother and son have been arrested in the 2023 shooting death of the mother’s boyfriend, more than two years...
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