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Charlie Kirk, who helped build support for Trump among young people, dies after campus shooting

Charlie Kirk, who rose from a teenage conservative campus activist to a top podcaster, culture warrior and ally of President Donald Trump, was shot and killed Wednesday during one of his trademark public appearances at a college in Utah. He was 31.

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Homeless man found dead in abandoned car in Aiken County; no foul play suspected

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.

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Over 5 pounds of fentanyl seized in Augusta drug ring takedown

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...

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Alleged Best Buy shooter booked on murder charges, moved to county jail

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.

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Two bodies found in separate incidents across Augusta, investigations underway

Documents: Suspect in Best Buy murders had PTSD, domestic violence history

Domestic dispute turns deadly outside Best Buy in Augusta

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Westside High teen jailed for stabbing classmate with craft knife

Property manager killed in shooting at Augusta apartment complex

A deadly shooting late Thursday night at an Augusta apartment complex has left one man dead and another injured, according...

Who is Tayshaun Goodwin? Augusta teen sought in deadly shooting on Lumpkin Road

Authorities are searching for an 18-year-old Augusta teen wanted for questioning in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred Wednesday...

Woman arrested after fatal hit-and-run kills bicyclist in Augusta

A Jefferson County woman has been charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run accident that killed a cyclist early Monday...

Man fatally shot on Lumpkin Road: Richmond County investigates homicide

A man has died following a shooting that occurred Wednesday evening in the 2500 block of Lumpkin Road, prompting a...

Nephew discovers uncle’s body at Augusta’s Bon Air: RCSO calls death ‘suspicious’

An Augusta man found the body of his uncle Tuesday afternoon inside his apartment at Bon Air on Walton Way,...

Sheriff’s team probes burial site beneath Augusta bridge

Richmond County authorities are investigating a crime scene after the discovery of a body at the 15th Street Bridge near...

Columbia County Crime Map: May 11–18 

During the week of May 11–18, a total of 72 crimes were tracked by The Augusta Press from the Columbia County...

Coroner: Woman shot and killed inside Warrenville residence early Monday

Aiken County authorities are investigating the shooting death of a 53-year-old woman found inside her Warrenville home early Monday morning.

Bicyclist struck and killed by vehicle on Peach Orchard Road

A woman on a bicycle was killed early Monday after being struck by a vehicle while riding on Peach Orchard...

Sheriff Brantley interrupts shopping trip to arrest shoplifter in Augusta

Richmond County Sheriff Eugene “Gino” Brantley went shopping Friday and picked up a shoplifter in the process.

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