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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.

RCSO captures ex-con in homeless man’s beating death

A homeless felon, recently released from prison, was arrested Wednesday in the brutal murder of an elderly homeless man behind a Chevron gas station on Laney Walker Boulevard. Jeffrey Eutsay, 43, was charged with murder in the death of Charlie Creech, 70. Creech’s body was found wrapped in a blanket and covered with leaves behind...

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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

Richmond County Crime Map: Sept. 24-30

Bond denied for man who allegedly shot at deputies during car chase

An Augusta man repeatedly involved in domestic violence incidents who allegedly shot at two sheriff deputies during a police pursuit...

Prison term imposed in Columbia County child molestation case

A Columbia County man pleaded guilty to child molestation charges Thursday, May 26.

Richmond County provides another update on Thursday’s shooting

Richmond County has released updated information concerning suspects in Thursday’s shooting incident.

Sheriff Roundtree addresses officer shooting on Lumpkin Road

Sheriff Richard Roundtree addressed the officer-involved shooting incident Thursday afternoon on Lumpkin Road, currently being investigated by the Georgia Bureau...