A Columbia County man has been sentenced to 100 years in prison after investigators found more than 2,000 images of child pornography on his computer, Acting District Attorney Natalie Paine announced. Harold Middleton Sinclair, 74, of Miles Road in Harlem, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to 20 counts of sexual exploitation of children. Judge Grady Blanchard...
A homeless man was found dead Tuesday afternoon behind a Chevron gas station on Laney Walker Boulevard, and authorities have now launched a murder investigation. Deputies discovered the body of 70-year-old Charlie Creech around 2:04 p.m. behind the Chevron at the corner of 15th Street and Laney Walker. Investigators say he appeared to be unhoused....
A Columbia County Sheriff’s deputy is facing public backlash after posting a photo of an injured suspect to his personal social media account with the caption “FAFO.”
During the weeks of Sept. 28–Oct. 3, a total of 65 crimes were tracked by The Augusta Press from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office.
Eighteen area defendants, including the father of a Grovetown 4-year-old who fatally shot herself with her father’s illegal machine gun,...
Richmond County authorities are investigating a deadly shooting in the middle of an Augusta street on Tuesday.
A former deputy coroner in Aiken County was jailed Monday following a SLED investigation that found he allegedly took prescription...
During the week of May 12 – 19, a total of 76 crimes were tracked by The Augusta Press from...
A local man has entered a guilty plea to a federal charge of making a bomb threat against the Augusta...
An Augusta woman and a baby were found dead inside their home on Saturday afternoon, authorities said. Tiara Jennings, 30,...
During the week of May 8 – 14, a total of 269 crimes were tracked by The Augusta Press from...
A Richmond County deputy was overpowered by a teenager and tasered with his own weapon during a furious fight inside Magnolia...
An inmate at the Charles B. Webster Detention Center was hospitalized last week after being stabbed with a shank, authorities...
Three Richmond County inmates have filed civil-rights lawsuits against Sheriff Richard Roundtree and the jail guards involved in a 2022...
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