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. The shooting occurred on Aug. 3 in the parking lot of...
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 bone found on Naples Drive on Friday, July 25, has been determined to be an animal bone.
A modest home on Rollingwood Drive in Augusta concealed a nightmare too horrific to imagine.
What began as a frightening moment at a Graniteville school bus stop quickly turned into a social media firestorm —...
A tragic two-vehicle crash on Saturday evening in Aiken County has claimed the life of motorcyclist Summer Poole of New...
Richmond County authorities have issued arrest warrants for Quanterius Marquette Nelson, 37, in connection with a hit-and-run crash that left...
During the week of July 16–22, a total of 276 crimes were tracked by The Augusta Press from the Richmond County...
A Columbia County woman was arrested Wednesday morning after authorities say she left her two young daughters alone in an...
An Augusta man has been arrested and charged with first-degree child cruelty after deputies say he severely beat a 5-year-old...
Tonya Zorn, a 35-year-old woman from Warrenville, was found dead Wednesday in her cell at the Aiken County Detention Center.
The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office has called in the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) and the Aiken County Coroner’s...
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