A freight train and car collided at Marvin Griffin Road today, leaving the car's driver, Carolyn Coney, and her passenger, Rodney Patterson, in critical condition.

A mother is behind bars after deputies say a teenager videotaped her abusing a 12-year-old foster child. Belinda Cooper of Trenton is charged with assault and neglect by Edgefield County investigators.

There are a couple of scams making the rounds that you need to be on the lookout for. If you don't, you could be out of something a whole lot more expensive than your pride.

Thomson High School junior Cheryl Helmly was killed when her car collided with a pickup truck. Students and faculty are grieving over the loss. They say Cheryl had so much living to do and was taken away much too soon.

Civilians in war zones face the same dangers as the soldiers. Today at Fort Gordon, a civilian from Augusta who was wounded in Iraq two years ago was honored by the Army.

Your telephone bill could be the secret to you getting to share of $10 billion on your tax return this year. The IRS is returning that big sum of money through something called the Telephone Excise Tax Refund.

Fire investigators are looking for an arsonist after three fires were set inside a Hephzibah home early Sunday morning. News 12 met with the family as they salvaged what they could from their destroyed home.

The new date for Daylight Saving Time is three weeks earlier than in previous years. The government is making the change to hopefully save energy. But as News 12 discovered, it's taking a lot of energy to change time.

19-year-old Emmanuel Demmons is considered armed and dangerous and is believed to be carrying at least two different weapons. Now police need your help finding him so he doesn't shoot again.

Teenager dies after car collides with truck; two injured after car pulls out in front of train; apartment shooting suspect arrested; alleged shooter on the loose; Augusta leaders head to Atlanta.

The Columbia County Tag Offices in both Evans and Appling are temporarily closed again today due to state computer programming problems. The Georgia Registration and Titling System is inoperable at this time.

A break-in at a Lumpkin Road apartment complex ended with gunshots, and now police are searching for the two men responsible. No one was injured, but residents say they're fearful of being hit by a stray bullet.

Police are still looking for a gunman considered armed and dangerous. 19-year-old Emmanuel Demmons is wanted for shooting a teenager three times Sunday afternoon.

A driver is in jail facing several charges after an accident in which another driver lost his life today. ason Youngblood of Martinez was killed when his motorcycle collided with a truck driven by Albert McClellan.

The Harlem Police Department has joined Aiken County in giving its officers TASER guns to use on suspects who don't cooperate. But both Richmond and Columbia counties aren't convinced they're safe.

Georgia and South Carolina are known for haunted activity everywhere. But do ghosts really exist? News 12 visited a haunted house with a team of local ghost hunters to see if we could find an answer.

Almost $2000 worth of highly addictive painkillers has been stolen from area homes and businesses in just the last week. They're familiar drugs with a high street resale value, like Vicodin, Percocet, and Oxycodone.

The FBI says mortgage fraud happens more in Georgia than in any other state...and you could end up losing your home because of it. 12 On Your Side's Jeff Anderson tells you how not to be a victim.

Johnna Wilson is accused of shooting her son, Justin Jarrett, at their home in Jackson during a dispute Thursday night. Authorities say an argument between the two got so heated, it almost became deadly.

Community members traded business suits for combat fatigues at Augusta in Army Boots this week. Fort Gordon hosts the event, and this time our own Melissa Tune participated in the event.

Aiken County investigators have captured a man after a high speed chase. Jarrett D. Dandridge was arrested Friday afternoon. He is facing several charges, including assault with intent to kill.

The intersection at the North Augusta Publix off Martintown Road is confusing. There's a stop sign right before the light leading to Martintown Road. Some are stopping at the sign no matter what, and some disregard it altogether.

Woman shoots son; murder suspect captured; one dead, three injured in Jimmie Dyess accident; Augusta soldier's death under investigation; election date set for Norwood's successor; Heart Health Fair Saturday.

With the number of HIV and AIDS cases in the Augusta area increasing each year, Richmond County's public health educator Sandra Wimberly is increasing the time she spends in schools talking about it.

A new smoking ban in parts of Aiken County may grow to include the entire county. Some city leaders in North Augusta and the city of Aiken are pushing for the change.