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.

It's hard to believe our handbags could be dripping with bacteria, but think for a moment how many places your purse has been: the car, the floor, the kitchen table and counters, the stairs. News 12 put your purses to the test.

More than a million people in the US are living with HIV or AIDS, and at least 2000 of them are in the Augusta area. Health officials say a lack of funding and awareness is leading to a growing number of HIV cases locally each year.

One woman is dead after a two-vehicle accident on Jimmie Dyess Parkway. It happened near the intersection with Belair Road around 4:15 this afternoon. One car ended up hitting a wall there.

Civilians are getting a taste of what life as a soldier is really like through a program called Augusta in Army Boots. As a 19-year-old college freshman, I joined the U.S. Army Reserves and began a life-changing journey...

An ex-con, parole jumper and murder suspect is back in jail. Officers captured Maurice Roscoe this afternoon at a Gordon Highway motel. He was wanted for killing Pierce McClattie, Jr. Tuesday night.

U.S. Marshals need your help finding Timothy Curtis. Curtis is wanted on a federal probation violation. He is considered dangerous, and police say to use caution if you see him.

The 10th District Congressional Special Election to replace the late Charlie Norwood is Tuesday, June 19. Gov. Sonny Perdue signed the order this morning, and now it's in the hands of the state Elections department.

The FBI is still looking for an Evans man wanted for abducting his baby son. One-year-old Ezekiel Brown was last seen with his father, 38-year-old William Brown, on January 31. Three weeks have passed.

Reward offered for murder suspect; man dies in I-20 wreck; Hyde Park residents can choose to stay; Evans man who abducted son may be in Mexico.

Steven Bixby has been sentenced to death in Abbeville. Bixby was convicted of killing two police officers over a land dispute involving a road construction project back in 2003.

With a growing area come growing traffic problems. Today the Georgia Department of Transportation presented its next project: our first look at the design for I-20 and Bobby Jones.

Folks in Hyde Park will have a choice of whether to leave, according to the Brownfields Commission. That group has been working with city leaders on a plan to relocate everyone in an area believed to be contaminated.

The Better Business Bureau says you might want to be wary of any emails you get bearing its name. The bureau says there is a "spoofing scam" going on falsely involving its name.

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford visited Aiken to push for reforms aimed at improving the state's small business climate. The governor is calling for lower income taxes, workers' comp reforms, and affordable health care.

Richmond County investigators are looking for a murder suspect. 28-year-old Maurice Roscoe is accused of shooting and killing a father of two at Olive Road and MLK Jr. Boulevard.

News 12 has learned a principal accused of an inappropriate relationship with a student is not still being paid by the school board. The school superintendent says the board acted quickly and in the community's best interest.

Wheel of Fortune recently made a trip to South Carolina for a taping in Charleston. News 12 got an exclusive behind-the-scenes look. We sat down with Vanna White, who was raised in the Palmetto State.

Richmond County investigators say they know who's responsible for most of the graffiti in downtown Augusta. 18-year-old Hephzibah High School student Carlos Calderon is out on bond.

2-car accident on I-20; manhunt underway in Richmond County; judge rules special administrator needed for Brown estate; Brown could be buried soon; Aiken County smoking ban to begin June 1.

Police say a nasty brawl that broke out in a McDonald's parking lot in Aiken was "gang-related". They say they've been watching for awhile and there have been multiple incidents in recent months that point to gang activity.

An Augusta man who recently ran for a Commission seat on a platform of cleaning up Augusta is accused by his tenants of being a slumlord. Complaints from Robert DeMello's tenants may land him in jail.

When you hear the word fisherman, you might immediately think of men. A local woman is bucking the trend and trying to reel in others in the process. Paula Alexander used to be an art teacher. Now she's a pro fisherman.

Judge Jack Early's decision is a win for both sides. The trustees get to keep their jobs, but the judge also agreed to appoint a special administrator to help oversee James Brown's estate.

Workers at the Warrenville Movie Gallery say their hours were cut after they reported sexual harassment in the workplace. Now they're taking their claim to the state of South Carolina to get their pay back.