The Junior League of Augusta has been making strides to improve Pendleton King Park. Over the years, the park has lost a lot of visitors due to an increase in crime...but now folks are looking forward to a new beginning.
Two accidents on Bobby Jones; Augusta home robbed; GBI to investigate land deal near proposed drag strip; deputies searching for Family Dollar robber; bank robber still on the loose; more.
As sheriff, Ronnie Strength says he expects to have critics...and there were plenty of them when he was quoted in the paper saying he couldn't wait to get out. He talked with News 12 to set the record straight.
Take a drive through any neighborhood and you'll see the man in red. He's on lawns and porches and even inside stores. But one city is not only decorated with Santas...it's named after him.
Homeless women and children are turned away from packed shelters almost every night. Garden City Rescue is giving some hope to those women and children, just in time for Christmas.
It has been a somber day for many people in Aiken. Today, a Marine killed in the line of duty was laid to rest. Cpl. Matthew Dillon's family, friends, and fellow Marines gathered for the goodbye.
News 12 has learned that Pat Jones, director emeritus of the Augusta Youth Center, has passed away. Jones was well-known throughout the Augusta community for her work on the behalf of underprivileged children.
Fire broke out around 3 o'clock this afternoon on Door Street. The street was blocked off as firefighters continued putting out the fire. Firefighters say the cause of the fire is suspicious.
John Michael Barton was arrested for taking a girl away on his motorcycle from a gas station. He was released on bond. Now he says he's hanging up his Santa suit...and all he wants for Christmas is forgiveness.
The FBI has just released numbers that show violence and murder are on the rise across the country. Here where you live, stealing guns is becoming more popular. Investigators say the two may be connected.
CITGO on Mike Padgett robbed; Santa out on bond; Columbia County looking for two sex offenders; man wanted for armed robbery; armed and dangerous felon wanted in North Augusta; more.
Today, Georgia's fire safety commissioner John Oxendine was in Augusta with the same tour he started three years ago, bringing advice that has helped fire deaths to steadily decline across the state.
Delta Airlines is trying to fight a takeover bid by US Airways, and they're bringing that fight right here to Augusta. More than 100 people gathered at the Delta Reservation Center along River Watch Parkway this morning.
There's less than a week to go until Christmas, and it looks like someone brought some holiday cheer to the Augusta Commission. Despite some hot topics on the agenda, their final meeting of 2006 went smoothly.
When you tell your kids not to talk to strangers, you don't think twice about talking to Santa Claus. But an Augusta family is learning you can't trust everyone...even if they're dressed in a red suit.
Washington Road water main break; two teens die in clay pit; man wanted in downtown murder; "Santa" kidnaps child; two men wanted in Columbia County robbery; 3 men wanted in Aiken County dog fighting ring.
Last night's murder is the latest to rock the Harrisburg community. People living there say the particular part of Harrisburg where the murder took place is a hot spot for criminal activity.
Having a wreck is never good news. There may be medical bills, you've got to deal with the insurance company...and then there's the body shop.
The search for answers continues in New Ellenton today as authorities try to figure out exactly how two teenage boys died in a clay excavation pit. It happened on Gray Mare Hollow Road, off Silver Bluff Road.
A house fire killed two in Aiken County this morning. The fire started just before 5:30 this morning. Yolanda Heath and Dennis Curry were killed...and tonight, their families are just left with memories.
A 10-year-old Williston boy was diagnosed with one of the most uncommon diseases in the world, especially for children. Now he's back at home recovering.
A mother was on her way home from a party when she stopped briefly at Wal-Mart. Returning to the parking lot, she found that her car--and all the presents inside--had been stolen.
'Tis the season traffic is moving at a snail's pace...especially around shopping centers. Police have been working to relieve congestion ever since Thanksgiving, and that will continue to be the goal until the day after Christmas.
Homicide cases are up this year. There have been 19 of them, with just two weeks to go in 2006. Last year, 15 homicides were reported in Augusta. But this year, only two are unsolved. That's an arrest in 85 percent of cases.
2 die in mobile home fire; fire at Aiken plant; man wanted in downtown shooting; sexual predator wanted; 2 teenagers killed in clay pit; stolen car found in pond; car filled with Christmas presents stolen.
