It's official: St. Joseph hospital has new owners. Today, the hospital announced Triad Hospitals and some local doctors have purchased the hospital on Wrightsboro Road.

The Augusta chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference is holding a vigil for 13-year-old Desire Northington, the girl injured last week on a fair ride.

Augusta is taking steps to keep more money in your city. Today, it was through a one-stop workshop for dozens of minority and women business owners and anyone looking to start a business.

It was a disturbing scene this morning for thousands of commuters along I-20 when a family dispute ended in death. There were lots of cop cars and crime scene tape at I-20 near the Savannah River.

Milton Zurfluh was a 35-year Army lieutenant when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor nearly 65 years ago. You don't forget moments like that.

Election Day is just under a week away. On Monday, we'll know if the US Justice Department will send federal monitors to Augusta to oversee the voting.

The accident report states Desire Northington was flung from a fair ride because she panicked. News 12 spoke with a neighbor who was on the same ride, and she's got a very different view.

Protecting trick-or-treaters from sex offenders; huge tree falls on Lincolnton man; prayer vigil for Desire Northington; Salvation Army accepts Christmas assistance applications.

A man is dead and a woman hospitalized after a domestic dispute ended in suicide this morning on I-20 near the Georgia/South Carolina border.

After being the center of continuing controversy as superintendent of Richmond County schools, Dr. Charles Larke says he's ready to retire and move on.

A Lincolnton dad was nearly killed by a tree that also came dangerously close to his kids. It's a day Larry Baggs and his family will never forget.

It is a family safety alert you probably know about, but don't think too much about: when your children trick or treat, they could be knocking on registered sex offenders' doors.

Max Burns' opponent, Congressman John Barrow, was at Augusta's Municipal Building Monday, pushing people to vote. Barrow said voters should "look at who's backing Burns."

Investigators say 21-year-old Lawrence Erin Woolfolk tried to rob a business at gunpoint...but the 68-year-old woman behind the counter had a surprise for him.

First came the food order, then came the order to hand over the money. Now Richmond County deputies are looking for two armed robbers who hit a Subway on a busy street this morning.

Mark King of Hampton Avenue was arrested Sunday. He's charged with assault with intent to kill for the shooting of Jeffery Battle in his home on Old Pope Road in Aiken.

A salmonella outbreak is affecting 18 states, including Georgia. Over 170 cases have been reported. Experts at the Centers for Disease Control say the bacteria may have spread through some sort of produce, including lettuce and tomatoes.

They're old and disabled, they're on Georgia's sex offender registry, and they live too close to churches. Should they have to move?

A community meeting let folks know about upcoming health screenings for people who may have been exposed to chlorine during the January 2005 train derailment.

Free health screenings for Graniteville victims; River Watch Parkway to expand to Belair Road; advance voting; Grandma pulls gun on armed robber.

Early voting for the November 7th election is now underway, and experts say the number of people who turn out could affect the outcome.

In just about a week, Americans will pick a new Congress...and one of the hottest races is right here in our part of Georgia. Politics brought President Bush to Georgia Southern University today.

The DOT plans to extend River Watch Parkway to Belair Road. The project will cost at least $60 million. Some people say it's also costing them their property.

It was supposed to be one of those quick and easy armed robberies. But instead, a grandmother was able to turn the tables on the gunman...with her 13-month-old grandbaby in her arms!

Early voting is now underway in many parts of Georgia. News 12 is On Your Side with information on where you need to go, what you need to bring, and how advance voting is going so far in Augusta.