It's the start of an era at the CBS Evening News: Katie Couric sat down in the anchor chair for the first time Tuesday, taking over as the first woman to solo a network evening newscast.

A mom is behind bars charged with the death of her newborn baby. News 12 spoke with her family, who says there's a story behind the trouble.

It's the last place two men ever expected to be robbed: on school grounds. But it happened Monday night at Copeland Elementary. One of the victims spoke with News 12 about the attack.

No more police officers for one local town. The Ridge Spring town council met tonight, and in a 3-2 decision, voted to get rid of the police department as of December 1.

Columbia County's school superintendent search committee wants some goals for the school system and how they relate to the next superintendent by next week.

A popular interchange in Augusta has a new name. Tuesday, the interchange at Deans Bridge Road and Bobby Jones Expressway was renamed the Henry L. Howard Memorial Interchange.

Investigators say two men got into a fight and one was shot in the chest. But now investigators say the victim may have not told them the truth about the incident.

Aiken County investigators are looking for a murder suspect. A man was found just after midnight, dead at his mobile home in the 1100 block of Horseshoe Bend Drive...

Augusta commissioners met this afternoon, but very few of them actually decided to attend their regular meeting. Ultimately, those who were there decided to hold off on taking two big votes today.

Richmond County School Board members say they didn't know superintendent Dr. Charles Larke was issuing pay advances to employees. But News 12 has obtained documents that show board members should have known.

In Aiken County, part of the New Ellenton water supply is depleting so quickly that there might not be enough to put out fires. Two of the three Talatha Water District wells aren't working.

Labor Day. It's a national holiday to celebrate workers across America. One local family tells News 12 they are celebrating they have a job at all.

Mandatory water rationing is in effect for hundreds of folks in New Ellenton. People in the Talatha Rural Community Water District are being told to only use water for essential needs.

Hundreds of people turned out for Labor Day activities Monday. Almost a dozen local unions marched across the river from North Augusta to the Augusta Common to celebrate.

This Labor Day had a traumatic start for one McDuffie County family. 17-year-old high school senior Amber Hinton was killed in an ATV accident just after midnight.

A manhunt continues tonight in Aiken County. 22-year old Derrick Valentine was shot in his Jackson home, and the suspect, considered armed and dangerous, is still on the loose.

A mother mourns the loss of her son while Georgia State Patrol continues searching for a suspect in a late night hit and run in McDuffie County. An early morning accident took the life of 41-year old Michael Adams of Thomson, and his family wants answers.

A mayoral candidate comes under fire after questions over his residency. His eligibility rides on him having lived in Richmond County for at least one year. Where does Ronnie Few call home?

We have new developments today on the Medicaid situation at MCG hospital and clinics. Those Medicaid patients whose appointments were cancelled today at MCG can breathe a sigh of relief.

Qualifying has just ended in Richmond County for November's race for mayor. There are four candidates in the running. But one candidate's paperwork may not be in order.

There's still a vacant seat on the Augusta Commission after the resignation of Keith Brown last week, but city leaders are expected to appoint a new District 4 commissioner at their next meeting.

A bullet hole was discovered in Richmond County school superintendent Dr. Charles Larke's conference room window shortly after 9 o'clock this morning, and investigators say they have no leads.

Today, family, friends, and city leaders paid their last respects to a woman who spent much of her life fighting black on black crime and challenged the community to stand up.

After years of setting up shop around downtown at Reynolds and 8th and the Augusta Common, Border Bash is now trying for Reynolds Field, behind Augusta Golf and Gardens.

Heading to the lake is a Labor Day tradition for many...but low levels can mean trouble for boaters. Lake Thurmond holds hundreds of billions of gallons of water, but right now, it's only about 60 percent full.