The Georgia Office of Consumer Affairs put out an alert warning people going online to watch out for some California companies that promote movie downloads over the Internet.
The campaign for Augusta's mayor swung into full gear Tuesday night. All four men running for the seat answered questions from the voters in an event in south Augusta.
Two people have been arrested in Aiken County after the sheriff's office found five video poker machines.
Police say just before 2 o'clock Wednesday morning, a man entered a Waffle House on Deans Bridge Road and demanded money.
There was an armed robbery at the Triangle store at the intersection of Deans Bridge Road and Willis Forman Road Tuesday night. Investigators tell News 12 the suspect came in demanding money at around 8:30.
Tuesday, Gov. Perdue announced more than $37 million in federal grants from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Grants to local areas add up to more than $4,280,000.
He's got a street, a statue, and soon the Augusta Civic Center will bear his name. The Coliseum Authority voted Tuesday to rename the civic center to the James Brown Arena.
A young couple died early Tuesday morning when their Buck Road mobile home caught fire. It happened near the Richmond/Columbia County line, near Wrightsboro Road.
The Richmond County Sheriff's Department is already hurting from a deputy shortage, and now a plan for next year's budget calls for cutting more officers.
Superintendent Tommy Price says the old Evans Middle School building was supposed to be locked up, but kids may have gotten in and taken information. Today he asked the sheriff's office to make sure all of it has been returned.
The remains of a dead body found in a swampy area between Harlem and Grovetown may belong to a Columbia County man who went missing in June. Surveyors discovered the remains early yesterday afternoon near Hamilton Road off Wrightsboro.
An MCG researcher is guilty of second-degree vehicular homicide and driving on the wrong side of the road, two misdemeanors in the death of an 18-year-old Lakeside High student.
29-year-old Jason Joseph Whiteley is behind bars, charged with the murder of 69-year-old Larry Knighton. Knighton was found dead at his home on Sunday.
Athens-Clarke County police say they made more than 70 arrests on alcohol related offenses during the first weekend of fall semester at the University of Georgia.
A Riverside Middle School student is in a youth detention center, accused of making a bomb threat. The school was locked down yesterday after officials found a bomb threat written on a wall inside the girls' bathroom.
Thousands of educators and students in Columbia County may become victims of identity theft. News 12 has learned personal information was left behind at the old Evans Middle School.
Cutting millions out of a budget can be difficult. One area not mandated by law is recreation. That's why it's a department that could get cut all the way to the bone.
The trial of MCG doctor Mohammad Ali Behzadian began today. The doctor of pharmacology is accused of causing the death of an 18-year-old Lakeside High School student in a head on accident 3 years ago.
69-year-old Larry Willie Knighton was found dead by his wife after she came home from a trip. Neighbors say they want deputies to start paying more attention to the area they call home.
Old dilapidated buildings are a common sight in parts of downtown Augusta, but they're more than just an eyesore. The sheriff's office says abandoned homes and businesses are a perfect place for drug deals.
An Allendale man shot to death last week by a police officer was laid to rest Saturday. Family and friends of 31-year old Michael Moore said their final goodbyes...even though the investigation into his death is anything but final.
"Commissioners, please don't bother the bus," says Arthur Scarboro. "Please do not cut the budget--we absolutely need this. It's a necessity for me and my family, and many others in the community I'm sure."
No suspect yet in the case of an elderly man found shot to death. 69-year-old Larry Knighton was found yesterday in the doorway of his home.
They've registered, they've bought their books, and today, students at Augusta State University are headed back to class. Yesterday, News 12 found some students mapping out their first days.
A man is behind bars for the robbery of the Wachovia bank on Walton Way. 41-year-old Steve Bush turned himself in to the Richmond County Sheriff's Department Saturday.
