On May 9, during a heated meeting, the NAACP gave the Aiken County School Board 14 days to respond to their list of demands. On May 26, NAACP leaders said the board has not met those demands.
There was some trouble on the road Thursday night. Three wrecks tied up traffic: one on Wrightsboro Road, one on Highland Avenue across from Daniel Field, and one near Seneca in Oconee County, SC.
It was a day of celebration for former substitute teacher Billy Cleveland and the crowd who came to support him. Prosecutors dropped the 8 counts of child molestation...and Cleveland pled guilty to three counts of simple battery, a misdemeanor. The courtroom was packed with his supporters.
Three local high schools are at the top of their class. Newsweek Magazine ranked Davidson, Aiken and South Aiken High Schools in the top 5 percent of high schools in the country.
It's something most of us take for granted. We can pick up a phone and order a pizza whenever we want. But for some people in Augusta, that's not an option. And many of those people who can't get pizza have one thing in common: they live in an Augusta Housing Authority home.
Last minute preparations are being made for the James Brown Soul of America Music Festival. Festival organizers say about 2000 people are already expected to come, and Richmond County deputies are preparing for the crowds.
Richmond County investigators are busy tracking sex offenders and making sure they register. A new law going into effect July 1 will narrow the places sex offenders can live.
Summer sports are kicking into high gear, and more time outside means more chances to get hurt. In a News 12 Special Assignment, Stephanie Baker tells us about mistakes children in all sports make.
It was a heated rally Wednesday, May 24 as parents and educators showed up outside the Richmond County Board of Education to show their support for Dr. Charles Larke.
To the unknowing eye, it looks like a small gift or collectable. But anyone who's been around drugs knows what it really is: a crack pipe. News 12's Kristen Cosby has been investigating the small glass tubes sold in local convenience stores.
Criticism of Richmond County Schools Superintendent Dr. Larke has made its way into Augusta's federal court. T.W. Josey High School teacher Lori Myles filed a lawsuit in federal court against Dr. Larke.
After eleven years as superintendent of Richmond County schools, Dr. Charles Larke is fighting for his job. Wednesday, his supporters rallied in front of the Board of Education.
The Godfather of Soul makes it official. James Brown will perform in Augusta during the first ever James Brown Soul of America Music Festival.
An abuse investigation at Sego Middle School prompts some families to hire an attorney. Teacher Dr. Maurice Wallace is accused of letting students punish younger classmates by beating them.
Augusta's closed Pfizer Pharmaceuticals plant may have new life as an ethanol plant. A New York company called Xethanol has signed a letter of intent with Pfizer to buy the 30 acre site.
The jury deciding conspiracy and money laundering charges against two South African businessmen has reached verdicts. Stephan Botes has been found guilty on fifteen counts. He will be taken into custody until his sentencing. Peter Steyn was found not guilty on all counts.
No signs of progress today in the search for Deborah Fortunato Dill. The Augusta woman has been missing for two months after, according to her husband, she left home after an argument.
In an update to a story we first reported out of Columbia County, News 12 has learned Nan King has been served a citation after over 81 cats were taken from her home.
Who are they...and more importantly, where are they? In a News 12 investigation, we check the status of sex offenders in Richmond County, and why some have fallen off the radar.
A deadly train wreck a year and a half ago is still defining the future for much of Aiken County. But the tight-knit mill town of Graniteville says it's home...with or without the mill.
They've been without a leader before, and now the Richmond County Civic Center is once again left looking for another general manager. News 12's Domonique Benn talked with general manager Larry Rogers and Coliseum Authority members to find out what led to this conclusion.
A middle school teacher has resigned for his role in student beatings at Sego Middle School in Augusta. But despite that resignation, the teacher will remain at school the rest of the week.
You lose your keys, your cell phone...some may say even your mind. But what about your voice? It happened to one woman in Harlem. News 12's Meredith Taylor shows you how she got it back.
The manager of Augusta's Civic Center and Bell Auditorium is quitting. Larry Rogers submitted his resignation the morning of May 23 at the Coliseum Authority's regular meeting.
An accident landed a truck in the Savannah River Monday night, May 22. A man's truck slid into the river at the North Augusta city boat landing at around 7 o'clock.
