Updated: 1:47 PM Four high school students are in custody after allegedly robbing a number of fast food restaurants in both Richmond and Columbia counties. The four teenagers were arrested Thursday, April 20 in connection to at least two fast food robberies this month, some of them involving a weapon.
Posted: 6:54 PM Several Richmond County high school students are involved in a series of commercial armed robberies. Four Laney High School students have been charged in the incidents.
Posted: 6:51 PM Dirty words usually are not allowed in elementary classrooms...so some parents want to know why they're allowed in library books. News 12's Stephanie Baker is On Your Side with why some Columbia County parents are fighting to get the material off the shelves.
Posted: 6:48 PM According to the indictment, former Ridge Spring mayor Jimmy Gillian and the town's former public works director, Andrew Bodie, conspired to bury asbestos tile from a former elementary school building in town.
Updated: 4:32 PM A task force to catch child predators netted two guilty pleas in Aiken County today. It's a story you'll only see on News 12. Officers posing as minors are saving real children.
Posted: 5:49 PM Six department head positions are now vacant in Augusta. The latest is Human Resources; Director Brena Byrd Pelaez has resigned after working for the city for nine years.
Updated: 8:55 PM As of the afternoon of Friday, April 21, the computer issues at the Motor Vehicle Division in Evans have been resolved. The office will resume normal business hours on Monday, April 24 at 8:00 a.m.
Updated: 1:22 PM Two music festivals are coming to our area...and they're on the same weekend. Thousands of parrot lovers are coming to Harlem for Birdie Stock 2006. About 30,000 parrot lovers are expected to attend this four-day festival, which is planned for May 26th through the 29th.
Updated: 11:12 AM Medics airlifted one person to MCG from the scene of a wreck in Aiken County at the intersection of Highway 19 and Reynolds Pond Road Wednesday night. Two cars were involved in that crash. It happened around 7 o'clock.
Posted: 10:53 AM It's time to hang up the ballet shoes and hammer down a business plan, according to board members of the Augusta Ballet. "I will say the dip in ticket sales does have concern," says Tara Simkins, president of the Augusta Ballet Board of Trustees.
Updated: 11:16 AM A two-car accident had Wednesday's rush hour traffic tied up on River Watch Parkway westbound, near the Augusta Canal. One of the victims had to be pulled from the wreck and may be seriously injured.
Posted: 7:06 PM The South Carolina Supreme Court will have to decide if a convicted child-killer, Junior Downs, can be executed. Attorneys submitted written arguments to the court April 19. Downs is requesting his appeals be dropped so the execution can proceed.
Posted: 7:03 PM Sheriff's deputies rescuing cats stuck in trees? It may soon be part of their job description. But could it keep you from getting prompt help the next time you're in a car accident?
Updated: 4:03 PM Friday, April 7, the nine professional dancers employed by the Augusta Ballet learned that they would not have contracts for the upcoming season. The executive director of the Augusta Ballet says the dancers are not being fired.
Posted: 4:53 PM A new tuition plan takes effect this fall at Georgia public colleges and universities. Tuition will be frozen for new students, but there will be a tuition hike for current students.
Posted: 4:32 PM Despite the forecast of spring rain, a ban on open burning will soon take effect in Columbia County. The state-ordered ban begins May 1 and runs through September 30.
Updated: 12:06 PM There has been speculation that the Augusta Ballet Company may be shutting its doors. News 12's Diane Cho was at Tuesday's annual spring performance to get to the bottom of it.
Updated: 3:24 PM Tuesday, April 18 was a busy day for Augusta commissioners. They voted to end the exclusive contract that radio cab has with the airport. Also Tuesday, in a 6 to 3 vote, commissioners voted not to change their meeting times.
Posted: 6:53 PM The fourth annual Tour de Georgia is underway. Tuesday, April 18, Augusta played host again to the start of the race. It brought in some of the best cyclists in the world.
Posted: 6:46 PM It's a popular and busy road that runs through several counties. But a construction project that starts in the next few months could slow down drivers on Washington Road.
Updated: 6:26 PM Pope John Paul II had it; so did singer Johnny Cash. Actor Michael J. Fox has it. It's the brain disorder Parkinson disease, and education is the key to getting a handle on the pain that comes with Parkinson's.
Posted: 5:57 PM The founder and director of Midland Valley Prep has won a lawsuit against the Aiken County School Board. The Aiken County School District will pay a portion of a $25,000 settlement to end a lawsuit filed by school director Lilian Thomas-Wilson.
Posted: 3:34 PM Two juveniles were arrested in connection with the vandalism at Butler High School. The morning of Monday, April 17, teachers and students arrived to find the school trashed.
Posted: 10:35 AM A River Ridge Elementary School teacher is accused of forcing a kindergartner to clean urine off of a toilet seat. And the boy's mother is irate.
Posted: 10:50 PM After students in Warren County protested in March, Monday, April 17, parents marched and protested in front of the Board of Education. They want the superintendent and all five board members to resign.
