The Aiken County Sheriff's Office is investigating two armed robberies that happened only minutes apart. The first happened on Storm Branch Road, and the second happened on Jefferson Davis Highway.
According to investigators, the two men will go to check out and then ask for different amounts of change multiple times to try to confuse the cashier. They end up leaving with more cash than they started with.
Early Wednesday night, a man and woman robbed Moe's Convenience Store in Beech Island, according to reports. Shots were fired, and one victim was sent to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the head.
The Department of Juvenile Justice has scheduled a news conference for Wednesday night. The DJJ says it will cover personnel actions affecting the Augusta Youth Development Campus.
Some say the metal law in South Carolina right now just doesn't have teeth. But all that's about to change. On Monday, a new law will take effect. Whether you're scrapping a refrigerator or 5 pounds of copper wire, you'll have to get a permit.
Marcus Anthony Leverett was arrested Wednesday afternoon. Richard Mills, 19, was found inside the Pak-N-Go store Dec. 7 with several wounds to his chest and legs.
Investigators say a woman was stabbed five times in the chest and back on the 1800 block of Fenwick Street. The victim was taken to the hospital for her injuries. Her condition is not known at this time.
There were reports of a driver, later identified as 46-year-old Winston Greathouse, allegedly driving down Laurens Street and hitting multiple mailboxes.
Chris Hauser was sentenced to six years total -- three in prison and three on probation. He was charged after selling marijuana to an undercover cop back in May.
An alleged terrorist's plans foiled after he was arrested in Augusta. A major operation between the FBI and the Richmond County Sheriff's Office right in our own backyard, and the more we learn, the scarier it gets.
The Richmond County Sheriff's Office is looking for two men in a credit card fraud case. Investigators say they used a debit card stolen from an ICU patient back in November at a Circle K.
Investigators are looking for the man in these photographs. He is believed to be connected to a financial transaction card fraud incident from Nov. 20. It happened at the Walmart in Evans.
Lawmakers in Columbia have begun filing bills at the Statehouse. An Aiken lawmaker wants concealed weapons in restaurants. A similar bill failed last session.
Two women told officers they saw 17-year-old Elijah Brunson waking around the store on Richland Avenue exposing himself. Brunson was taken into custody for indecent exposure.
It was a violent wrong way crash, down a popular Augusta highway, that sent 5 people to the hospital. One victim is still in critical condition as deputies investigate how the driver was able to drive three miles against traffic.
Larry Lawson Norton Jr. was arrested on murder and theft by taking motor vehicle charges. The U.S. Marshal's Service Fugitive Task Force assisted in the arrest.
The car was stolen from 48-year-old Michael Wickert, who was found dead in a bathtub with head injuries at a home on Keron Way last week. So far, three have been arrested in connection to the murder.
Mohammad Abdul Rahman Abukhdair, 25, and Randy Wilson, 25, are both from Mobile, Ala. Abukhdair was arrested at a bus terminal in Augusta, and Wilson was arrested in Atlanta while trying to board a flight.
Investigators say 56-year-old Hester Jackson was shot Saturday night at his home on the 2700 block of Willis Foreman Road in Hephzibah. It's the 30th murder in Richmond County this year.
Nick Allen Daniel, 52, and Kevin Syntell Daniel, 24, have been charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.
Robert Dusty Widener, 34, was arrested after investigators say they found evidence at a home on the 100 block of Railroad Avenue. The Salley Police Department was tipped off by citizens and informants.
The Washington County Sheriff's Office received the call about a shooting on the 3400 block of Highway 15 North around 4:45 p.m. Saturday. Willie Fred Barnes Jr. was found dead with gunshots wounds at the scene.
The call came in as a burglary and murder, and when deputies arrived, they found the homeowner, 56-year-old Hester Wilfred Jackson, dead with a gunshot wound.
A man accused of killing an Athens police officer admitted to the shooting during a court hearing and questioned whether the judge can be impartial. Jamie Hood is charged with fatally shooting Officer Elmer "Buddy" Christian.
News 12 has learned the last two suspects have been arrested in connection to Operation Smoke Screen. The Richmond County sting targeted the suspects in 104 burglaries, 12 car break-ins and 15 thefts.
