News 12 was in the courtroom as a judge sentenced Marlin Dean to seven years of probation. The plea deal comes after she stole jewelry from her adopted mother's home over the summer.
If a shooting in your neighborhood isn't scary enough, neighbors are telling us this is the same area where a Glenn Hills High school football player was killed, too. News 12's Christie Ethridge reports.
Laura Baughman, 30, was arrested Friday after deputies say an 11-year-old and three other kids were living in an unsanitary home. Deputies say they found mold, roaches, dog and cat feces.
On Friday, the city is getting ready for the crowds and both the Sheriff's Office and the mayor are weighing in on the violence. They're encouraging families, despite this stabbing, and saying downtown Augusta is still safe.
News 12 has just learned deputies are on the scene of a shooting in the Quail Hollow subdivision in Richmond County. One person was shot. The extent of the victim's injuries are unknown at this time.
U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina Bill Nettles says 42-year-old Maria Garcia-Moreno, 30-year-old Ruben Cabanas-Torres and 51-year-old Esteban Acosta-Munoz pleaded guilty.
Whitton Armond Hicks allegedly burned the victim's clothes. Investigators say the domestic issue started before the fire. The victim said she didn't know there was a fire until she saw smoke.
If you have any information, call 1-888-CRIME-SC or text "TIPSC" and your message to CRIMES (274637). You could earn up to $1,000 for information that leads to an arrest.
Lucky Wade Jackson, 38, was indicted on charges of first-degree vehicular homicide on Friday. He was also indicted for disregarding a traffic control device and failure to wear a seat belt.
Four people are recovering after a stabbing outside a club in downtown Augusta. It happened outside of Club Rehab on Broad Street between 9th and 10th Street a little after 2 a.m. Friday.
North Augusta investigators need you. They are working with ATF and SLED, but still, they cannot figure out who killed a 28-year-old man at Ridgeview Manor Apartments.
Rodney Ezell Ward, 40, was arrested at home on Thursday. He is charged with theft by receiving stolen property (motor vehicle) and five counts of financial transaction card theft.
A man with a gun went into the Lucky Trip at the corner of Lumpkin and Richmond Hill roads and left with an unknown amount of cash. The robbery happened around 8:30 p.m.
A Glenn Hills High School student is behind bars, accused of bringing weapons to school earlier this month. Richmond County deputies say they found weapons on Kenyon Martin while talking to him in school.
Some people are calling for action. They say their neighborhood is crumbling away as dozens of abandoned trailers are attracting crime and destroying property values. They called News 12 for answers.
The Waynesboro Police Department is searching for a suspect in an aggravated assault that happened on Sunday. The suspect, James Eric Burley, is considered to be armed and dangerous.
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division says Anthony McNeil embezzled over $200,000 over two years. McNeil's employment was terminated on Oct. 10. He was arrested on Tuesday.
Ervin Jackson pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole on Monday. Jackson killed 19-year-old Webster Thacker in Barton Village last December.
Friends and family members are mourning the life of David Daniel Sheffield who died after a motorcycle accident last week. Thomas Michael Brown, 78, has been charged with homicide by vehicle.
Investigators found the wife dead in the family's bedroom from what officers believe is a single stab wound to the upper chest. She was taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
The search had been ongoing since around 2:30 p.m. when a man was shot in the chest. The victim, David Dempsey, was taken to the hospital. There is no word on his condition.
Members of the Richmond County Sheriff's Office and Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested 43-year-old Rondoe James Hutson Friday during a traffic stop.
Deputies are still trying to put the pieces together about how the shooting happened, but they say they do know they have the man responsible behind bars.
Officials say 86-year-old Charles Gorrell was released on a court ordered bond Wednesday because of various medical conditions and severely deteriorating health.
