Fort Gordon emergency responders spent the day testing their anti-terrorism plan. It's an exercise that's been done before, but it's good to do again because it means your safety.
A teenage girl was stabbed to death on the campus of Carolina Forest Middle School this morning. One man is in custody. The stabbing happened in the parking lot as students arrived for classes.
Two Augusta plant workers suffered minor injuries after a carbon dioxide release at Airgas Dry Ice on Laney Walker Boulevard Extension.
20-year-old Nicholas Kitchens is now in custody Investigators say he shot 32-year-old Gejuan Belton in the left side after an argument.
A Columbia County woman comes clean about dozens of unhealthy and possibly dangerous animals on her property. Call it abuse or call it affection, the cat lover and collector of over twenty years could now be facing charges of animal abuse.
Officers found 34-year-old Steven Harley beaten to death in his Jenkins County home in late April. Harley's wife Tracey Harley was arrested May 16. She and Rico Orlando Walker are now in jail, charged with murder.
A trip to Jamaica has become the center of a lawsuit involving Richmond County School Superintendent Dr. Charles Larke and a Richmond County teacher.
Since the September 11 attacks, 16 people employed at the Richmond County Sheriff's Department have been deployed overseas. So what effect does a large number of people gone at one time have on the department and your safety?
It's a film that can blur the lines between fact, fiction, and faith, and it's stirring a national debate even before it hits the theatres this Friday. In a News 12 Special Assignment, we look at what local clergy and academic leaders have to say about The Da Vinci Code.
The defense may call one rebuttal witness Thursday. Closing arguments will follow, and the case is expected to be in the jury's hands Thursday afternoon. The jury will have to go count by count to determine if remaining co-defendants Stephan Botes and Peter Steyn are guilty.
The Jenkins County Sheriff's Office says they arrested Tracy Harley, Steven Harley's wife on murder charges at around 8:30 Tuesday evening, May 16. 34-year-old Steven Harley is the youth baseball coach who was found dead in his Millen home back in April.
A teacher has filed a sexual harassment suit against Richmond County school superintendent Dr. Charles Larke. The teacher says during a business trip, Larke made advances of a sexual and intimate nature towards her.
It's a home designed to help criminals get back in society. But here's the problem: it's on the same block of Broad Street as the old Martha Lester School, a home for after-school activities for Richmond County students.
President Bush says one answer to rising gas prices is decreasing the dependence on foreign oil...so today, in our News 12 Gas Gauge, meteorologist Adam Clark checks out one alternative.
Officers are still recovering evidence from a drive-by shooting that happened this afternoon at 1702 Martin Luther King Boulevard. Officers say this could be gang-related.
The fire district you live in could determine how much you are paying on your insurance premium. It's all determined by the insurance service office rating, or ISO rating.
Chief appraiser Debbie Robertson says Columbia County property values have gone up about 10 percent--some more, some less. This means higher taxes for some.
The trial involving Linda Schrenko's federal education spending enters its third week. Merle Temple is the former deputy superintendent for Schrenko, and for now he's in jail and shows no signs of getting out any time soon.
A federal lawsuit filed in New York aims to crack down on illegal gun sales. It names 15 dealers across the country in five different states. Two of those dealers are right here: the A-1 jewelry and Pawn in Augusta and AAA Pawnbrokers in Hephzibah.
A few years ago a California man started Christian Exodus. His goal: to get group members to move to South Carolina and create a godly, limited government. So far, a few dozen families have joined in. But are they making change where we live?
Columbia County School Board meetings will soon be a shorter drive for many. The headquarters has moved from Appling to a 60,000 square foot headquarters in Evans.
Many folks in Appling spent the day May 15 cleaning up from Sunday's big storm. The chainsaws were out in full on Ridge Road. The storm pushed trees there to the ground.
Augusta city leaders are looking into claims of discrimination and harassment in the Parks and Recreation Department. A subcommittee met today, headed by commissioner Marion Williams.
Two weeks into the federal trial for Linda Schrenko, we saw the guilty plea from the former state school superintendent and the arrest of her former deputy Merle Temple.
Today, May 15, 2006 is the deadline to sign up for the new Medicare prescription benefit known as Medicare D. While enrollment is not mandatory, enrollment after today carries increased penalties.
