You can add travel restrictions to the list of possibilities when it comes to the bird flu. President Bush has a $7 billion plan to stockpile vaccines and help state and local governments prepare. News 12 is on your side with a closer look at what local chicken farmers say about this growing fear.
A confrontation after a high school football game leaves parents wondering if the punishment was just for all students. And as News 12 reports, some parents say the code of conduct is not being applied fairly to all students.
She’s 29 and spends almost every day of the week helping others in the community. Rumame Samuels is one of Lounge Magazine’s 5 Under 35 winners, picked for her positive impact on the people around her.
Columbia County commissioners have voted unanimously to combine Columbia County’s fire departments. News 12 is on your side with how this may improve coverage where you live.
They’re working right now to get rid of a lingering smell in Augusta. News 12 is on your side with the cleanup to get rid of the smell. For the people who live and work in the area, it’s been a bad day of guessing what could make it smell so bad.
The flu shot is still your best protection against the virus, and the good news is this year it’s a little easier to get one. News 12 is on your side to explain the changes made to make sure everyone who really should get one, gets a shot.
The driver of a logging truck says it wasn’t anything he could do to prevent a fatal accident involving a Richmond County deputy on his way home from work. It happened on River Road, an area known for heavy logging traffic.
Great strides in his personal life and professional life. Marcus Matthews fits the mold of a contest recently held by Lounge Magazine, the quest to find 5 Under 35. Five people under 35 years of age making a difference.
A ghoulish night and police are on the lookout for safety and those looking to sour Halloween. News 12 is on your side with Monday’s Halloween patrols.
Monday is the first day of early voting for the November election. News 12 is on your side to show you how advanced polling stations are more convenient for voters, but costing the city a lot more money.
They were picked for their awesomeness. Now, we want you to really get to know them. Lounge Magazine recently held a contest, 5 Under 35, the search for five people in the Augusta area making a difference in their community.
Building a home for a family in need. Habitat for Humanity started its latest build this weekend in Aiken County with a twist. News 12 has more from Warrenville.
Two Greenbrier football stars accused of molestation in a sex case are getting more support. Shad Harris and Reggie Rice bonded out of jail last Tuesday. But on Saturday their supporters showed up in a unique fashion.
As the temperature dip into the 30’s this week, many are turning on their heaters for the first time in months. News 12 is on your side to explain why procrastination could end up costing you more in the future.
It’s the ultimate ‘semper fi’ to honor hundreds of Marines and Navy Corpsmen who have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. News 12 is with Marines at Fort Gordon who are running around the clock for nearly two weeks.
Another hurricane strikes, and more power crews are dispatched to Florida. But as News 12 shows us, our local crews are still helping recovery efforts in Mississippi.
South Carolina’s Patrol Board is requiring a curfew for 1,000 of the state’s child sex offenders. State officers will make phone calls and check houses to make sure this happens. News 12 is on your side to find out if a sex-offender curfew will really make trick-or-treating safer.
They get 20,000 calls a year and work more than 50, 60, sometimes even 70 hours a week. It’s why they say they’re just as deserving as deputies. News 12 is on your side with why firefighters want a bigger pay raise.
He comes from a family of politicians and serving as mayor of Augusta is something that Willie Mays says he’s wanted to do for a while. And he got a shot at the job earlier than he ever thought.
Fifty-one Georgia school districts have banded together to sue the state, claiming it’s failing to give education enough funding. News 12 is on your side with why Columbia County chose not to join in the lawsuit and may raise property taxes instead.
It was a staged disaster, but a very real possibility. News 12 is on your side to show you how emergency officials across the region would keep you safe in this kind of situation.
Judge Duncan Wheale is passionate when it comes to children. That’s one reason he became a judge. And one of his toughest battles yet is getting parents to be more responsible.
Most of the money it takes to run school programs may soon be coming out of your pocket. And that’s because local schools are not getting enough from the Department of Education. News 12 is on your side with the rising cost of public education.
It’s been confirmed that more than 2,000 soldiers have lost their lives in Operation Iraqi Freedom and that figure is stirring up a frenzy of anti-way protests nationwide. News 12 is on your side with how some are remembering those killed in the war.
Anyone who’s been downtown knows the area could use some work with empty storefronts along the sidewalk. That’s one of the challenges facing Sue Parr, the new Chamber of Commerce president.
