A friend of one of the victims who lost his life in the Wednesday night plane crash in McDuffie County says he's having a hard time with another tragedy like this that hits close to home.
We've all said it before: "This year is the year I'm going to get in shape!" And then dinnertime hits. Here's the story of one woman who actually stuck to her goal and completely changed her life around.
In total, nine patients were transported -- one to Georgia Regents Medical Center and eight to University Hospital -- but on the way there, the ambulances noticed a problem.
Kidney disease -- leading to a heart attack -- leading to a stroke. All of this at the age of 34. Jessica Dill introduces us to a man who survived it all and the woman who stayed alongside him the whole time.
How would you feel if what went into your toilet ended up outside on your lawn? Well, that's exactly what's happening in one south Augusta neighborhood. News 12's Christie Ethridge spent the day talking with neighbors where the problem is the worst.
This flu season started about a month earlier than normal. Outbreaks began in the late fall, and the dominant flu strain is one that tends to make people sicker.
A debate is lighting up around the GRU Summerville campus because in the fall, that's exactly what they won't be able to do. Starting in August, the campus is going tobacco-free.
Georgia Regents University clinical affairs spokeswoman Denise Parrish says the facility is one of 20 in the nation to be selected as a comprehensive stroke center.
In just the span of two weeks, two Columbia County students have taken their own lives. The untimely deaths are causing school leaders to take another look at how they talk to students about the tough subject.
The cakes were baked in-store sold in Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and eastern Tennessee. The cakes have a sell-by date of Feb. 7 and before and has UPC Code 4157327767.
More tuberculosis testing at Butler High School started Tuesday morning, and everyone, even who had negative tests the first time, has been asked to get tested again.
News 12 has learned Butler High School will be starting a second round of tuberculosis testing on Tuesday. Health officials recommend that anyone who has not been tested yet or received a negative skin test in November should come and get tested.
The board for Georgia Health Sciences Health System and Georgia Health Sciences Medical Center has voted to approve changing the names of its hospitals.
Gigi Turner with the Better Business Bureau of the CSRA says she received lots of calls from seniors in the Augusta area pretending to be representatives from Medicare.
Coca-Cola became one of the world's most powerful brands by equating its soft drinks with happiness. Now it's taking to the airwaves for the first time to address a growing cloud over the industry: obesity.
Democratic State Rep. Bakari Sellers of Bamberg plans a news conference Monday at the Hollings Cancer Center at the Medical University of South Carolina to discuss his proposed legislation.
It's painful, highly contagious, and sometimes even deadly. If you've had the flu already this season, you know all too well. While experts say cases in our area are on the decline, that does not mean you're safe.
Health officials say the flu is hitting Georgia more than it has in a decade and that the number of flu-related hospitalizations is high. Neighboring states are also reporting high numbers.
In one recent study, two scientists reported they could predict -- more than seven weeks in advance -- when flu season was going to peak in New York City.
Hospital officials say four different patients came into the hospital on Tuesday with fireworks injuries. Their ages ranged between 7 and 33 years old.
