News 12 is on your side with some tips from local experts to keep both you and your loved ones safe this Halloween.

Some local crews are ready to respond to damage left behind by Sandy. Some are heading there, others have already left.

The transitional housing program is in 19 counties in Georgia. Richmond County only had two houses until recently a grant gave them eight more. Now, a total of 10 families have a house and the chance of a new home.

Being crowned homecoming queen is a big deal for any teenage girl, but for Lakeside High School senior Jessica Giddens, it's a dream come true.

Gov. Nikki Haley says South Carolina taxpayers have until Jan. 31, 2013, to register for free credit monitoring and identity theft protection.

Dr. Walter Watson is a legend in the greater Augusta area and delivered over 15,000 babies during his years in the medical profession. Watson died at the age of 102 on Wednesday.

This breach at the S.C. Department of Revenue affects anyone who has filed a South Carolina tax return since 1998, including 3.6 million Social Security numbers and 387,000 credit and debit card holders.

How does a high school dropout get into nursing school and then catch the attention of the Mayo Clinic? She says it's all about her first patient.

Work experience? Check. College degree? Check. It sounds like a resume for success, but a growing number of educated able-bodied adults are moving back home.

A new facility in Augusta is making it easier for people with disabilities to exercise. The Wilson YMCA has just opened a new Total Access Gym with 10 new machines that are fully accessible for everyone.

For the Augusta metro area, there were 166 fewer layoffs in trade, transportation and warehousing and administrative and support services. Also 2,694 more people got jobs.

Many in the community are mourning the loss of Dr. W.G. Watson. He died Wednesday morning, and now, thousands are looking back on his legacy. It's a legacy few can even hold a candle to.

University Hospital confirmed 102-year old Dr. Walter "Curly" Watson died overnight after he was hospitalized for a fall at his home over the weekend.

A little boy who just learned he has a brain tumor is fighting for his life. As News 12's Christie Ethridge reports, through his sickness, he's changing the lives of others.

It was a big day for the James Brown family. Deanna Brown met her sister for the first time, and we learned the life and story of James Brown is finally coming to the big screen.

The nation's oldest known physician is now a patient himself, in serious condition at University Hospital after falling and hitting his head this weekend.

J.D. Paugh was gunned down stopping to help who he thought was a stranded driver. Now, a year later, the pain is still fresh for the community, but most of all for Paugh's family.

Jim Rhodes of the Aiken Equine Rescue is looking for homes for the rescued horses. He adopted the horses that were rescued from the raided puppy mill that sent Callie Abel to jail.

Instead of walking a mile in someone else's shoes, three locals are walking a day without shoes at all. As News 12's Christie Ethridge reports, it's all for people who don't have the choice to go barefoot.

Aiden Jackson's birthday isn't until next month, but the best birthday present ever came a little early. His hero is home from Afghanistan.

The Word Full Gospel Baptist Church in Augusta puts together 150 bags of groceries and gives them away at the Blythe Recreation Center to those who just need a little help.

This Sunday's service was about raising money for students at Tubman Education Center, an alternative school in Richmond County.

The Aiken Attack baseball team decked out in pink for their game in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

An Army brigade has returned to Georgia after a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan.

It's a tough topic to talk about when children are neglected and abused, but one group is raising awareness in a tasty way. As News 12's Christie Ethridge reports, it's a sweet solution to a pressing problem.