Updated: 3:33 PM A Washington GOP official says South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has chosen Rep. Tim Scott to replace Jim DeMint in the Senate. Scott, a tea party-backed conservative, would be the first black senator in the state's history.

Updated: 5:03 PM The city is in the process of demolishing dozens of these homes, and officials say they hope to continue demolishing even more next year. The cost for the project is about half a million dollars.

Updated: 8:15 PM As the saying goes, if two people know something, it's no longer a secret. There are plenty of rumors that the Augusta GreenJackets are moving to North Augusta, but not everyone is excited by the potential move.

Updated: 8:16 PM Rumors have been circulating around Augusta about a plan for commissioners to fire the city administrator and procurement director. We went straight to the source to lay some of those rumors to rest.

Updated: 2:33 PM The South Carolina Department of Revenue is making more headlines right here in North Augusta. They're looking to tax people in the Palmetto State who rent their houses during Masters week.

Updated: 11:54 AM Mayor Deke Copenhaver also says he fully expects Johnson to win the vote in January when the new group of commissioners take office. The mayor pro tem fills in when the mayor is absent.

Updated: 7:46 PM The private company hired to run Augusta's transit service may be getting kicked to the curb. Mobility has come under fire several times this year, and many commissioners are saying they've run out of chances.

Updated: 8:38 PM Nora Roberts is one resident wishing the city would make up their minds, saying, "If they are going to move us out and relocate us, then get to stepping."

Updated: 8:33 PM Part of the project requires the city to pay for new homes for the people being moved, the city could end up paying for a lot more than just a move across town.

Updated: 8:24 PM Lawmakers in Columbia have begun filing bills at the Statehouse. An Aiken lawmaker wants concealed weapons in restaurants. A similar bill failed last session.

Updated: 8:15 PM Augusta city employees may be getting another paid holiday. Commissioners are discussing adding Veterans Day to the holiday calendar, but that could mean more money out of your pocket.

Updated: 12:02 PM It's a program that's supposed to keep downtown Augusta clean in more ways than one. Some call it priceless, but others say it's way too expensive.

Updated: 12:17 PM U.S. Rep. John Barrow was scheduled to visit the Fisher House at Augusta's VA medical center Monday to donate his 79,000 frequent flyer miles to its Hero Miles Program.

Updated: 12:19 PM The Richmond County Board of Elections decided Friday night that Executive Director Lynn Bailey should scrutinize a list of voters whose addresses appear to be vacant lots or abandoned houses.

Updated: 8:52 PM Many new business owners say, with the new convention center set to open, and the medical school growing, there's no time like the present to open a business downtown.

Updated: 10:19 PM The merger to make the private company a county department is underway, and this week, firefighters have been learning more about their new employer.

Updated: 10:19 PM News 12's Laura Warren traveled to Forsyth to ask the questions you want answered from Sheriff-Elect Richard Roundtree. From his upcoming inaugural ball to questions about promotions and demotions, nothing was off the table.

Updated: 1:25 PM Commissioners are one step closer to coming up with a plan for fixing the flooding problems in downtown Augusta. But they want to be clear: They have not voted on a tax yet.

Updated: 1:28 PM Augusta commissioners voted to reject the bid protest filed by Aetna Wednesday night. The company filed the protest after Blue Cross Blue Shield won the bid to provide health insurance for county workers.

Updated: 1:51 PM DeMint's Washington office confirmed Thursday that the South Carolina politician is stepping down to become president of the Heritage Foundation, effective Jan. 1.

Updated: 9:12 PM The commission's makeup is back to five black commissioners and five white, but on the Inside Story on 96.3, Mayor Deke Copenhaver said that isn't actually the case.

Updated: 8:17 PM State lawmakers granted the businesses a 6 percent sales tax credit on energy, but the county is says 2 percent of that is theirs and should stay.

Updated: 12:15 PM After a long campaign season, the final election in Augusta has come to a close. News 12 has learned Matt Aitken has just conceded to Bill Fennoy in the Augusta Commission District 1 runoff.

Updated: 8:01 PM It's back to the drawing board for the City of Augusta after the main candidate for human resources director decided not to take the job.News 12 has learned George Williams has taken a job somewhere else.

Posted: 1:49 PM Congressman John Barrow has released the information for District 12 residents on how to get tickets to the presidential inauguration. The inauguration will be held Monday, Jan. 21, in Washington, D.C.