Augusta Mayor Deke Copenhaver and the local development authority insist they are following a playbook that could stop a planned Proctor and Gamble "downsizing" from being a total loss for the city.

The management deal is done. City leaders are now touring the new Augusta Convention Center and you have an invite.

In order to request tickets, you must contact your U.S. senator or representative. They must have been elected or re-elected in the Nov. 6 election.

Augusta commissioners have reached a deal for the Augusta Marriott to manage the TEE Center. Commissioners approved the deal in a 6-3 vote on Thursday night.

Richland County's preliminary vote tally shows that Republican Kirkman Finlay is the unofficial winner of a South Carolina House race in Columbia, but his Democratic opponent is challenging the results.

The Republican study committee is slated to meet Thursday at the Statehouse.

A day after the election, gun sales are shooting through the roof, and the re-elected President might be the reason. In fact, some call President Barack Obama the "greatest gun salesman in America." News 12's Christie Ethridge shows you why that might be true.

He has not taken his oath yet, but a returning Augusta commissioner is calling out other commissioners for possible bad behavior. The story is getting the attention of the District Attorney's Office.

There is a new sheriff-elect in Richmond County. Lt. Richard Roundtree snagged 63 percent of the vote Tuesday night. He is set to become the first African American sheriff in Richmond County.

A lot of you who voted in Aiken County have been talking to News 12 about what went wrong, but you weren't just contacting us. A local representative got the same laundry list of complaints, and he says some big problems need to be addressed.

A special referendum on the ballot asked, "Should commissioners and commission chairpersons have set term limits?" and 86 percent of voters said "yes."

The state of Georgia now has more power when it comes to the creation of charter schools in your community. Voters approved a constitutional amendment with 59 percent of the vote Tuesday.

Mitt Romney spent the past six years running for president. After his loss to President Barack Obama on Tuesday, he'll have to chart a different course.

Rep. E. Culver "Rusty" Kidd of Milledgeville told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he will request meetings with senior Republicans and is considering joining the party.

President Barack Obama says the American people have "picked ourselves up" and fought back during tough economic times, declaring after winning re-election that the "best is yet to come."

News 12 is on your side with the latest Election Day results from the races you care most about -- on both sides of the Savannah River.

John Barrow headed to Covenant Presbyterian Church to cast his ballot early Tuesday morning, then it was off to make final appearances throughout the district.

Republican candidate Freddie Sanders started off his day working at his law office where his extensive law enforcement background is on full display.

For the past several months, you've seen Richard Roundtree's mantra: one dream, one team. News 12 sat down with the Roundtree family, who says that dream goes way back.

Cynthia Holland with the Board of Elections says she has no idea how many voters received the wrong ballot and that they are unsure if a special election will have to take place.

Voters are waiting as long as four hours in Richland County, as GOP and Democratic party leaders complain of broken machines amid an expected record turnout.

Stocks are closing sharply higher on Wall Street as Americans head to the polls in a closely fought U.S. presidential election.

Turnout appears to be high in many parts of the country, with long waits at some polling places as voters deliver their Election Day verdict.

It might be a chilly and rainy day outside, but that hasn't stopped candidates from getting out and campaigning -- and voters from rocking the vote on this Election Day.

They say before work, lunchtime and after work are going to be the busiest times, so if you are planning to head out to the polls during those times, be ready to wait a few minutes.