Updated: 4:20 PM Former Gov. Mark Sanford does not shy away from the scandal that consumed the end of his second term in his first television ad for the 1st District congressional race.

Updated: 11:50 AM Rep. John Barrow, an Augusta Democrat, is planning a series of tax preparation fairs across his east Georgia district next week. Barrow says he'll have tax experts available to answer questions, review returns and give Georgians advice on filing.

Updated: 11:37 AM A proposal to change the power structure of Atlanta's mass transit system raises Georgia's complicated politics of race.

Updated: 11:41 AM The City of Waynesboro will soon be loosing its Chief of Police. Alfonzo Williams has been recommended for public safety chief of Richmond County Schools, making it through the first step of the process.

Updated: 11:51 PM City Administrator Mike Eskew says that the City Council instructed its attorney on Monday to look into the process of having Sunday sales, which is the first step in the process.

Updated: 11:50 PM On Thursday, North Augusta leaders got together on how to move forward with installing security cameras along the Greeneway.

Updated: 11:53 PM The nation honors Veterans Day and so does the state of Georgia. Here in Augusta, it's business as usual on Veterans Day. Commissioner Bill Lockett says he wants to change that.

Updated: 9:27 PM Normally, firefighters are known for rescuing people, but this time, they're trying to save a fire station.

Updated: 7:52 PM An abandoned hotel on the far end of Broad Street is about to get a makeover worth $7.5 million. Construction to build a new Holiday Inn Express will begin in March.

Posted: 12:43 PM The Richmond County School System could soon have a new top cop, but that means another city will lose its police chief.

Updated: 8:51 PM A request to change Augusta's ethics code has uncovered others dealings some might even call shady. Commissioner Wayne Guilfoyle admits his company has acted as a subcontractor with the city.

Updated: 7:31 PM "It's a lot of words and passing the buck. They are going around around. They're still going around," said Member Augusta Bus Association Annette Mckey.

Updated: 8:51 PM Board committee members have voted to approve Waynesboro Police Chief Alfonzo Williams as the new chief of public safety for Richmond County Schools.

Posted: 2:43 PM Pay raises for the Richmond County sheriff and solicitor general were denied during an Augusta Commission meeting on Monday.

Updated: 7:35 PM The Richmond County Board of Elections decided to strike 24 names off the voter list after issues with their addresses.

Updated: 12:37 PM The results are in for the Republican primary for municipal elections in North Augusta.

Updated: 8:41 PM The budget for the Augusta Convention Center is one step closer to getting the final OK. The Finance Committee voted unanimously to add it to next week's consent agenda.

Updated: 8:42 PM Augusta commissioners just wrapped up an emergency meeting behind closed doors. It had to do with documents that could be connected to companies owned by city leaders.

Updated: 1:20 PM More than 200 people showed up to support the 2nd Amendment at a rally in downtown Augusta on Saturday.

Posted: 12:46 AM The Town of Williston is preparing for a funeral that'll bring hundreds out. They'll be remembering a man who gave his life to the people there. News 12 looks at the life of the man who made Barnwell County better in so many ways.

Updated: 12:11 PM Tea Party leader and longtime Columbia County conservative Republican activist Brian Slowinski has announced his run for the 10th Congressional District Seat in 2014.

Updated: 12:59 AM On the motion to approve a lease with Virginia Beach Management for the Patch, five white commissioners voted yes and four black commissioners voted no.

Updated: 12:34 PM Mayor Deke Copenhaver says Augusta's economy is growing. Copenhaver gave his State of the City address at the Augusta Exchange Club meeting on Thursday.

Updated: 12:58 AM News 12 is on your side with details about a major construction project going on in Augusta. It's a project to extend trails along the Augusta Canal. If you drove on River Watch Parkway on Thursday, you probably noticed it.

Updated: 4:30 PM Jack Connell was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1969 to 2002 and is credited with bringing growth to Augusta and to the medical community.