Jeremy Turnage
Digital Content Manager
Augusta, GA
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Jeremy Turnage is the digital content manager of WRDW/WAGT and has been in that role since February 2019.
Jeremy comes to Augusta, GA via Columbia, SC where he spent nearly a decade at WIS News 10 in various digital content roles. He has covered three presidential elections, numerous hurricanes, the Dylann Roof trial, the removal of the Confederate flag from the State House grounds, and countless University of South Carolina football games.
A judge ruled today that the city of Augusta must turn over to local media the information about job candidates who were interviewed to become the city’s next fire chief.
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Garrett Rolfe was fired a day after he shot Rayshard Brooks, but a board concluded he wasn’t given due process to fight his dismissal.
More than a week after rescue crews began searching for 34-year-old Eynn Wilson and 37-year-old Edward “EJ” Kirk more information is surfacing about what happened the afternoon of April 25th on Clarks Hill Lake.
A judge will make his decision on whether the city of Augusta must turn over documents on the fire chief candidates who interviewed for the job — a fight News 12 is involved in.
Chief Judge Carl Brown is stepping down from his role in the Augusta Judicial Circuit. He sent his resignation to Governor Kemp while an investigation of misconduct was ongoing.
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Augusta Circuit Superior Court Chief Judge Carl C. Brown Jr. is retiring, and documents from the state Supreme Court confirm that it comes under the cloud of an investigation.
The Georgia Supreme Court upheld the murder convictions of three men for the stabbing death of a fellow inmate at Hancock State Prison.
The I-Team is uncovering new details about the sole finalist for Augusta’s next fire chief.
The March 26 storms in Coweta County and across south Atlanta resulted in more than 4,000 individual home and auto claims and more than $75 million in total losses, according to data.
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Raul Moreno, 23, reportedly told police he set a series of fires along an Aiken road in hopes that he would be sent back to Mexico after being charged.
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Francis Porter Jr. has been placed into custody for a crash earlier this month that killed two people and injured a child.
New details have been released on a Columbia County fire that damaged several units of a multi-family dwelling and displaced at least four families Tuesday afternoon.
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Billie Gene Burdette II is facing multiple arson charges connected to four separate fires reported early Easter morning.
Authorities have arrested the suspect in last month’s shooting at an Augusta Waffle House, according to Richmond County jail records.
Amtrak says a new route in its long-range plans would connect Savannah to Nashville and stop in Atlanta. The Savannah-Atlanta-Nashville route would go through Macon.
On any given day, 55,000 cars travel along Washington Road. On any given Masters tournament, that number would double.
With fewer patrons going to the Masters this year, the normal traffic changes are being scaled back.
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Authorities have identified the man who died in a camper van fire Monday at a Columbia County gas station.
A camper van burned and exploded early Monday at a Columbia County gas station, leaving one occupant dead.
The Richmond County Coroner’s Office is investigating the shooting death of a 20-year-old early Saturday morning.
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Arrest warrants detail the case against the fifth and final suspect captured in connection with a fatal shooting last month at an Augusta motel.
As Masters week nears, Augusta Regional Airport is implementing temporary parking measures for “for hire” vehicle operators and reminding the public of security measures.
It all started with a report of “an unruly juvenile,” according to Columbia County deputies.
One person is dead after an early morning shooting at an Augusta Waffle House.
The popular Par 3 Contest, which dates back more than half a century, is typically held on Wednesday of tournament week and televised around the world.
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Salena Tyler-Scott, accused of repeatedly turning off her child's ventilator, appears before a judge for her bond hearing.
After Joe Nunnally Jr. was killed last month, Tyone Lambert was arrested and put in jail. It looks like he'll stay there for now.
Monday, March 8th is the last day for artists of all levels to submit designs for an Augusta Storm Drain Mural Project. All designs are due by midnight.
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The death of a 1-year-old boy and arrest of his parents shook the Harrisburg neighborhood where they lived.
A spokeswoman for the Richmond County School District confirmed lockdowns at Cross Creek High School, Pine Hill Middle School and Goshen Elementary School.
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After a man led deputies on a chase on Augusta National Golf Club property, he said he was bored and wanted to have some fun, according to authorities.
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An overnight Augusta slaying left one man dead and the suspect in jail, authorities reported.
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The death of a 1-year-old boy and arrest of his parents has shaken the Harrisburg neighborhood where they lived.
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Deputies' report cites neglect in death of child at local hospital.
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It’s been a year since the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery, and his family will remember him with a candlelight vigil.
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It’s been a year since the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery, and his family will remember him with a candlelight vigil.
Columbia County parents get a letter from the school district about its plans to enforce the federal mask mandate on buses.
Richmond County convicted murderer Nathan Mims has lost his bid for a new trial in the 2014 stabbing death of his ex-girlfriend Naty Ortiz-Ramos.
Thirty-five cases of election violations associated with several recent elections are being referred to local law enforcement agencies across Georgia, the state Secretary of State’s office announced Thursday.
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Three men are charged with murder after a man was killed at an Augusta motel last week.
Eighty-five amateur women golfers will take part in the second Augusta National Women’s Amateur event at Augusta National Golf Club.
U.S. Attorney Bobby Christine may be one of several dozen President Donald Trump-appointed lawyers to be asked to resign by President Joe Biden on Tuesday.
An almost year-old murder in Aiken County now has a second suspect charged in connection with the case.
Augusta University Health will be providing a limited amount of COVID-19 vaccines for Aiken Technical College.
The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a lower court’s decision not to grant a new trial to Willie Kitchens in a 2011 Jefferson County double-murder case.
An additional $1.25 million in funding is allowing Augusta-Richmond County Commission to continue their Small Business Relief program after it was initially met with a “tepid” response.
The next time you get on a plane or a bus, don’t forget your face mask. Here's a look at the CDC’s new rule.
It’s been a long process, but Columbia County schools have a new superintendent after whittling down from a list of three finalists.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control announced today the detection of two cases associated with the SARS-CoV-2 variant that first emerged recently in South Africa. These are the first two cases of this variant in the United States.
A truck carrying what appears to be scrap materials overturned on Highway 1, causing parts of the road to be closed.