William Rioux
Multimedia Journalist/Producer
Augusta, GA
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William Rioux is a multimedia journalist/producer and graduate from the University of South Carolina with a degree in broadcast journalism. His true passions include video games, sports, and any outdoor activity.
Rioux had an internship with the sports department at ABC Columbia his senior year of college. This is where he fell in love with reporting and producing news content. He plans to become an on-air talent at a major news organization later in his career.
When you combine a pandemic, voting in an election, and a need for childcare, you may have some people struggling to get to the polls.
On a stretch of Edgefield Highway, there’s a lot of twists, turns, and hills. And just down the road lays a memorial for Irma Soto, who troopers say was killed in a hit and run.
During the fall, we’re all drawn to farms for the hayrides and pumpkin patches, but one small farm in Appling is attracting kids for a much different reason.
A 12-year-old killed in a drive-by shooting over the weekend has police saying it was not a random attack. Authorities confirmed that his home was targeted.
The Richmond County Coroner’s Office is investigating a shooting death that occurred on the 300 Blk. Barrow Dr. last night.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a head on collision that happened earlier this morning on I-26 at mile marker 164 in Orangeburg County.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer involved shooting after the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic dispute this morning.
The Aiken County Coroner’s Office is investigating a hit-and-run on Jefferson Davis Hwy at Buena Vista Ave. after the body of a male victim was found on the shoulder of the road.
One female is dead after a hit-and-run on the 1400 block of Edgefield Hwy last night according to the Aiken County Coroner’s Office.
You might catch traffic flowing smoothly on I-20 eastbound, but that hasn’t been the case lately. Just last week, a ten-car pileup at mile marker 181 had traffic stopped for five hours.
State officials are working to help educate and inform drivers on the dangers of distracted driving.
From burglaries to vandalism, and even rapes, data analyzed by our I-TEAM shows the weekend shooting is not an isolated incident.
Investigators are piecing together what led to a deadly shooting at Augusta Mall over the weekend.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating an accident that killed a pedestrian on SC Hwy 6 this morning in Orangeburg County.
The Richmond County Coroner’s Office has identified the pedestrian killed after being struck by a vehicle on Friday.
We’re learning a cyber-attack on a local hospital was part of one of the largest data breaches in U.S. history.
It was a big celebration for a local man who sacrificed so much for the community, and the country.
Agents with the S.C. Law Enforcement Division arrested Bamberg County Council Chariman, Kerry Trent Kinard, in Bamberg yesterday.
Some classrooms are getting ready for a wave of students as more than 1,000 Columbia County students are making the switch from virtual learning.
Evans, Georgia -- take a bow. You’ve just been named the number place to live in America by Money Magazine.
The community mourning the death of Richmond County Sgt. Charles Norton, the veteran sheriff’s deputy who passed away Sunday from complications of COVID-19.
Tow truck drivers from both Georgia and South Carolina joined in to celebrate the life of a tow truck driver who was killed on I-20 earlier this week.
With more than half of students fully learning from home in Richmond County, the school district is working to bring kids better internet access. And they’re using buses to do it.
New rules over animals and pets are getting another look today in Aiken County as a council committee meets to discuss the county’s animal control ordinance.
Since opening their campuses, the largest universities in the two-state are seeing hundreds of new COVID-19 cases. But school leaders are prepared to mitigate the spread.
The Aiken County Coroner’s Office says one Edgefield County man is dead following a single motor vehicle crash
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A video circulating with students from Evans High School is spurring questions about how schools handle issues with social media and their students.
A robbery turned deadly shooting is rocking the small-town community of Blackville, about an hour east of Augusta. And now the community is trying to cope with the loss of someone they called one of their own.
Just hours away until the first doors of school open for Richmond County. And this year, those traditional first-day jitters are unlike any other.
Richmond County Keith Inman is in the hospital and Kaylon Smith is in jail after an encounter on Wrightsboro Road.
The pandemic is shining new light on the healthcare industry. Not just on how it can handle a surge in demand, but how it makes sure everyone gets the same opportunity for care.
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Nursing homes around the country and here at home are still restricting who comes in and who comes out. Now with restrictions in South Carolina lifted for nursing homes, we wonder what does opening back up look like?
As nighttime turned into daylight, the effects of the category 4 hurricane not only felt by those in Louisiana, but in South Carolina, too.
Schools under the University System of Georgia are taking away standardized test requirements for admissions this fall. But will it create a fair or unfair advantage for students applying?
Travel agencies say since the pandemic started, domestic travel has increased significantly. People have spent so much time inside their homes that they’re looking to get outdoors.
With coronavirus on everyone's mind, you might have forgotten that flu season is right around the corner. But local experts say, the pandemic might actually prove to help this season.
Last week, the Masters said no patrons or guests are allowed in. And now, the Augusta 70.3 IRONMAN race is canceled.
Absentee voting vs. mail-in voting has been a hot topic as we approach a busy November election.
Mayor Hardie Davis Jr. and other local officials delivered an update Friday on COVID-19 efforts in Augusta-Richmond County.
The office of Mayor Hardie Davis Jr. is partnering with local organizations to provide free face masks for Augusta residents.
The Masters made the decision in early April to move the tournament to November. Now the latest move to hold the event without guests or patrons could leave a devasting economic impact.
Going back to school or learning virtually is a major topic of concern for many parents, especially in rural areas. But the problem there--- internet access is limited.
Whether the trips are for business, vacations with the family, or even historical reenactments, COVID-19 is stopping a lot of travel plans. And nowhere is that impact felt more than the travel business.
A small plane was destroyed in a crash near the Allendale County Airport, but the two people inside it survived.
Seniors at an assisted living home in Evans are taking a page out of the younger generation's playbook.
Richmond County Sheriff Richard Roundtree says the sheriff’s office is investigating after video of a large gathering at The Country Club surfaced on social media.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has signed a bill allowing stores to deliver beer, wine and liquor to Georgia homes.
What appears to be a packed dance floor at a nightclub in Augusta catching eyes after Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp just renewed his executive order banning overly large gatherings.
Coronavirus is taking its toll on many industries in both Georgia and South Carolina, especially the music and performing industry.
An inside look at Columbia County shows us what buses might will look like this semester, and what guidelines the school district will have to follow.