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One-sentence summaries of crime and public-safety reporting from local CSRA outlets. Each entry links to the originating publication.

Showing 1–30 of 201 entries

Mon, Jul 27Monday, July 27, 2026

WRDW3h ago
A murder suspect escaped custody in Atkinson County and remained at large.
WRDW5h ago
A Burke County man was charged with aggravated assault and family-violence offenses after choking the mother of his children during an argument in Waynesboro.
WRDW10h agoBooking record
Authorities seized 26 dogs, 12 cats, and two bunnies during an animal cruelty investigation in Beech Island.
WRDW10h ago
Burke County Sheriff Alfonzo Williams faced a state law enforcement certification review after being indicted by a federal grand jury.
- Augusta Press· 2h ago
- WFXG· 4h ago
WRDW15h ago
Richmond County deputies used a PIT maneuver to stop a fleeing driver in Augusta, ending a chase that flipped a car on Jones Street.
WRDW17h ago
An Augusta man was arrested and charged with trafficking and sexual exploitation of a minor.
- WFXG· 12h ago

Fri, Jul 24Friday, July 24, 2026

WRDW3d ago
A 13-year-old foster child was murdered at a Modoc Shores home in McCormick County.

Thu, Jul 23Thursday, July 23, 2026

Wed, Jul 22Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Tue, Jul 21Tuesday, July 21, 2026

WRDW6d agoBooking record
A 29-year-old woman was arrested after stabbing her 2-year-old child in Augusta.

Mon, Jul 20Monday, July 20, 2026

Sat, Jul 18Saturday, July 18, 2026

WRDWJul 18
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A “Stop the Violence Guns Down Rally” was held Saturday in honor of 18-year-old Eric Miller, who was killed at a birthday party last month at a short-term rental home on Warren Road, according to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.Sheriff Eugene Bran…

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Showing 1–30 of 201 entries

Mon, Jul 27Monday, July 27, 2026

Fri, Jul 24Friday, July 24, 2026

WRDW3d ago
A 13-year-old foster child was murdered at a Modoc Shores home in McCormick County.

Thu, Jul 23Thursday, July 23, 2026

Wed, Jul 22Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Tue, Jul 21Tuesday, July 21, 2026

WRDW6d agoBooking record
A 29-year-old woman was arrested after stabbing her 2-year-old child in Augusta.

Mon, Jul 20Monday, July 20, 2026

Sat, Jul 18Saturday, July 18, 2026

WRDWJul 18
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A “Stop the Violence Guns Down Rally” was held Saturday in honor of 18-year-old Eric Miller, who was killed at a birthday party last month at a short-term rental home on Warren Road, according to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.Sheriff Eugene Bran…

WRDW

3d ago

Richmond County deputies used a PIT maneuver after a chase in Augusta, and a flipped car blocked two lanes at Jones Street and St. Sebastian Way.

WRDW3d ago

BEAVERTON, Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) - For nearly two decades, John Griffith was at the center of one of the most powerful marketing operations in the world.Griffith worked as Nike’s head of Global Brand Marketing, Music Supervision, Strategy and Licensing, controlling which music v…

WRDW3d ago

ATLANTA, Ga. - Colt Gray, the now-16-year-old accused of killing four people and injuring nine others in 2024’s deadly Apalachee High School shooting, pleaded guilty in Barrow County court on Friday morning. Colt previously pleaded not guilty, but Friday’s hearing was listed as…

WRDW3d ago

A Sandersville man was charged with four counts of child molestation and arrested July 23 in Washington County.

WRDW3d ago

Burke County Sheriff Alfonzo Williams’ federal indictment triggered a 14-day window for Gov. Brian Kemp to appoint a review commission.

WRDW4d ago

A woman said she was sexually assaulted inside a beauty supply store on Decker Boulevard in Columbia.

WRDW4d ago

A 45-year-old man was arrested in Pooler after allegedly impersonating a police officer and forcing a woman to perform sexual acts.

WRDW4d ago

A Graniteville man was arrested and charged with attempted murder in connection with a June shooting in Aiken that left one person injured.

WRDW5d agoBooking record

Two people were arrested after a shooting on Clark Place Road in Burke County left a victim with life-threatening injuries.

WRDW5d ago

A South Carolina transgender activist was sentenced for threatening to assassinate U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace.

WRDW5d ago

Richmond County deputies were searching for a 17-year-old wanted on aggravated assault and criminal damage charges.

WRDW5d ago

The parents of a 14-year-old girl filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Edgefield County School District over alleged failure to stop bullying.

WRDWJul 20Booking record

Three more Richmond County Sheriff’s Office employees were arrested and fired after allegedly misusing license plate readers.

WRDWJul 20

SANDERSVILLE, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A former Washington County solicitor general will not face criminal charges following a GBI investigation into dozens of dismissed DUI cases, an outside prosecutor has determined.Houston Judicial Circuit District Attorney Eric Edwards, appointed a…

WRDWJul 20

A rape suspect was arrested in Columbia County along William Few Parkway at Columbia Road on Hall County warrants.

Augusta Press· Jul 19