One-sentence summaries of crime and public-safety reporting from local CSRA outlets. Each entry links to the originating publication.
Showing 1–30 of 301 entries

WRDW3h ago
A murder suspect escaped custody in Atkinson County and remained at large.
WFXG3h ago
Burke County Sheriff Alfonso Williams was indicted by a federal grand jury on six federal charges, including extortion and providing a firearm to a convicted felon.

Augusta Press4h ago
A 58-year-old Appling man died after his motorcycle collided with a car at a Columbia County intersection.

WRDW4h ago
One person was killed and three others were taken to an Augusta hospital after a head-on crash near Dearing.

WRDW4h 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.

WRDW7h ago
The McDuffie County Sheriff’s Office sought help identifying a person in an attempted burglary at the Raysville Marina area in Thomson.

WRDW14h 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.

WRDW16h ago
A man was wanted for questioning in connection with a shooting at an Augusta home.

WRDW17h ago
An Augusta man was arrested and charged with trafficking and sexual exploitation of a minor.

WRDW18h ago
McCormick police were searching for a suspect who robbed a Food Lion clerk at gunpoint on South Mine Street.

Aiken Standard20h ago
One local music artist is using rap music as a medium to capture the pain felt across Aiken County and beyond in the aftermath of the Javeayah Harris case.

Augusta PressYesterday
Two Augusta brothers were wanted after investigators said they fired a dozen rounds into a home and struck an adult six times.

Augusta Press2d ago
The Georgia Division of Family and Children Services says it is conducting a comprehensive review of its Richmond County office following a series of child deaths and severe abuse cases that have shaken the Augusta area over the past several months. The agency confirmed the revi…

Augusta Press2d agoBooking record
An Augusta man was arrested Wednesday and charged with felony rape after a woman reported a sexual assault and provided a phone recording.

Augusta Press3d ago
Colt Gray pleaded guilty to 55 charges in the 2024 mass shooting at Apalachee High School.

WRDW4d ago
A woman said she was sexually assaulted inside a beauty supply store on Decker Boulevard in Columbia.