One-sentence summaries of crime and public-safety reporting from local CSRA outlets. Each entry links to the originating publication.
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WRDWJul 15
An 18-year-old arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at South Carolina State University faced an additional murder charge.

WJBFJul 15
Burke County Sheriff Alfonzo Williams faced six federal charges for allegedly taking money to dismiss DUI citations and giving a firearm to a convicted felon.

WRDWJul 15
A 17-year-old disappeared in Augusta on his birthday in 1994, and his body was found days later in the woods.

WRDWJul 15Booking record
A fourth suspect was arrested in a 2020 deadly shooting at Palmetto Crossing Apartments in Aiken.

WRDWJul 15Booking record
A McDuffie County man was arrested and charged with child molestation.

WRDWJul 13
A Columbia County teenager clicked a fake Roblox link on Discord, leading to hacking and a swatting response at his home.

WRDWJul 13
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Javeayah Harris’ name is already written on candles and keepsakes at the growing memorial outside the home where she was reported missing. Now, one Aiken County lawmaker wants it written into South Carolina law. State Rep. Melissa Oremus says she is wor…

WRDWJul 9
A former Monroe County animal control employee faced felony charges after allegedly killing four puppies in an incinerator.

WRDWJul 9
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - SafeHomes Augusta is facing a funding shortfall after Georgia lawmakers vetoed millions in domestic violence funding. The nonprofit is the only 24-hour domestic violence shelter in the area, serving 10 counties from Augusta to Burke County to Taliaferr…

WRDWJul 8
A shooting victim pulled into Bobby’s Barbecue in Warrenville, South Carolina, with a wound Wednesday evening.

WRDWJul 8
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Child abuse cases are on the rise in South Carolina, and local advocates say it is up to the community to recognize the signs and report concerns. Fatima Thompson, a family advocate with the Child Advocacy Center of Aiken County, said children who are n…

WJBFJul 13Booking record
A man was arrested in Aiken County in the shooting death of 61-year-old Darryl J. McKinney.
A Hephzibah man was arrested in Aiken County in a decades-old rape case.

Augusta PressJul 9
The murder trial of a teen accused in the Apalachee High School shooting was moved to Columbia County.

WRDWJul 8
An Aiken man was arrested and charged with murder in a 2023 Lumpkin Road shooting.