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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 241–270 of 484 entries
WRDWJul 24
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…
WRDWJul 24
A Sandersville man was charged with four counts of child molestation and arrested July 23 in Washington County.
WRDWJul 24
Burke County Sheriff Alfonzo Williams’ federal indictment triggered a 14-day window for Gov. Brian Kemp to appoint a review commission.
Augusta PressJul 24
Augusta Assistant District Attorney Deshala Dixon has been named Georgia ADA of the year by the District Attorneys’ Association of Georgia. Dixon, deputy chief of the Augusta Judicial Circuit Special Victims Unit, was selected by elected DAs from across Georgia, according to a n…
WRDWJul 22
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Salvation Army of Augusta is in the final stages of opening a new homeless shelter after receiving $4.83 million in federal funding through HUD last month to begin construction on the new Center of Hope. A’Nissa Mitchell, shelter manager for the Sa…
WRDWJul 22
A Richmond County deputy was indicted after prosecutors alleged he unlawfully used a Taser on a man and pushed him to the ground.
WRDWJul 20
RICHMOND COUNTY, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - When the Richmond County School System announced it was under federal scrutiny for its handling of sexual harassment and sexual assault allegations, district leaders called it a review. Records obtained by 12 On Your Side Investigates show the…
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…
WRDWJul 17
AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) — As another school year begins in Aiken County, a cloud of unanswered questions still hangs over the district’s handling of its now-former human resources chief. Aiken County Public Schools has released more than 1,200 pages of records connected t…
WRDWJul 17
ATLANTA, Ga. — Three more police officers in Georgia have been fired after they allegedly misused the Flock camera system, the Fayetteville Police Department announced on Friday. According to police, testing of a new auditing feature revealed that the officers had conducted sear…
WRDWJul 16
A Fort Benning soldier and his girlfriend were indicted in Columbus after prosecutors said neglect led to the starvation deaths of their infant son and a family pet.
WRDWJul 16
The U.S. Department of Education investigated Richmond County School District over concerns about sexual misconduct reporting.
WRDWJul 22Booking record
Two people were arrested after a shooting on Clark Place Road in Burke County left a victim with life-threatening injuries.
A daycare teacher at Small World Education Center in Nashville, Georgia, was arrested and charged with cruelty to children.
