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 10
A man was sentenced to 21 years after pleading guilty to kidnapping and manslaughter in the 2022 killing of an Aiken County mother.

WRDWJul 10
A Greene County deputy was fired and charged with misusing license plate readers.

WRDWJul 10
EDGEFIELD COUNTY, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Migrant laborers are central to the harvest at Costa Farms in Edgefield County, where 140 legal workers from Latin America help keep crops picked and the food supply moving. But many of those workers have no access to basic health care.For mo…

WRDWJul 10Booking record
A third inmate died at the Charles B. Webster Detention Center in Augusta in less than four months.

WRDWJul 10Booking record
A Richmond County deputy was indicted in connection with a January arrest and remained out on bond.

WRDWJul 10
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) — Newly released records show the investigation into former Aiken County Public Schools human resources chief Dr. Sal Minolfo was broader than previously known, involving at least three separate matters and allegations about relationships with district em…

Aiken StandardJul 10
Tony Lee Berry was sentenced to 21 years after pleading guilty to manslaughter and kidnapping in the 2022 death of Krystal Anderson.

WRDWJul 10
A 71-year-old bicyclist was killed in a crash on the 1100 block of Wrens Highway in Thomson.

WRDWJul 10Booking record
Hundreds honored Javeayah Harris at a candlelight vigil in Aiken after her remains were found in a reservoir and her parents faced new charges.

Augusta PressJul 10
Eight Richmond County school police officers lost their state law enforcement certifications in a cheating scandal.

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 Taliaferro…

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 no…

WRDWJul 7
SENECA, S.C. - An Aiken County man died at Lake Keowee during a Fourth of July fireworks display over the weekend. The Oconee County Coroner’s Office said 20-year-old Brock K. Jackson, of Aiken, died around 10:45 p.m. Saturday in the emergency department at Prisma-Oconee Memoria…

WRDWJul 7
A Barnwell County man was arrested on four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor in Williston.

WRDWJul 9
A North Augusta man was sentenced to 60 months in prison for maliciously setting fire to a church in Byron.

WRDWJul 8
A third defendant was sentenced to federal prison for mail theft in Augusta.
A man was arrested in Richmond County in an arson and aggravated assault case.