2 Die in Aiken County Crash; Speed & Alcohol May Be Factors
Two men died in a single-vehicle crash early Friday in rural Aiken County, including a young father of two boys. Speed and alcohol maybe contributing factors in the crash that killed 24-year-old...
View ArticleWANTED: Burke County Killer is Identified in Double Slaying
The man identified as the killer in a Burke County double murder has been identified. Quame Lamar Collins is being sought in Monday’s double slaying on River Road that took the lives of 64-year-old...
View ArticleJosey Mom Joins 2 Daughters in Attacking Boy at High School
A T.W. Josey parent rushed to the high school this week and helped her teenage daughter attack a male classmate who the girl had argued with, authorities said. The teen’s younger sister also...
View ArticleAiken Fugitive & Missing Girl Found After Standoff in Texas!
A violent Aiken man who disappeared last year with his estranged girlfriend has been captured in Texas after a standoff with authorities, and the 19-year-old girl was found safe. Julio Vargas, 30, was...
View ArticleDr. Phil to Finally Air Show on Evans Runaway!
Evans teen Calah Waskow has revealed to Dr. Phil why she ran away to Tennessee with her friend’s dad. Now, a month after Calah flew to Los Angeles with family for the sit-down interview, the show will...
View ArticleTwo Thieving GameStop Customers in a White SUV
Recognize these guys? Cops say they stole a bunch of stuff from the Grovetown GameStop store around lunchtime on Sunday, Jan. 22. The store has them on video hiding items in their clothes and leaving...
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View Article3 Years Later, RCSO Catches the Killer in a Car
An Augusta man with a criminal record has been identified as the driver who mowed down two people in 2014, killing a teenager and seriously injuring another. On Tuesday, authorities linked 24-year-old...
View ArticleAs Cops Arrest 2 Teens for Guns, SAHS Basketball Shooter is Still on the Loose;
Aiken authorities have charged two individuals as a result of the ongoing investigation into the shooting incident that occurred outside a basketball game at South Aiken High School last Friday. They...
View ArticleCase Closed! Gun Guy is the South Aiken Basketball Shooter, Police Say
Aiken police connected a local teen to the basketball shootings after last week’s rival basketball game between South Aiken and Aiken high schools. And it appears gang-related, police say. Some of the...
View ArticleArrested: Midland Valley High Officer was Having Sex with Student
A former school resource officer at Midland Valley High School was arrested Friday for allegedly having sex with a 17-year-old student on school property. Donald Eugene Henry Jr., 56, of North...
View ArticleRCSO Sergeant & 2nd Victim Killed in Chemical Accident at Xytex Corp.
A sergeant with the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office was among two who died Sunday afternoon from a chemical gas leak while responding to an alarm activation at Xytex Corporation in Augusta,...
View ArticleAugusta Man Becomes Latest Murder Victim
An Augusta man was fatally shot overnight on Demaret Street, authorities said. Antonio Slater, 27 (pictured), was rushed to Augusta University Medical Center after being shot just before 2 a.m. Monday...
View ArticleNew Details: A.R. Johnson Teacher Sexually Assaulted Student in Class!
A warrant says a teacher at A.R. Johnson Magnet School fingered a 18-year-old girl in his classroom. Jayson Reed, 47, surrendered Tuesday to a felony charge of sexual assault by a person with...
View ArticleIn North Augusta, Elderly Man Answers Knock to Find 3 Robbers on His Porch
Three youth have been charged with a week-old home invasion on an elderly North Augusta man whose only mistake was answering his door. Desmond Mazzini Cooper, 20, of Trenton (top photo, from left);...
View ArticleBurnettown Woman Shoots at Fleeing Husband & Barricades Herself in Home for...
An Aiken County woman tried to shoot her husband Saturday morning as he fled their Burnettown residence following a fight, authorities said. Eleanor Lee, 49, of 2181 Honors Circle, barricaded herself...
View ArticleMissing In Augusta: RCSO Looking for 4-Year-Old Boy
Richmond County authorities have issued a missing-persons report on a 4-year-old Augusta boy. Gabriel Safford, 4, went missing at 4 p.m. Saturday from 1671 Goshen Road in Augusta. He walked off while...
View ArticleLakeside High Students Arrested for Oral Sex at School
Two Lakeside High School students were arrested Thursday after a 15-year-old girl gave oral sex to a 17-year-old boy on school property, authorities said. D’Andrew Webb, 17, was charged with...
View ArticleEvans Teen Missing! Did a Man Pick Her Up?
A 15-year-old Evans girl is missing and may have runaway with an unknown man, authorities said. Columbia County authorities are asking local media to publicize the girl’s information because...
View ArticleAiken Man Jailed for Vandalism at Graniteville Cemetery
An Aiken man has been connected to vandalism at Graniteville Cemetery that was reported before last Halloween. Ashtin Dale Ritchie, 23, was charged Thursday morning with trespassing and leaving the...
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