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Felon with Six Prison Terms Wanted for Sunday’s Murder in Hephzibah
A felon with a history of gun and drug crimes is wanted for fatally shooting a local man Sunday at Benson Apartments in Hephzibah. Bennelle Evans, 38, is wanted for murder in the death of 24-year-old...
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Grovetown Daycare Worker Arrested for Simple Battery on Toddler
A day care worker in Grovetown was charged Tuesday with simple battery on a toddler, accused of pushing a 1-year-old boy on the playground. Lataya Regine-Monae Davis, 26, of Grovetown, works for Next...
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Wanted: Circle K Shooter Who Was Chased by Sheriff’s Candidate
An Augusta man is being sought in Sunday’s shooting at the Circle K on Peach Orchard Road, an incident that made headlines after a sheriff’s candidate chased the suspect through town. Quinderius...
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Augusta Woman Gone Missing for Three Weeks with Rumors She was Killed
Family of Whitney Keira Rivers have been begging for help in her disappearance and got a break Thursday afternoon with the official release of a RCSO missing persons flyer. Still, her sister Markita...
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Hephzibah High School Student Found with Gun in Bookbag
A Hephzibah High student remained in jail Thursday after being caught the day before with a gun in his bookbag. Dreshawn Marquit Lloyd, 17, was charged Wednesday with weapon in school building, a...
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Augusta Woman Identified as Latest Pedestrian Fatality
The Richmond County Coroner’s Office is currently investigating a tragic pedestrian fatality that occurred Wednesday on the 3500 Block of Windsor Spring Road. According to Coroner Mark Bowen,...
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Hornsby Mother Jailed for Encouraging Schoolyard Fight
A Hornsby Middle School mom spent her fourth day in jail Friday after encouraging her son to participate in a schoolyard fight that injured him. Jawannica Haynes, 31, of Azalea Drive, Augusta, was...
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Former AU Dental College Coordinator Indicted for Embezzling $300K
A well-respected coordinator at Augusta University’s Dental College of Georgia allegedly supported a lavish lifestyle over the last decade by stealing over $300,000 from university funds, according to...
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Moped Driver Dies After Colliding with Vehicle on Peach Orchard Road
An Augusta man operating a moped was killed over the weekend after colliding with the side of a vehicle on Peach Orchard Road, authorities said. Robert Edmond Brown, 60, was riding his moped near the...
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Augusta Man Dies After Crashing Car Into Canal
An Augusta man died from injuries after wrecking his car Sunday into a canal, causing his vehicle to become partially submerged, Deveunte Zavien Calloway, a 26-year-old resident of Augusta, lost his...
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Serial Shoplifter Linked to Augusta Mall Shooting; Shooter Still Sought
A Martinez woman, known for her history of brazen thefts, has been connected to the recent Augusta Mall shooting incident, which left one person injured and led to the chaotic shutdown of the shopping...
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Augusta Boy, 14, Fatally Shot at Cedarwood Apartments
An Augusta boy was killed Tuesday night at Cedarwood Apartments, authorities said. The 14-year-old victim, whose name was not released, was shot to death at the complex, located at 527 West Richmond...
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Local Mom Mourns Son as Cops Identify a 15-year-old Boy as Killer
A local mother is mourning the loss of her 14-year-old son to gun violence in Augusta as authorities have identified a 15-year-old boy as the killer. Anthony Harrison, 14, was fatally shot Tuesday...
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Missing Augusta Woman Found Safe & Reunited with Sisters
A missing Augusta woman has been found safe and reunited with her two sisters. Whitney Rivers, 34, was the subject of a desperate search by her sisters, Markita and Aaliyah Jones, who had last seen her...
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Third Suspect Arrested in Jamilla Smith Murder
Aiken County authorities have made another arrest in connection with the murder investigation of Jamilla Smith, as Clyde Hendley II, 46, of Bath, stands accused of aiding Daniel Harmon in disposing of...
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Pair Sought for Questioning in 2023 Augusta Murder
Two men are being sought for questioning by Richmond County authorities in connection with a murder last summer on Lumpkin Road. Tracy Dixon, 33, and Alexander Bernard White, 34, are both wanted for...
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Grovetown Day Care Worker Arrested for Alleged Child Abuse
A teacher at the Big Blue Marble Day Care in Grovetown has been arrested following reports of child abuse. Grovetown police responded to a call from a distressed parent on Tuesday regarding an incident...
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Drug Traffickers Busted in Augusta with 7 Pounds of Fentanyl
In a significant crackdown on drug trafficking, Richmond County authorities executed a search warrant last week, resulting in the arrest of three individuals and the seizure of a 7 pounds of fentanyl,...
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1 Dead, Another Injured in Shooting on C Street in Augusta
One person was killed and another injured Sunday night after a double shooting on C Street in Augusta. Richmond County authorities responded to the distress call at 8:05 p.m. Sunday on the 2100 Block...
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Augusta Teen, 15, in Custody on Charges of Killing Younger Boy
Richmond County authorities confirmed Sunday that they have captured a 15-year-old Augusta boy wanted in last week’s tragic gun death of a younger boy. Darryaun Tanksley, 15, is facing charges of...
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