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1 week ago | 
wjbf.com | Richard Adams |Mike Lepp
(WJBF) – The ramp from the Eastbound Welcome Center at the Georgia-South Carolina border to I-20 East closed Thursday afternoon, according to South Carolina Department of Transportation. According to North Augusta Department of Public Safety, a Tesla caught fire at the entrance to the South Carolina Welcome Center, causing traffic to be diverted. As of 3 p.m., one lane of I-20 Eastbound is closed, causing traffic building and slowed travel conditions in the area.
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1 week ago | 
wjbf.com | Richard Adams
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – An Alabama man is currently being held at Charles B. Webster after being arrested for allegedly pointing a gun at a woman and threatening to kill her and her family at Falcon Crest Apartments off Wrightsboro Road early Monday morning, April 14. 61-year-old Wayne William Boyle, a resident of Huntsville, Alabama, according to warrants for his arrest, was booked in Charles B.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Richard Adams
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – An Alabama man is currently being held at Charles B. Webster after being arrested for allegedly pointing a gun at a woman and threatening to kill her and her family at Falcon Crest Apartments off Wrightsboro Road early Monday morning, April 14. 61-year-old Wayne William Boyle, a resident of Huntsville, Alabama, according to warrants for his arrest, was booked in Charles B.
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1 week ago | 
wjbf.com | Richard Adams |Karlton Clay
GROVETOWN, Ga. (WJBF) – A man has been arrested after a shooting that involved another man who was allegedly shot in the foot with a sawed-off shotgun after an argument.
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4 weeks ago | 
wjbf.com | Richard Adams
UPDATE: According to Graniteville-Vaucluse-Warrenville Fire Department, the brush fire that spread to a wooded area outside Vaucluse, S.C. has been contained. The fire burned 60 acres of grass and woodland. South Carolina State Forestry Commission provided three tractors, as well as staff and leadership, to help contain the fire. Fire crews from Sage Mill and Aiken Department of Public Safety were also thanked by name by GVW Fire Department for their assistance.
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4 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Richard Adams
UPDATE: According to Graniteville-Vaucluse-Warrenville Fire Department, the brush fire that spread to a wooded area outside Vaucluse, S.C. has been contained. The fire burned 60 acres of grass and woodland. South Carolina State Forestry Commission provided three tractors, as well as staff and leadership, to help contain the fire. Fire crews from Sage Mill and Aiken Department of Public Safety were also thanked by name by GVW Fire Department for their assistance.
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1 month ago | 
wjbf.com | Rakiyah Lenon |Richard Adams
CSRA (WJBF) – “Champions of the Classroom” is a new initiative that TaxSlayer, in partnership with Gator Bowl Charities, is rolling out in the Augusta Metro Area this year. The program offers an opportunity for area teachers to apply for a chance to receive a $500 grant for their classroom, fulfilled through Donors Choose, a website where teachers can order classroom supplies and the grant funds cover the cost.
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1 month ago | 
wjbf.com | Richard Adams
AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WJBF) – One person has been reported to have been arrested by the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office. According to the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office, a subject is in custody after a law enforcement search Thursday afternoon in the area around Bluff Landing Road. According to a spokesperson for ACSO, deputies were in the area searching for a subject who had warrants filed against him for alleged theft of cattle worth an estimated $90,000.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Richard Adams
AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WJBF) – One person has been reported to have been arrested by the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office. According to the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office, a subject is in custody after a law enforcement search Thursday afternoon in the area around Bluff Landing Road. According to a spokesperson for ACSO, deputies were in the area searching for a subject who had warrants filed against him for alleged theft of cattle worth an estimated $90,000.
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1 month ago | 
wjbf.com | Richard Adams
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Augusta Fire Department is issuing a burn advisory through Saturday, March 1, due to elevated fire risks. Avoiding burning will help cut down on the potential for brush and structure fires, which is heighted because of the combined dry conditions in the area, low humidity, and gusty winds, creating a high fire danger.
