WRDW-TV (Augusta, GA)

WRDW-TV News 12 is a celebrated television station and news organization situated in Augusta, Georgia, serving the Central Savannah River Area. Owned by Gray Television, which is based in Atlanta, WRDW-TV is affiliated with NBC and shares a connection with WAGT-CD (channel 26). Our headquarters and studios are located at 1226 Gray Way, Augusta, Georgia 30909. The award-winning News 12 NBC 26 team has earned numerous accolades, including 2 national and 16 regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, showcasing their excellence in journalism. As Augusta’s CBS and NBC affiliate, the news team delivers 40 hours of news each week, while also maintaining an active presence on digital platforms and social media. In February 2021, the station unveiled its new facility featuring cutting-edge studios, a control room, and a modern newsroom. Since we first went on the air on February 8, 1954, WRDW-TV has been dedicated to providing top-notch news, entertainment, weather updates, sports coverage, and investigative journalism. Alongside high-quality programming from both CBS and NBC, we also offer shows from CW, MyNetworkTV, and AntennaTV networks.

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English

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#106197

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#21216

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#650

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Kids can learn how to stay safe in the water at this Aiken event

1 day ago | wrdw.com | Emily Acton

AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Aiken Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department to host the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson later this month. The event was created in 2010 as a platform to support public education about safer water practices and to build awareness about the critical importance of teaching children to swim to help prevent drowning.
Daily forecast | From First Alert Meteorologist Tim Strong

2 days ago | wrdw.com | Tim Strong

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Scattered showers and a few storms possible today associated with low pressure off the Southeast Coast. Scattered showers and few storms possible again Thursday as coastal low pressure rides the Carolina Coast. Bringing back more heat and humidity for the weekend with chance for afternoon storms. The coastal low will continue to ride up the Carolina Coast.
Kid farmer, now 22, inherits Gullah-Geechee family legacy on S.C. island

2 days ago | wrdw.com | Caitlin Ashbaugh

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‘It’s gonna be tough’: Funding cuts impacting Job Corps center in Bamberg

2 days ago | wrdw.com | Audrey Dickherber

BAMBERG COUNTY, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - We have an update to a story we first brought you on live at 5 yesterday. Job Corps is closing down centers across the U.S., including the one in Bamberg. The program allows teenagers to earn a high school diploma while getting hands-on training for jobs.
Funding cuts impacting Bamberg job corps center

2 days ago | wrdw.com | Audrey Dickherber

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Van hits tow truck helping vehicle and goes airborne

3 days ago | wrdw.com | Russell Kinsaul |Amanda Alvarado

ST. LOUIS (KMOV/Gray News) - A van hit a tow truck helping a vehicle and went airborne on Friday. Illinois State Police issued a citation for improper passing of an emergency vehicle after the bizarre accident Friday afternoon on Highway 158. “Could have been a lot worse,” said Allen Timmerwilke, a driver for Quality Towing. Timmerwilke was dispatched around 4:30 p.m. to pull a truck out of a ditch.
Daily forecast | From First Alert Meteorologist Tim Strong

3 days ago | wrdw.com | Tim Strong

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Scattered showers and a few storms possible today associated with low pressure forming off the Southeast Coast. Scattered showers and few storms possible again Thursday as coastal low pressure rides the Carolina Coast. Bringing back more heat and humidity for the weekend with chance for afternoon storms. Scattered showers and few rumbles of thunder are expected as an area of low pressure starts to develop off the Southeast Coast.
Homeland Security agent discusses Ga. immigration enforcement

3 days ago | wrdw.com | Jasmina Alston

ATLANTA, Ga. - Thousands of undocumented immigrants have been detained in Georgia since January as immigration enforcement efforts continue, according to Homeland Security Investigations Atlanta. “We are just scratching the surface. The reality is, we have millions of individuals that are undocumented and unlawfully in the United States,” HSI Atlanta Special Agent in Charge Steven Schrank said.
Homeland Security Investigations agent talks Ga. immigration enforcement

3 days ago | wrdw.com | Jasmina Alston

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Thousands of undocumented immigrants have been detained in Georgia since January as immigration enforcement efforts continue, according to Homeland Security Investigations Atlanta (HSI). “We are just scratching the surface. The reality is, we have millions of individuals that are undocumented and unlawfully in the United States,” HSI Atlanta Special Agent in Charge Steven Schrank said.
Augusta Sail Club needs help recovering from Helene

3 days ago | wrdw.com | Emily Acton

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The impacts from Hurricane Helene are still felt across the CSRA. “We have taken recovery very seriously to get the grounds open and keep them safe,” Ellen Smalley, the Treasurer of Augusta Sail Club, and Millie Smalley, a sailor, said. “Many of the parks around us still aren’t open and probably won’t be throughout the summer.”But clearing the grounds of debris and lumber is not the only struggle the Augusta Sail Club has faced.