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Deputy Joshua Bryant walks the crime-tape line in front of a house on Pinnacle Place Drive. Investigators suspect the home is connected to the discovery of three bodies behind Deer Chase Elementary School.

Man questioned in triple homicide

Richmond County sheriff's investigators on the trail of a triple homicide were led to the home of two retired teachers in south Augusta on Tuesday.
By Steve Crawford and Bianca Cain Johnson

Columbia County bookings

Review updated jail bookings and mug shots from the Columbia  County detention center via our new Booked site.  

Notable Area Deaths of 2013

A review of several from our area who have passed away in the first months of 2013.

Obama vs. the Founders

It has become undeniable that Barack Obama’s view of government is nearly the polar opposite of that of this nation’s founders.

Crime data map released

A total of 182 crimes tracked by The Augusta Chronicle were reported to the Richmond County Sheriff's Office during the week of May 8-14, 2013. Violent crimes during the week included six robberies, one car-jacking and six aggravated assaults. 

Slideshow: Cotton Ball

Review almost 100 photos from Historic Augusta's Cotton Ball, held Thursday to raise money for the nonprofit.

SLIDESHOW: Welcome Home

The welcome home ceremony for 22 soldiers of Delta Company, 297th Military Intelligence Battalion was held at Fort Gordon on Friday.

Slideshow: Man & Woman of the Year

Check out almost 200 photos of the crowd at Friday's Leukemia and Lym­phoma Society Man and Woman of the Year event at Sacred Heart.

Slideshow: High school proms

See how they look all dressed up in photos from this year's prom at Josey, as well as other schools.

SLIDESHOW: Columbia County schools out

The end of school in Columbia County had greater significance this year for five county schools, and it was the last day of Charles Nagle’s class visits as the boss.
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Girlfriend charged in shotgun slaying

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Spartanburg County's coroner is planning an autopsy after a man was killed by a shotgun blast to his chest.

Anchoring is banned by golf's governing bodies

Golf's two governing bodies outlawed the anchored putting stroke used by four of the past six major champions, approving a new rule that starts in 2016 and urging the PGA Tour to follow along so ...

Editorial: Moore resolve

Those who live long in tornado alley - Moore was hit hard just 14 years ago - can have nightmares about it. On Monday, those nightmares became startlingly real.
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