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A woman carries a child through a field near the collapsed Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., on Monday

Tornado kills at least 51 

MOORE, Okla. - A monstrous tornado as much as a mile wide with winds up to 200 mph roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school.
By Tim Talley

Threat of Taser use effective

Richmond County authorities are finding that just the sight and warning that they will use their recently issued Tasers is often enough to make a person compliant.

Richmond County bookings

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

SLIDESHOW: Welcome Home

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

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.

Notable Area Deaths of 2013

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

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: 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.

Payments for temporary MOX workers questioned in audit

The contractor building the mixed oxide fuel plant at Savannah River Site may have overbilled the government as much as $3.7 million for temporary subcontractor living expenses, according to a new audit report.
By Rob Pavey

Deputy was at fault in fatal crash

Traffic investigators say an off-duty Richmond County deputy was at fault in the motorcycle crash that killed him.
By Barry L. Paschal

Williams eyeing run for state senate

Marion Williams, the outspoken, sometimes-contrarian Augusta Commissioner from Super District 9, said he is "contemplating" a run for Georgia Senate District 22.
By Susan McCord
Latest from Columbia County News-Times

Southside leads club crime

During the past five years, while sheriff's deputies were summoned to 27 downtown clubs 227 times, officers responded to 312 other incidents - including three homicides - at 26 clubs in south Augusta.

Editorial: First, the facts

That's selling the sheriff and his department a little short, wouldn't you say?
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