Steve Crawford

The city of Augusta has burned through $500,000 appropriated last year for the demolition of abandoned houses, which means such work will cease until the new budget year begins in January. 

A group of investors who have sunk about $6 million into developing a new private school in Aiken County are hoping to buy back the property from the court-appointed receiver.

In a ruling filed June 3, the Georgia Supreme Court disbarred Sidney "Chuck" Jones, 59, of Graniteville, after determining his admitting to smuggling tobacco to a Richmond County inmate on ...

The origins of Augusta's fee for funeral escorts is obscure, but could be related to Cracker Party politics.

For decades, Richmond County sheriffs have collected and spent thousands of dollars of public money in a way that violates state law, according to an investigation by The Augusta Chronicle.

Police say the man arrested in a fatal hit-and-run of a bicyclist had tried to repaint his vehicle before his arrest late Wednesday.

Hoping to salvage a plan for a $150 million development on the North Augusta riverfront, city officials offered a new financial model to the Aiken County school board Tuesday.

Officials for an Augusta air ambulance company say they will no longer dispute a $98,000 bill for property taxes, which was paid last month by the company's new owners.

Police are still trying to find two assailants who attacked and robbed another young couple Friday night on the riverwalk.

School officials have spent more than $280,000 on repairs and renovations at the Georgia Regents University president's home since 2010 without seeking approval from the state Board of Regents.

An air ambulance company whose plane was seized last week for unpaid taxes is protesting the tax bill and wants a refund.

The seizure of assets was part a renewed effort by tax officials to collect more than $1.2 million in personal property taxes owed by Augusta businesses.

Georgia Regents University has awarded a contract to build a $75,500 addition to the president's garage without seeking the required approval for construction from the Board of Regents, officials ...

As the state prepares to conduct an inquiry into the use of college resources by Georgia Regents University's president for a family wedding, other instances of personal use of school vehicles ...

Ricardo Azziz asked University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby for an "impartial assessment" of the issues and actions connected with a Saturday wedding held for his niece at his house ...