Richmond County's new sheriff began a tradition Friday night aimed at allowing people to mingle with law enforcement and raise money for Augusta charities.
The Richmond County Neighborhood Alliance has started a petition to have the contract between Gold Cross ambulance service and Augusta amended to include details they feel are missing.
The day after the shooting, a group of merchants and downtown residents called for ending the event. Others said they didn't want to lose an event that brings money and residents to the area.
An Augusta man who turned 18 last week was killed and another person was sent to the hospital after a shooting outside the Dogwood Terrace apartments in Augusta on Friday evening.
Another pedestrian - the 13th this year - died Tuesday night after being struck by a car, this time on Washington Road near Boy Scout Road, authorities said.
About 50 people gathered at Augusta Mini Theatre on Monday night to remember the shooting victims in Newtown, Conn., and pray for such tragedies to end.
Richmond County school's public safety usually beefs up security this time of year because kids tend to get restless closer to breaks, said Chief Patrick Clayton.
A slew of recent shootings have been the result of a feud between the Shirley Avenue gang and the South Side gang, Richmond County Sheriff's Sgt. Jason Vinson said.
Two Augusta Youth Development Campus officers were fired Friday, in connection with the escape of five inmates in October, the Department of Juvenile Justice announced Friday.
Sigmund Mosley, sometimes called the "grandfather" of the Atlanta venture capital community, spoke about ways Augusta could become a haven for technology jobs.
Kevin Devonte Richardson, 21, has been extradited from Indiana and is being charged by Richmond County authorities in the Riverwalk attack of a South Carolina couple on May 3.
