Friday, May 17, 2013

Afghan bomb kills Grovetown man

A Grovetown man was killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan on Thursday, according to the company he was employed with as a civilian contractor.

GRU Summerville campus enrollment dips

Enrollment for the summer semester at GRU's Summerville campus has dipped for the third year in a row, with numbers being slightly skewed this year by a change in the bachelor of science in ...

Venturi, golf champ and CBS analyst, dies

Ken Venturi, US Open golf champion and longtime broadcaster, dies at 82

Powerball jackpot $600 million

Two jackpots are drawing lottery players' attention. The Powerball jackpot was up to $600 million and the Mega Millions jackpot was up to $190 million.

Ex-deputies indicted in Columbia County

A Columbia County grand jury has indicted several people, including two former Columbia County sheriff's deputies.

Late football star's jerseys stolen

The NFL and college football jerseys of the late John Small, of Augusta, have been stolen in a residential burglary.

Woman indicted in wrong-way crash

Monique Sullivan, who police say was responsible for a four-car crash on River Watch Parkway in December, was indicted on charges of aggravated assault, serious injury by vehicle and child cruelty.

Suspects identified in robbery

The Richmond County Sheriff's Office is searching for two men suspected of robbing a package shop on May 10.

Georgia DOT identifies 9,000 surplus properties

ATLANTA -- One state agency may have found a way to cope with limited appropriations and almost limitless expenditure needs, selling surplus property.

Vigil tonight for deputy injured in wreck

The public is invited to a candlelight and prayer vigil tonight in honor of Deputy Alton Creech who was critically injured in a motorcycle crash Thursday.

Audit finds GRU officials violated policy

GRU officials violated state policy when university vehicles and personnel were used to support a private wedding at the home of university President Ricardo Azziz, according to an auditor's ...

Remains are missing Ga. student

HAWKINSVILLE, Ga. -- Investigators say DNA tests confirm that human remains found in middle Georgia are those of a college student who disappeared.

Fatal hit-and-run suspect denied bond

The suspect in a Wednesday hit-and-run incident that killed a Hephzibah man was denied bond Friday.

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Police await extraditon of riverwalk assault suspect

Kevin Devonte Richardson, wanted in the brutal beating of a couple at Riverwalk Augusta, is in the custody of the Elkhart County Sheriff's Department in Elkhart, Ind., where he turned surrendered ...

I-20 wreck injures deputy

Richmond County sheriff's Deputy Alton Creech was critically injured Thursday afternoon when he crashed his personal motorcycle on Interstate 20.

SCLC seeks 'justice' in boy's drowning

Civil rights activists rallied for answers Thursday in the drowning of an 8-year-old Hephzibah boy, saying that if Sheriff Richard Roundtree does not launch a full investigation, a "national ...

University CEO see future cuts, changes

University Hospital CEO Jim Davis said at a Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce luncheon that big reductions in funding will lead to further cost-cutting and drive hospital consolidating and ...

SRS furloughs could be avoided

A $79 million funding request approved by Congress needs a final OK from the White House's Office of Management and Budget to prevent Savannah River Site furloughs.

I-20 rest areas will close briefly

Two Interstate 20 rest areas in Columbia County will be closed for a few days next week as preparations begin for construction of a roundabout at Pumpkin Center.

Exchange Club honors McCallie

Nina McCallie was named The Augusta Exchange Club's Youth of the Year at Thursday's awards banquet.
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Powerball jackpot $600 million

Two jackpots are drawing lottery players' attention. The Powerball jackpot was up to $600 million and the Mega Millions jackpot was up to $190 million.
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