Sheriff thanks media for help in triple homicide case

Soon after the media reported that bodies had been found in an undeveloped, wooded area of Walton Farms subdivision, police said they received calls to check a home that appeared to be another crime scene related to the first.
By Bianca Cain Johnson

Illegal gun sales land man in prison

Ryan Rufus Harris was convicted in U.S. District Court of selling four guns in 2009. At the time, Harris was not licensed or allowed to possess a weapon because of a previous conviction of distributing cocaine.

Good Samaritan shooter sentenced to 45 years

Stanley L. Fields, 20, who shot a good Samaritan in the face, was sentenced to 45 years in prison Wednesday.
By Sandy Hodson

Riverwalk beating suspect says he's innocent

The second suspect in the brutal beating of a couple on Riverwalk Augusta proclaimed innocence Wednesday at his arraignment hearing.
By Sandy Hodson

Former T-Mobile employees sentenced to prison

Two former employees of T-Mobile who took advantage of their employer's willingness to help pay for college classes were sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court.

Another guilty plea in federal tax fraud conspiracy case

Another member of an alleged tax fraud conspiracy that siphoned off more than $1 million in fraudulent income tax returns pleaded guilty Tuesday.

2 men accused of arson, animal cruelty indicted

Two men were indicted on charges of arson and animal cruetly in an Augusta fire.

Man indicted in dog-shooting case

A man accused of shooting a neighbor's dog and taking a chain saw to the animal was indicted Monday.

Augustan faces Delaware drug charges

DOVER, Del. — Dover police say an Augusta, man tried to flush nearly three kilograms of PCP when he was found at a vacant property.

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.

SC amputee fatally mauled by dogs

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — Authorities say no charges will be filed in the death of an 80-year-old South Carolina double-amputee mauled to death by dogs earlier this month.

Slideshow: Columbia County bookings April 23-29

Review the bookings and mugshots from the Columbia County detention center for the week of April 23-29.

Weekly Richmond County crime map and database

Violent crimes during the week included 13 robberies in 11 emergency response areas of the city.
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