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I-TEAM UPDATE: Silent Alarms continue inside the Augusta Fire Department
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A system that’s supposed to get help to you faster but instead is causing calls to go unanswered and delays with deadly outcomes for taxpayers in Richmond County. For the past six months, the I-TEAM has been investigating Augusta’s 911 dispatching for fire stations across...
Columbia County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Crypto Mining Computer Scheme
Steven Drawdy, 40, of Grovetown, Georgia, has been sentenced to 32 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud in a scheme involving the sale of expensive computer equipment. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, Jill E. Steinberg, announced the sentence. U.S. District Court Judge J. Randal Hall also ordered Drawdy to pay over $1.1 million in restitution and serve three years of supervised release following his prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
VA Innovation bringing life changing health devices to Veterans
AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF)- Thursday, the Charlie Norwood Uptown VA hosted its inaugural “VA Augusta Innovation Summit.’ The event showcased veteran health care inventions and collaborations. These glasses are called “Xander Glasses.” They allow people with severe hearing loss to understand speech in real time. It’s just one invention featured at the Summit that will help […]
Augusta Boxing Club thanks community for 50 years of support
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The Augusta Boxing Club is a safe place for kids to go, and learn the sport of boxing. They’ve been serving the community for 50 years, and for this episode of “Your Hometown Road Trip,” we stopped in and spoke with the Augusta Boxing Club’s Director, Ray Whitfield, about what the […]
‘Delicious journey.’ Owners of popular restaurants in Warner Robins expand with burger brand
“Our ‘Burger Revolution’ is all about transforming the way you experience burgers.” a managing partner says. “We’re offering a variety of unique, high-quality meats and creative combinations that will change your expectations.”
HER GLORY: Local hair salon helps women with alopecia
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — A local hair salon aims to help women with hair loss regain their confidence. Her Glory owner Tiffany Combs opened her uptown salon in 2017, inspired by a client she worked with in cosmetology school. “When I started out early in my career, I had one client come to me that […]
Single semitruck accident results in 1 person dead, another injured
FORSYTH, Ga. — A person is dead after a single semi truck wreck in Monroe County on Thursday, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. They said that, when travelling south on I-75, the driver of the semi truck lost control and hit a guardrail before the exit near Johnstonville Road in Forsyth.
Outrage at Columbus Animal Care involving dog left alone while being ‘put to sleep’
All the seats were taken, with standing room only on Tuesday evening at the Columbus, Georgia’s Muscogee County School District Public Education Center for the Columbus City Council Meeting after an online posted video sent outrage throughout the community. The viral video appeared to be showing a dog being euthanized by Columbus Animal Care & Control in a most inhumane way.
Valdosta community mourns loss of football star
VALDOSTA, Ga. (WALB) - Vincent “Sweet Pea” Burns is a Valdosta native who recently died at the age of 43. “Sweet Pea was just larger than life...not only a great football player but a great person, a great teammate...and just a natural born leader. It was devastating news for the whole Lowndes community,” Danny Redshaw, Lowndes County Schools athletic director said.
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