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Convicted murder Stephen Stanko appeared in Georgetown County court on Monday for a...

South Carolina executes killer in a case with an Augusta connection 1f46d

Updated: 4 hours ago

By Staff and wire reports

A South Carolina man sent to death row twice for separate murders was put to death Friday by lethal injection in the state’s sixth execution in nine months.

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Federal filing: Criminal indictment expected against Lexington County lawmaker, 35 devices seized

Indicted S.C. lawmaker could face expulsion over child porn case 6y617

Updated: 6 hours ago

By Staff

Records show state Rep. Robert “RJ” May, R-Lexington, was arrested Wednesday and booked at the Lexington County Detention Center.

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The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office is planning on purchasing 30 new patrol cars in the coming...

3 arrested in Ga. shooting that killed 3; 4th suspect kills himself z2u3h

Updated: 6 hours ago

By Staff and wire reports

The May 18 shooting in the parking lot outside the Midtown Daiquiri Bar and Grill in Macon killed three people and injured six more.

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Is S.C. serial killer trying to cash in on crimes from behind bars? 4r6d5t

Updated: 11 hours ago

By Catie Bussmann and Brookley Cromer

Messages obtained under open records laws show Todd Kohlhepp discussing sales of shirts embroidered with "TK SK," for “Todd Kohlhepp serial killer.”

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Cortland Peachtree Battle Apartments homicide in Atlanta

Man killed with fire extinguisher during fight at Ga. apartments 6z4d1r

Updated: 12 hours ago

By Staff

A man was killed with a fire extinguisher during a fight at a northwest Atlanta apartment complex. It was found to be a justifiable homicide.

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70-year-old man sent to hospital after SWAT standoff in Augusta 706u4m

Updated: 12 hours ago

By Staff

A 70-year-old man was sent to the hospital after a SWAT standoff in Augusta early Friday morning.

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Person wanted for questioning in aggravated assault case in Augusta 5q524y

Updated: 15 hours ago

By Staff

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a person wanted for questioning in an aggravated assault case.

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A shooting at Five Chop Road is under investigation, according to the Orangeburg County...

$10,000 reward offered in search for Orangeburg County shooting suspect 621m4u

Updated: Jun. 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM EDT

By Staff

A reward is now being offered in connection with a mass shooting during a party back in March, according to the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office.

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Judges, DA, step aside from Burke County sheriff’s cases 712v26

Updated: Jun. 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM EDT

By Steve Byerly and Will Rioux

Local judges have stepped aside from a civil case involving Alfonzo Williams, but the DA's exit from a criminal investigation of him is more serious.

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Man faces charges after woman’s body found under 15th Street bridge 4k323h

Updated: Jun. 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM EDT

By Staff

A 58-year-old man is facing charges after a woman’s body was found near the 15th Street bridge near Riverwatch Parkway.

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S.C. pastor faces shocking claims of child sex abuse, pet killings 465s3i

Updated: Jun. 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM EDT

By Amanda Shaw

Myron and Kathleen Chorbajian adopted several kids over the years, and at least one of them has come forward with some disturbing claims.

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North Charleston Police Department dash cam excavator pursuit

WATCH: S.C. police pursue an excavator at walking pace 2n4q2g

Updated: Jun. 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM EDT

By The Associated Press

Police in South Carolina engaged in a not-so-hot pursuit as they chased a tractor excavator down a main highway for more than an hour at the speed an average adult walks.

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Suspect arrested in shooting on May Street in Johnston 431c3y

Updated: Jun. 12, 2025 at 8:41 AM EDT

By Staff

The Johnston Police Department says one person was injured in the shooting that happened on May Street at 6:01 p.m.

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4 injured after shots fired at Augusta apartment complex 6u1o5l

Updated: Jun. 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM EDT

By Staff

Multiple victims were transported to the hospital on Monday night after shots were fired at an Augusta apartment complex, according to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.

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Suspect arrested in Augusta for Burke County murder case 691w71

Updated: Jun. 11, 2025 at 3:58 AM EDT

By Staff

A suspect has been arrested in connection with the death of a man in Waynesboro.

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Cops seize enough drugs to kill 48M in top Ga. fentanyl bust 6c262

Updated: Jun. 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM EDT

By Chelsea Beimfohr and Josh White

Federal authorities said they seized enough fentanyl in a Georgia drug bust to kill more than four times the population of the state.

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Woman charged with murdering man found dead in the woods 173t3w

Updated: Jun. 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM EDT

By Staff

A woman has been arrested in relation to the death of a man found in a wooded area on McNutt Road, according to Richmond County deputies.

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The Sandersville Police Department and Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded to Sunrise...

2nd arrest made in Sandersville apartment complex shooting 2c403t

Updated: Jun. 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM EDT

By Staff

A second suspect has been taken into custody in connection with a shooting at a Sandersville apartment complex over the weekend.

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New sentencing set for S.C. zookeeper from ‘Tiger King’ 38333b

Updated: Jun. 10, 2025 at 9:54 AM EDT

By Kristin Nelson

A new sentencing date has been scheduled in the Myrtle Beach Safari owner’s federal animal trafficking case.

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S.C. death row inmate files federal lawsuit to pause execution 1k2941

Updated: Jun. 9, 2025 at 6:56 PM EDT

By Staff and wire reports

The man set to be executed Friday for a South Carolina murder case with Augusta ties is filing a federal lawsuit over the state’s execution practices.

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Christian Eppinger, the last remaining defendant in the historic YSL trial in Atlanta, takes a...

Ga. trial of the century ends as last YSL defendant takes a plea 6a1j70

Updated: Jun. 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM EDT

By Staff and wire reports

The last defendant in Georgia’s longest criminal trial in history received a lengthy prison sentence Monday morning after accepting a plea only minutes before his jury selection was set to begin.

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Suspect sentenced in case where ‘sex slave’ was kept in dog cage 4oji

Updated: Jun. 9, 2025 at 11:24 AM EDT

By Staff

One of several suspects has been sentenced in a Richmond County sex slave case from 2022 involving a 20-year-old woman being forced to live in a dog cage.

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Man accused of exposing himself at Dollar Tree in Evans q6f2m

Updated: Jun. 9, 2025 at 10:05 AM EDT

By Staff

A 19-year-old man has been arrested after he was accused of exposing himself at a local store, according to authorities.

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Methadone overdose suspected in Augusta death of 16-month old 382k2u

Updated: Jun. 6, 2025 at 11:09 AM EDT

By Staff

A deputy's report is shedding light on the suspicious death of a 16-month-old, saying emergency medical crews suspect the Augusta boy died of an overdose of methadone.

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Here's what a search warrant turned up at a home on Kousa Lane Southwest in Aiken.

Aiken bust yields enough fentanyl to kill all of Augusta 6m4rp

Updated: Jun. 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM EDT

By Staff

A search warrant in Aiken turned up a big stash of various drugs, as well as gun and cash, according to deputies.

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A drop box at the North Augusta post office appeared to have been pried open this week, the...

Mail drop box damaged at North Augusta post office 2q4g49

Updated: Jun. 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM EDT

By Staff

A drop box at the North Augusta post office appeared to have been damaged in some way, possibly leaving the box vulnerable.

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11 taken to hospital, officers respond to apparent shooting in Little River

Boat shooting victim says no one checked IDs, looked for guns 4d3b5s

Updated: Jun. 4, 2025 at 6:11 PM EDT

By Staff and wire reports

No one was checking IDs or for weapons before a party boat cruise that ended with a shooting that hurt 11 people in South Carolina, a lawyer for one of the victims said.

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San Antonio police confirmed to Variety that Jonathan Joss was killed in a shooting at his...

SAFETY ALERT: A crime called jugging is spreading through the region 6u6668

Updated: Jun. 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM EDT

By Staff

Police warning the public about a crime called “jugging” that is making its way through South Carolina ... and Georgia could be next.

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Richmond County Sheriff's Office vehicles outside a convenience store that was shot up by...

2 face aggravated assault charges in shooting outside Augusta motel 4g3v3

Updated: Jun. 4, 2025 at 11:38 AM EDT

By Staff

Two people are facing aggravated assault charges after a shooting incident at an Augusta hotel, according to authorities.

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Richmond County Sheriff’s Office plans to address teen violence 3ab

Updated: Jun. 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM EDT

By Audrey Dickherber

Many people living in Augusta are wondering what is the county’s plan to reduce youth violence during the summer.

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Barnwell County man charged with 3 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor 3r492n

Updated: Jun. 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM EDT

By Staff

A Barnwell County man has been arrested and charged with sexual exploitation of a minor, according to the Barnwell County Sheriff’s Office.

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Suspect arrested in shooting that killed 28-year-old in March 4k281m

Updated: Jun. 3, 2025 at 9:12 AM EDT

By Staff

A 35-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that left a person dead in March, according to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.

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The Charleston County Sheriff says 80 people were arrested over the weekend during a...

Cartel are among 80 arrested in S.C. nightclub bust 122k5d

Updated: Jun. 2, 2025 at 11:32 AM EDT

By Staff

The Charleston County sheriff says 80 people were arrested over the weekend during a multi-agency targeted operation on a nightclub.

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S.C. inmate chooses to die by lethal injection amid concerns about firing squad 43204r

Updated: May 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM EDT

By Staff and wire reports

The next South Carolina death row inmate set to be executed – a killer in a case with ties to Augusta – has selected lethal injection as the method.

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Ga. man accused of trying to abduct woman with crossbow 1j4o2v

Updated: May 30, 2025 at 6:32 PM EDT

By Staff

Deputies say Jack Thomas Harkins approached a woman walking her dog in north Georgia and tried to abduct her with a crossbow. She ran away.

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Man convicted in 2023 killing of pregnant woman over parking space 1v5m72

Updated: May 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM EDT

By Staff

A man has been convicted in a 2023 shooting that killed a pregnant woman and injured her fiancé and one of his children.

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Teen arrested in South Carolina party boat shooting that hurt 11 6u5c3h

Updated: May 30, 2025 at 10:26 AM EDT

By Staff and wire reports

A 19-year-old has been taken into custody in Illinois and authorities said they plan to charge him in a shooting that hurt nearly a dozen people after a party boat cruise in South Carolina.

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Man wanted for questioning in 2024 murder of 28-year-old 1j2h47

Updated: May 30, 2025 at 10:17 AM EDT

By Staff

Richmond County deputies are looking for a unknown man who is wanted for questioning in connection to a 2024 murder.

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32-year-old man wanted in aggravated assault case in Augusta 2y4lz

Updated: May 30, 2025 at 7:52 AM EDT

By Staff

A 32-year-old man is wanted in connection to an aggravated assault case, according to deputies.

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3rd suspect arrested in Augusta murder of Wrens 16-year-old 3h2a6c

Updated: May 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT

By Staff

Last July, a teen old from Wrens was gunned down in an Augusta parking lot on Peach Orchard Road. Now authorities have made a new arrest in the case.

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Damekion Garlington, also known as Sxarfaxe, is among the 28 people indicted in May 2022 for...

One of the last YSL defendants sentenced in historic Ga. case 6u2b4h

Updated: May 29, 2025 at 10:07 AM EDT

By Staff

Damekion Garlington, also known as Sxarfaxe, was among 28 people indicted in May 2022 for alleged involvement in what prosecutors described as a violent street gang.

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FILE - Former DeKalb Police Officer Robert Olsen stands during his arraignment in Decatur, Ga....

Ga. ex-cop who fatally shot naked man pleads guilty to aggravated assault 265b4k

Updated: May 29, 2025 at 9:47 AM EDT

By The Associated Press

A former Georgia police officer who shot and killed an unarmed, naked man has pleaded guilty to a charge of aggravated assault and won’t serve any additional time behind bars.

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Man accused of sexually assaulting woman during seizure 3h3i57

Updated: May 28, 2025 at 12:05 PM EDT

By Staff

An Augusta man has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman during a medical emergency, according to authorities.

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SAFETY ALERT: Have you seen this Augusta shooting suspect? 225l8

Updated: May 28, 2025 at 10:43 AM EDT

By Staff

Antoine Keshawn Smith, 28, is wanted after an argument at a home continued in a vehicle and then ended with a shooting.

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Driver arrested in crash that killed 23-year-old on Deans Bridge Road 131t4k

Updated: May 28, 2025 at 9:06 AM EDT

By Staff

An Augusta man has been arrested in connection to a crash that killed a 23-year-old earlier this week, according to officials.

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2nd suspect arrested in deadly shooting at Augusta apartments 652s6c

Updated: May 28, 2025 at 3:47 AM EDT

By Staff

A second suspect has been arrested in connection to a fatal shooting at an Augusta apartment complex last week.

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Slutty Vegan founder’s Bentley stolen in front of new Ga. restaurant 1y666n

Updated: May 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM EDT

By Staff

Pinky Cole, the founder of the acclaimed hamburger chain Slutty Vegan, said her luxury SUV was stolen in front of her new restaurant earlier this week.

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Augusta man arrested after shooting sends 1 to hospital 26v3v

Updated: May 26, 2025 at 9:33 AM EDT

By Staff

A man is facing charges after a shooting incident on the 3600 block of Madrid Drive N on Sunday.

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Telvin Osborne was fatally shot on Feb. 23, 2025, in Keysville. Hannah Cobb has been arrested.

No charges for woman in Burke County killing of boyfriend 4s1p2x

Updated: May 23, 2025 at 10:45 PM EDT

By Staff

A grand jury opted not to pursue charges against Hannah G. Cobb, who was accused of felony involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of her boyfriend, Telvin Osborne.

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FBI has been ‘conducting law enforcement activities’ at Augusta city offices 2f2q6i

Updated: May 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM EDT

By Staff

The FBI confirms that it’s been at the Augusta-Richmond County Municipal Building this week. However, the agency is not saying exactly what it's investigating.