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Gun violence crimes have lasting impacts on the community. Families who experienced this first hand say it's hard to continue seeing others lose loved ones. 

Police say one 32-year-old woman was arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault as abortion protesters spent about 90 minutes inside the lobby of the South Carolina Statehouse during a special session on the state budget.

Federal court: South Carolina abortion law can go into effect; state can restrict procedure around 6 weeks of pregnancy.

The Aiken Department of Public Safety is asking for the public's help to identify two people investigators believe may have witnessed Saturday's drowning death at Gem Lakes.

The Aiken County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to the 200 block of Wadley Drive around 1:30 p.m. Sunday for reports of shots fired.

At 6:20 p.m. Saturday, Aiken Department of Public Safety and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources retrieved the body of a Black male out of the Gem Lakes recreational area. Officials have not released the identity yet.

It’s not often you find barbeque sauce in a boutique, or a competitor donating 100% of proceeds. However, locals say this fire speaks to a bigger theme - community. 

The department says multiple personnel, including the County's Public Works Department, are on scene and are working to put out the fire. 

Dangerous heat and strong to severe thunderstorms are in today's forecast.

Henry McMaster wins Republican nomination for governor

A crash Monday afternoon has claimed the life of an Aiken woman.

The City of Aiken Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Department will be hosting a Family Game Night.

According to the Aiken County Sheriff's Office, a fire broke out Saturday afternoon at 4248 Whiskey Road. The address is home to Duke's Bar-B-Que. The Sheriff's Office says the call came in around 5 P.M. Saturday. So far, no injuries have been reported.

The Aiken County Coroner's Office and South Carolina Highway Patrol are investigating a deadly crash involving a motorcyclist, now identified as 63-year-old Ronald Maxey of Waynesboro, Georgia.

North Augusta's Greenway is a place you can take the whole family plus it won't cost you much.

Deputies responded to the call on the 100 block of Pelzer Street in Warrenville Friday night after a call of shots fired.

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has been asked to investigate an officer-involved shooting that happened early Saturday in Graniteville.

It's official! USC Aiken and the Department of Energy broke ground on the Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative (AMC) Tuesday at the intramural field. FOX54 first told you about the expansion in a Cyber News Now segment. 

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Aiken Regional Medical Centers hosted a hiring event to find candidates for their new ER center.

S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce (DEW) launched the South Carolina Labor Force Participation Task Force: an effort to dig into what drives the state’s labor force participation.

The Larder is all about keeping it in the neighborhood.

As fast as it fell, the snow and patchy ice will soon be a memory.

I hear this restaurant will make you feel like you’re near a beach. In this edition of Eat.Play.Go., we’re drifting away at Raw Drift Bar.

(AUGUSTA, Ga) - Following an accident involving an 18-wheeler into the Augusta Canal, the Richmond County Sheriff's Office says traffic traveling eastbound into Augusta may want to find an alternate route.

It took less than 24 hours for editorial page cartoonist Clyde Wells to publish art that served as the most effective salve to a collective national pain.

James Brown passed away on Christmas Day in 2006, and his family says they spend each day honoring the legend.

According to the FBI, South Carolina cyber crime victims have lost more money this year than 2020 alone. Statewide, the losses amount at more than $40M so far in 2021. 

A company is making a $4.7 million investment to establish operations in Aiken County. That move will create more than forty jobs.

No need to fire up the grill. This Aiken restaurant will take care of all that for you. In this EAT.PLAY.GO. we take you inside Pot Smoker BBQ.