logo
  • FOX54 Mornings
  • News
    • Local News
    • Georgia News
    • South Carolina News
    • U.S. & World
    • Crime
    • Politics
    • Health News Now
    • Education
    • Military
    • Cyber News Now
  • Weather
    • Weather Pic of the Day
    • Interactive Radar
    • Weather Now TowerCam Network
    • Warnings & Watches
  • Sports
    • Augusta GreenJackets
    • Atlanta Braves
    • Atlanta Falcons
    • NCAA
  • Programming
  • Community
    • Business Spotlight
    • Eat.Play.Go.
    • Saluting Our Heroes
    • Up Fur Adoption
    • Contests
    • Calendar
  • About Us
    • Meet the News Team
    • Advertise with Us
    • Closed Captioning Concerns
    • FCC Public Files
    • EEO Public Files
    • Jobs at WFXG
  • Watch Live
  • Search

    Crime

    Georgia prison guard, jail nurse accused of giving contraband to inmates

    Georgia prison guard, jail nurse accused of giving contraband to inmates

    Sheriff: Girl, 16, fights off mom to save a sister from being drowned after 2nd sister killed

    Sheriff: Girl, 16, fights off mom to save a sister from being drowned after 2nd sister killed

    Authorities say a 37-year-old mother drowned one of her daughters in their SC home and was trying to kill another child when the oldest daughter was awakened by screams and managed to save her sister.

    UPDATE: Lakeside High students cause lockdown at Westside High

    UPDATE: Lakeside High students cause lockdown at Westside High

    FOX54 has learned the "intruders" that caused the lockdown at Westside High School were students from Lakeside High School in Columbia County.

    Jared Eggleston
    Waynesboro man arrested after narcotics search at his home

    Waynesboro man arrested after narcotics search at his home

    Investigators say at around 4:16 p.m. Friday, May 19, the sheriff's office's Special Response Team executed a search warrant at a home on the 600 block of Wallace St. in Waynesboro.

    J. Bryan Randall
    Police vehicle wrecked in Washington County chase

    Police vehicle wrecked in Washington County chase

    Washington County Deputies say they picked up in a vehicle pursuit after the Davisboro Police Department crashed one of its vehicle during the pursuit. 

    Jared Eggleston
    Emanuel County deputies search for armed robbery suspect

    Emanuel County deputies search for armed robbery suspect

    Deputies say it happened shortly before 9 p.m. on Friday, May 19. The suspect was dressed in dark clothing, light shoes, white gloves, a ball cap and a mask.

    Jared Eggleston
    Crash leaves three people with serious injuries

    Crash leaves three people with serious injuries

    t least three people are injured after a crash on Gordon Highway late Sunday night.

    Edward Trentzsch
    Parent arrested after fight among students at Glenn Hills High School

    Parent arrested after fight among students at Glenn Hills High School

    A man is in custody after allegedly threatening Richmond County Board of Education police officers on the campus of Glenn Hills High School.

    Lauren Young
    Widowed husband sues driver, bars after DUI crash killed bride on wedding night in South Carolina

    Widowed husband sues driver, bars after DUI crash killed bride on wedding night in South Carolina

    The alleged drunk driver who police say slammed into newlyweds riding along a South Carolina beach road now faces a wrongful death lawsuit alongside several establishments accused of overserving her on the night of the crash, which killed the bride.

    Lauren Young
    Man allegedly assaults woman with her own taser following date

    Man allegedly assaults woman with her own taser following date

    The Columbia County Sheriff's Office has charged a man with aggravated assault and false imprisonment after a woman says she went on a date with him, then refused his request for sex.

    Lauren Young
    3 former officers indicted in beating of Georgia jail detainee

    3 former officers indicted in beating of Georgia jail detainee

    A grand jury in Georgia has indicted three former sheriff’s officers in the beating of a jail detainee that was recorded by security cameras.

    Family of Brandon Grubbs seeks answers in the near seven year cold case

    Family of Brandon Grubbs seeks answers in the near seven year cold case

    A local family hopes you can help heat up a cold case. It's about the death of Brandon Grubbs. The 21-year-old was killed in his Richmond County home in 2016. The family now wants the case to be turned over to the GBI.

    Abby Bradshaw
    Columbia County deputies involved in chase with shooting suspect

    Columbia County deputies involved in chase with shooting suspect

    Deputies from the Columbia County Sheriff's Office were involved in a vehicle pursuit late Tuesday night.

    Edward Trentzsch
    Police: Woman turns self in following domestic incident with relative

    Police: Woman turns self in following domestic incident with relative

    A shooting in Grovetown Tuesday ended with a woman turning herself in to police and a man being treated for a gunshot wound.

    Crime 

    Georgia prison guard, jail nurse accused of giving contraband to inmates
    Georgia prison guard, jail nurse accused of giving contraband to inmates
    3 injured in Broad Street shooting
    3 injured in Broad Street shooting
    Homeless man arrested for 1982 Augusta murder
    Homeless man arrested for 1982 Augusta murder
    Convicted murderer and ex-attorney Alex Murdaugh facing federal charges of fraud, theft
    Convicted murderer and ex-attorney Alex Murdaugh facing federal charges of fraud, theft

    Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh is indicted on 22 financial fraud charges over allegations the former attorney schemed to steal settlement money from clients.

    Martinez man sentenced to 14 years for possessing child sexual abuse material
    Martinez man sentenced to 14 years for possessing child sexual abuse material

    Thirty-five-year-old Bradley Fearneyhough of Martinez pleaded guilty and a judge sentenced him to 172 months. The judge also ordered Fearneyhough to pay $21,000 in restitution, register as a sex offender, and serve twenty years of supervised release.

    School shooter asks for mercy from life sentence; teacher, principal want him to stay in prison
    School shooter asks for mercy from life sentence; teacher, principal want him to stay in prison

    A school shooter serving a life sentence without parole for killing a first grader on a SC playground when he was 14 is asking a judge to lessen his sentence so he can eventually get out of prison.

    Sheriff: Girl, 16, fights off mom to save a sister from being drowned after 2nd sister killed
    Sheriff: Girl, 16, fights off mom to save a sister from being drowned after 2nd sister killed

    Authorities say a 37-year-old mother drowned one of her daughters in their SC home and was trying to kill another child when the oldest daughter was awakened by screams and managed to save her sister.

    UPDATE: Lakeside High students cause lockdown at Westside High
    UPDATE: Lakeside High students cause lockdown at Westside High

    FOX54 has learned the "intruders" that caused the lockdown at Westside High School were students from Lakeside High School in Columbia County.

    Waynesboro man arrested after narcotics search at his home
    Waynesboro man arrested after narcotics search at his home

    Investigators say at around 4:16 p.m. Friday, May 19, the sheriff's office's Special Response Team executed a search warrant at a home on the 600 block of Wallace St. in Waynesboro.

    Police vehicle wrecked in Washington County chase
    Police vehicle wrecked in Washington County chase

    Washington County Deputies say they picked up in a vehicle pursuit after the Davisboro Police Department crashed one of its vehicle during the pursuit. 

    Emanuel County deputies search for armed robbery suspect
    Emanuel County deputies search for armed robbery suspect

    Deputies say it happened shortly before 9 p.m. on Friday, May 19. The suspect was dressed in dark clothing, light shoes, white gloves, a ball cap and a mask.

    Crash leaves three people with serious injuries
    Crash leaves three people with serious injuries

    t least three people are injured after a crash on Gordon Highway late Sunday night.

    Parent arrested after fight among students at Glenn Hills High School
    Parent arrested after fight among students at Glenn Hills High School

    A man is in custody after allegedly threatening Richmond County Board of Education police officers on the campus of Glenn Hills High School.

    Crime

    Man allegedly assaults woman with her own taser following date

    Man allegedly assaults woman with her own taser following date

    Lauren Young
    3 former officers indicted in beating of Georgia jail detainee

    3 former officers indicted in beating of Georgia jail detainee

    Family of Brandon Grubbs seeks answers in the near seven year cold case

    Family of Brandon Grubbs seeks answers in the near seven year cold case

    Abby Bradshaw
    Columbia County deputies involved in chase with shooting suspect

    Columbia County deputies involved in chase with shooting suspect

    Edward Trentzsch
    Police: Woman turns self in following domestic incident with relative

    Police: Woman turns self in following domestic incident with relative

    SLED: Suspect chased Aiken officer with knife before officer-involved shooting

    SLED: Suspect chased Aiken officer with knife before officer-involved shooting

    Jared Eggleston
    1 injured after shooting on Skinner Mill Road

    1 injured after shooting on Skinner Mill Road

    Jared Eggleston
    Caught: Cocaine smuggling disguised as fake pregnancy in SC traffic stop

    Caught: Cocaine smuggling disguised as fake pregnancy in SC traffic stop

    Felicia Baskett
    What to know about judge's ruling on age limit for young gun buyers

    What to know about judge's ruling on age limit for young gun buyers

    Sheriff Roundtree addresses motorcycle club shootout in Augusta

    Sheriff Roundtree addresses motorcycle club shootout in Augusta

    J. Bryan Randall
    Where did A.I. begin and what does the future look like?

    Where did A.I. begin and what does the future look like?

    Ansleigh Edwards
    Man wanted for aggravated stalking in Augusta

    Man wanted for aggravated stalking in Augusta

    J. Bryan Randall
    UPDATE: Suspects arrested for Deans Bridge Rd. murder

    UPDATE: Suspects arrested for Deans Bridge Rd. murder

    Jared Eggleston
    Police presence near Circle K on Gordon Highway

    Police presence near Circle K on Gordon Highway

    Jared Eggleston
    Remains found near river identified as two missing Georgia men

    Remains found near river identified as two missing Georgia men

    Aiken man arrested for producing child sexual abuse material

    Aiken man arrested for producing child sexual abuse material

    Seth Stephens
    UPDATE: Former Richmond County Schools employee accused of child molestation out on bond

    UPDATE: Former Richmond County Schools employee accused of child molestation out on bond

    J. Bryan Randall
    Search for teen in Philadelphia ambush zeroes in on Georgia

    Search for teen in Philadelphia ambush zeroes in on Georgia

    UPDATE: One dead, four others injured following a shooting in Burke County

    UPDATE: One dead, four others injured following a shooting in Burke County

    UPDATE: Suspect arrested in Wheeless Rd. shooting

    UPDATE: Suspect arrested in Wheeless Rd. shooting

    Widowed husband sues driver, bars after DUI crash killed bride on wedding night in South Carolina
    Widowed husband sues driver, bars after DUI crash killed bride on wedding night in South Carolina

    The alleged drunk driver who police say slammed into newlyweds riding along a South Carolina beach road now faces a wrongful death lawsuit alongside several establishments accused of overserving her on the night of the crash, which killed the bride.

    Man allegedly assaults woman with her own taser following date
    Man allegedly assaults woman with her own taser following date

    The Columbia County Sheriff's Office has charged a man with aggravated assault and false imprisonment after a woman says she went on a date with him, then refused his request for sex.

    3 former officers indicted in beating of Georgia jail detainee
    3 former officers indicted in beating of Georgia jail detainee

    A grand jury in Georgia has indicted three former sheriff’s officers in the beating of a jail detainee that was recorded by security cameras.

    Family of Brandon Grubbs seeks answers in the near seven year cold case
    Family of Brandon Grubbs seeks answers in the near seven year cold case

    A local family hopes you can help heat up a cold case. It's about the death of Brandon Grubbs. The 21-year-old was killed in his Richmond County home in 2016. The family now wants the case to be turned over to the GBI.

    Columbia County deputies involved in chase with shooting suspect
    Columbia County deputies involved in chase with shooting suspect

    Deputies from the Columbia County Sheriff's Office were involved in a vehicle pursuit late Tuesday night.

    Police: Woman turns self in following domestic incident with relative
    Police: Woman turns self in following domestic incident with relative

    A shooting in Grovetown Tuesday ended with a woman turning herself in to police and a man being treated for a gunshot wound.

    SLED: Suspect chased Aiken officer with knife before officer-involved shooting
    SLED: Suspect chased Aiken officer with knife before officer-involved shooting

    We now have more information about the officer-involved shooting that happened Tuesday morning in Aiken County.

    1 injured after shooting on Skinner Mill Road
    1 injured after shooting on Skinner Mill Road

    Deputies say they received shots fired call to the 3000 block of Skinner Mill Road at 6:51 p.m. Monday evening. Once on scene deputies found a male with a gunshot wound and non-life-threatening injuries. 

    Caught: Cocaine smuggling disguised as fake pregnancy in SC traffic stop
    Caught: Cocaine smuggling disguised as fake pregnancy in SC traffic stop

    A South Carolina woman is accused of pretending to be pregnant and hiding cocaine in a fake belly. The Anderson County Sheriff's Office posted a picture of a deputy posing with the rubber prosthetic belly.

    What to know about judge's ruling on age limit for young gun buyers
    What to know about judge's ruling on age limit for young gun buyers

    A judge’s ruling striking down a federal law banning firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults under 21 is the latest example of the transforming legal landscape around guns.

    Sheriff Roundtree addresses motorcycle club shootout in Augusta
    Sheriff Roundtree addresses motorcycle club shootout in Augusta

    Sheriff Richard Roundtree addressed the media, saying that the shootout was between two motorcycle clubs: Thug Riders Motorcycle Club and Outcasts Motorcycle Club.

    Where did A.I. begin and what does the future look like?
    Where did A.I. begin and what does the future look like?

    Artificial intelligence: where did it begin and what does the future look like?

    Man wanted for aggravated stalking in Augusta
    Man wanted for aggravated stalking in Augusta

    Forty-one-year-old Michael Taylor is wanted for an aggravated stalking incident that happened Mar. 18.

    UPDATE: Suspects arrested for Deans Bridge Rd. murder
    UPDATE: Suspects arrested for Deans Bridge Rd. murder

    RCSO says it was dispatched to the 3200 block of Deans Bridge Road around 4:35 a.m. Friday morning. Once on the scene deputies found a female who had been shot at least once. 

    Police presence near Circle K on Gordon Highway
    Police presence near Circle K on Gordon Highway

    The Richmond County Sheriff's Office is on the scene of an incident on the 3000 block of Gordon Highway. Dispatch tells FOX54 the call came in shortly before 4:30 a.m. but would not say what the call was in reference to. 

    Remains found near river identified as two missing Georgia men
    Remains found near river identified as two missing Georgia men

    Jason Salter, 39, and Kenny Guerra, 35, who owned the Rockstar Printing Shop, were last seen on February 25. Human remains were discovered at the 8,000-acre Bouckaert Farm on March 11

    Aiken man arrested for producing child sexual abuse material
    Aiken man arrested for producing child sexual abuse material

    Investigators arrested thirty-four-year-old Jonathan Blake Pinkston of Aiken on May 9, 2023.

    UPDATE: Former Richmond County Schools employee accused of child molestation out on bond
    UPDATE: Former Richmond County Schools employee accused of child molestation out on bond

    According to the Richmond County Detention Center, twenty-six-year-old Caurey Rollins is still incarcerated but has a listed bond of $38,700.

    Search for teen in Philadelphia ambush zeroes in on Georgia
    Search for teen in Philadelphia ambush zeroes in on Georgia

    Marshals in Philadelphia are seeking help from the public in light of “credible information” that the now-17-year-old suspect was “hiding in the Atlanta, Georgia area," the Marshals Service task force said.

    UPDATE: One dead, four others injured following a shooting in Burke County
    UPDATE: One dead, four others injured following a shooting in Burke County

    Five people shot, one dead, at a party in Girard, GA early Saturday

    • News
    • Weather
    • Programming
    • Community
    • About Us
    • Watch Live
    All content © copyright WFXG.
    EEO Report|FCC Public Files|Public Inspection File Contact|Closed Captioning|FCC Applications|WFXG Copyright 2023
    All Rights Reserved. For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, and Ad Choices.
    Powered by Frankly Media